TASTING TWO INDIE GLENKINCHIE

Glenkinchie 1966/1988 (46%, Moon Import, The Costumes, hogshead #2573, 264 bottles) - Glenkinchie 33 yo 1975/2008 (60.7%, AD Rattray, reflll hogshead, cask #2967, 189 bottles)

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The 16^th Annual Malt Advocate Whisky Awards: an overview

The Malt Advocate Whisky Awards exist to recognize excellence in the world of whisky. Now in their sixteenth year, these awards are the oldest and longest-running annual whisky awards program. They honor the world’s greatest whiskies and distilleries, and the…

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WhiskyCast Episode 237: January 30, 2010

As I reported in the last episode, Maker's Mark is working on a new bourbon. This time around, Master Distiller Kevin Smith sits down with me to taste "Profile 51", which will be released this summer. That's the unofficial name for the new whiskey, which will be bott…

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WhiskyCast Episode 237: January 30, 2010

As I reported in the last episode, Maker's Mark is working on a new bourbon. This time around, Master Distiller Kevin Smith sits down with me to taste "Profile 51", which will be released this summer. That's the unofficial name for the new whiskey, which will be bott…

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Review: Smoking Ember “Pure Malt”

Smoking Ember, 40 %, $40 (A blend of malt whiskies). Big and smoky, but with a rich, balancing, malty underbelly. Tarry rope, leafy bonfire, rooty peat, burnt licorice, smoked seaweed, coal ash, and vanilla-tinged malt, all with emerging brine, subtle Spanish o…

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Taiwan whisky: better than Scotch whisky?

That’s what one competition declared. It was published in the Times on Monday, and I’ve been meaning to post something up. Read the full article here. It was a competition that took place in Edinburgh and included several three year old whiskies, inc…

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WILL TAIWAN DEFEAT SCOTLAND AGAIN? THE GREATEST BLIND TASTING SESSION EVER

Black Bull 40 yo (40.2%, Duncan Taylor, blend, 2010) - Bruichladdich 33 yo 'Legacy V' (40.9%, OB, 1690 bottles) - White Heather 8 yo (43.4%, OB, blend, 1980s) - Kavalan 'Concertmaster' NAS (40%, OB, Taiwan, Port Cask Finish, 2009) - Armorik (42%, OB, Warenghem Dis…

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TASTING SEVEN GRAIN WHISKIES

Inver Bridge 29 yo (46%, Norse Cask, vatted grain, casks #QW-gr1108, 348 bottles) - North of Scotland 1973/2005 (45.0%, Scott's Selection) - Cambus 18 yo 1991/2009 (51.9%, Signatory, refill butt, cask #55883, 664 bottles) - North British 30 yo 1978/2009 (54.7%…

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Paris scene is buzzing

Bar Curio, first specialist Japanese whisky bar outside of JapanIt has slowly dawned on me in recent weeks that Paris is, without doubt, become the most exciting city for Japanese whisky outside of Japan itself.Last month, Nonjatta carried an item about a tempor…

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WILL TAIWAN DEFEAT SCOTLAND AGAIN? THE GREATEST BLIND TASTING SESSION EVER

Black Bull 40 yo (40.2%, Duncan Taylor, blend, 2010) - Bruichladdich 33 yo 'Legacy V' (40.9%, OB, 1690 bottles) - White Heather 8 yo (43.4%, OB, blend, 1980s) - Kavalan 'Concertmaster' NAS (40%, OB, Taiwan, Port Cask Finish, 2009) - Armorik (42%, OB, Warenghem Dis…

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