Sometimes you open a bottle, and the aroma’s drifting from the bottle instantly beckon you to pour yourself an extra large dram. This Glenfarclas 1997 from the Family Casks series (summer batch 2024) is definitely one of those bottles. When […]
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Sometimes it’s a lot of fun to blog about hard to find, rare malts. But for people visiting a blog, reading a review about an impossible to get, or unaffordable, bottle… is hardly any fun at all. That’s why I’m
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Sometimes you open a bottle, and as soon as the aroma’s hit your nose… you know you need to get yourself a bottle. That was very much the case with this Bottle Dreams Arran 1997. Distilled at the Lochranza Ditstillery
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Highland Park Distillery is one of the giants in the whisky industry and made the island of Orkney famous for it’s whisky, allthough Scapa is also worth a try from the seal island. Today I’m going to review Highland Park
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Many of you may already know that I have a special bond with Laphroaig. When I first got into whisky my mom approached me to teach her a bit more about it, so I put together a little tasting with
Back in 2021 when this bottle was first released it was basically “unobtainium”. We were at the height of the whisky hype and these were snatched up even before they hit the shelves. My new employer (whiskysite.nl) kept a few
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The GlenDronach Ode to the Dark has been on the market since december 2025 and after trying this dram I have to conclude that where The GlenDronach got their timing right, I did not. As I’m trying the Ode to
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Today I will be reviewing the Fragrant Drops Blair Athol 2009, bottled for Whisky in Leiden 2025! This Blair Athol, fully matured in a Red Wine Barrique, has a very special meaning for me. The Whisky in Leiden event was
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Eureka! I think that’s what many an Ardbeg fan must have exclaimed when this bottle was first announced. And that’s not just because of the name on the bottle. It has everything to do with the price. Ardbeg’s committee releases
Today I’ll be reviewing the Paloma Caol Ila 12. A bottling by Goldfinch Whisky Merchants, finished in Palo Cortado Sherry Casks with a healthy ABV of 52%. In the world of Sherry Finishes, Palo Cortado is something special. Palo Cortado
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