Wednesday afternoon, September 29th, I was sitting in the train on my way to Amsterdam Central Station to attend a whisky dinner at JD William's whisky bar. I was invited by Bart's Bottles to attend the dinner and of course to taste whisky. The distillery? Westward, an American Single Malt producer. I had no idea what...
Personally, I had not heard of this distillery before, but the Royal Brackla 16 was certainly a welcome addition to my collection. This batch of Royal Brackla 16 comes from a series of first-fill oloroso sherry casks. The Royal Brackla is the first Distillery to officially call itself "Royal." And Royal it certainly is...
In the past, I have had the occasional Japanese whisky. However, this has never been very promising. This is about to change with the Nikka coffey malt whisky (not to be confused with the Nikka coffey grain whisky). An excellent choice if you have never tried the Japanese version of our...
Winter has been around for a while now. Time to try an icy cold whisky. The Dalwhinnie Winter's Gold is a whiskey that is distilled during the cold Scottish winters. And before drinking it must therefore first be put in the freezer to do justice to the flavors. The...
The Glenrothes bourbon cask reserve was previously known as the Alba Reserve. Matured in American oak ex-bourbon casks the whisky has a beautiful light golden colour. This bottle comes from a beautiful range of whisky's from the same distillery. And has an extra touch that every whisky from the Glenrothes gets. Namely, the trademark of the Glenrothes distillery.
The new and latest in the Edition series from Macallan is available now. Macallan Edition No.6 is an ode to the beautiful scenery of the Macallan estate and the Spey River. The bottle is available in limited numbers. The whisk has been made in collaboration with The Macallan; Hardy and The Atlantic Salmon Trust established ...
The Glencairn whisky glasses are for many the only glasses to drink a whisky with. Specially designed for the best nose and taste experience, Glencairn glasses have become the standard. For the celebration of the twentieth anniversary. Glencairn now comes with a special series of 6 glasses in five different ...
Ardbeg launched the second batch of Traigh Bhan 19 earlier this month. We may be a little late with this news, but that happens if you are just starting a new blog. Still, we didn't want to leave this second batch of Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 untouched. Inspired by the beautiful beaches of Traigh Bhan, ...
Finlaggan heeft iets mysterieus. Vernoemt naar het kasteel ruïne op het gelijknamige eiland. Het geheim van Finlaggan is dat men tot op heden de distilleerderij van deze whisky niet weet. De uitstraling van deze fles Finlaggan voelt elegant aan. Strakke lijnen afgewisseld met mooie gouden curve. Ondanks dat deze de goedkoopste whisky in de lijn…
When looking for the next whiskey for my collection, I came across this limited edition from Tomintoul. The cylinder packaging immediately caught my eye when I walked into the liquor store. This whisky from the Spreyside Glenlivet area is a very fine addition to the Tomintoul distillery line. The…
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