Tasting notes:
This dram offers a unique syzygy of flavors and aromas reminiscent of Wonka's Three-Course Dinner Chewing Gum, only that the dessert comes first--and there's none of the Violet violence on the finish. This dram's nose is... 3 days ago From The Malt Impostor
Tasting notes:
As Shandy is to beer, so this expression is to scotch whisky. That is to say, it is a whisky for those who don’t like whisky, or a whisky with its essence replaced with something entirely different. This remarkable... 8 days ago From The Malt Impostor
Right, the word on our fantastic, once in a lifetime Cooley competition...
There are just 88 chances left to enter, and only a few days remaining (the competition closes at 6pm on the 1st August 2010).
To those of you who have... 1 day ago From Master of Malt
Lagavulin 12 yo (43%, OB, White Horse Distillers, probably UK, early 1970s) - Lagavulin 1993/2009 'Manager's Choice' (54.7%, OB, cask #4477, 612 bottles) - MUSIC: Jessie Mae Hemphill 2 days ago From Whiskey Fun
Bruichladdich ?Waves? 46%, OB, +/-2010) - Bruichladdich ?Rocks? (46%, OB, +/-2010) - MUSIC: Huevos Rancheros 5 days ago From Whiskey Fun
Basseterre, Damoiseau and Dom de Courcelles. Music: Alex Bellegarde Quintet 7 days ago From Whiskey Fun
In September of last year, Overasselt, a once peaceful Dutch village, was alight with the warmth and revelry of a happy, if slightly raucous bunch of whisky connoisseurs from all over Europe. Drams were raised for an entire weekend filled with... 15 days ago From Master of Malt
I am going to Loch Lomond to watch the Scottish Open (I know, I am a lucky so and so). I will also have the opportunity to speak to some of the people in the know at Ballantines Whisky. If you folks have any questions, just comment below and I... 20 days ago From Edinburgh Whisky
Opthimus 18 yo (38%, OB, Oliver & Oliver, Dominican Republic, 2009) - Opthimus 25 yo (38%, OB, Oliver & Oliver, Dominican Republic, 2009) - QRM 23 yo solera (40%, OB, Oliver & Oliver, Ron Quorhum, Dominican Republic) - Nick's concert review: Eric... 15 days ago From Whiskey Fun
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It’s been a decade since the inception of the Ardbeg Committee (officially founded on the 1st January 2000). It’s also been ten years since the release of Ardbeg 10 Year Old, so 2010’s a pretty momentous year for the distillery... 4 days ago From Master of Malt
Tasting notes:
The dark cognac color of this whiskey augurs a powerful experience for the drinker, and right away, it delivers: on the nose, the burn rushes like nitrous oxide through the sinuses after an inebriated dentist has spun... 13 days ago From The Malt Impostor
Still catching up with the new stock in the shop!
We now have in stock 6 of the Glendronach single cask whiskies from their second release. They are all stunners and all from sherry casks. In short supply so get them while you can!!!... 15 days ago From Whisky Shop Dufftown
Today we give you a long-awaited (at least by us) and quite literally smashing contribution by our regular reader and dear friend - Andy Mott. Read carefully and your drinking habits shall be changed forever… if can you handle them Smingers... 1 day ago From Edinburgh Whisky
Aberfeldy 12yo (40%, OB, +/- 2009) - Aberfeldy 10 yo 1999/2009 (45%, Exclusive Malts, cask #23, 419 bottles) - Aberfeldy 21 yo (40%, OB, +/-2010) - MUSIC: Lonnie Mack 3 days ago From Whiskey Fun
The new range from Fettercairn is slowly coming on stream now. The first 2 in at The WSD are from the Rare Vintage range. They are the Fettercairn 24 Years Old and 30 Years Old.
Just look at the packaging! Right now I cannot think of a... 6 days ago From Whisky Shop Dufftown
Dear all, the weather is still too hot for doing proper tasting sessions. It's all right for freewheeling dramming but not for carefully assessing a few good old single malts, especially since I think that cooling them down a bit can change their... 9 days ago From Whiskey Fun
A life experience awaited me. I sat with this chocolate esque box on the bar before me. I had been looking forward to getting my hands on it for quite some time. After blowing the dust off the lid, I preceded to open the box. Pages and pages of... 13 days ago From Edinburgh Whisky
When I started drinking in pubs, at the tender age of 18, I became a regular at an old man pub in deepest darkest Leith. Very close to where a lot of Trainspotting was filmed. I would normally go on a Sunday with my boss. This was the kind of pub... 21 days ago From Edinburgh Whisky
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Tasting notes:
It's hard to imagine the three of us here at the Malt Impostor disagreeing on anything, since we're like Plato's ideal tripartite Republic: a marriage of sorts made of a philosopher king, an honor-lover,... 18 days ago From The Malt Impostor
Glenfarclas added a 40 year old to their core range this year. A bold move like this is testament to Glenfarclas’ incredible stocks, and most distilleries would struggle to maintain production of a core range 40 year old bottling.
... 13 days ago From Master of Malt
Happy Independence Day, America!
Ok, so I’m a bit late with this one. I actually wrote up my notes on the 4th, but didn’t get around to finishing the post until today…
Four outstanding American whiskies
After a recent purchase of Pappy Van... 19 days ago From Scotch Hobbyist
Mocambo 10 yo 'Edicion Aniversario' (40%, OB, Mexico) - Mocambo 15 yo (40%, OB, Mexico, barrica unica #1521) - Mocambo 20 yo (40%, OB, Mexico, Art Edition, barrica unica #1525) - Mocambo 20 yo (40%, OB, Mexico, Art Edition, barrica unica #170) -... 21 days ago From Whiskey Fun
This story was recently published (in German) in the latest issue of Mixology Magazine. Let’s say I placed two glasses in front of you. In one glass I poured some vodka, and into the other some newly distilled whisky. Could you, without... about 13 hours ago From The Scotch Blog
Milltonduff 1968/1998 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Green Label) - Miltonduff 30 yo 1980/2010 (49%, The Whisky Agency, bourbon hogshead, 196 bottles) - MUSIC: Larry Young 1 day ago From Whiskey Fun
Some exciting new wood finishes in from GlenDronach and BenRiach. These are all limited releases and there aren’t very many of each. They are all in the shop and ready to go:
GlenDronach 14 Years Old Sauterne Finish
The dessert wine... 3 days ago From Whisky Shop Dufftown
One day we went on a expedition into our warehouse, looking to see what wonders and secrets it might hold. It’s a dark, ominous place, with towering piles of boxes, creaking noises all around, and a creature known only as “the... 7 days ago From Master of Malt
With some great new products in, we decided to a do a quick tasting. We now stock a couple of Jefferson's bourbons, and this morning we put the eponymous whiskies through their paces.
Both were Gold Medal winners at the San Francisco World... 8 days ago From Master of Malt
The Ballantine’s slogan is ‘leave an impression’.
In business, whisky and life, making a good impression is very important. Your first impression being the most important. I was thinking about this during a Ballantine’s components tasting... 9 days ago From Edinburgh Whisky
In the run up to the Autumn Speyside Festival we are running a number of tastings in the shop
31 July @ 18:30 – Jan Beckers of Douglas Laing
6 August @ 18:30 – Iain Scott of Springbank
3 September @ 17:30 – Ewan Morgan of Morrision... 11 days ago From Whisky Shop Dufftown
Single de Samalens 8 yo (40%, OB, Armagnac, 2010) - Single de Samalens 12 yo (40%, OB, Armagnac, 2010) - Single de Samalens 15 yo (40%, OB, Armagnac, 2010) - MUSIC: Abbey Lincoln 20 days ago From Whiskey Fun
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