Today I’ll review the Old Perth 21. A blended malt from Macallan and Highland Park with a proper age statement of 21 years and an ABV of 43,6%. These two legendary distilleries sound like an interesting mix for a blended malt for sure! But in the tasting notes we’ll find out how well the sherry […]
The most wonderful time of the year is upon us, and for many a whisky lover the Holiday season is kicked of with the Diageo Special Releases. Or at least that’s how it used to be… nowadays the releases get plenty of scorn for their high price tags and bottles sit on the shelves for
In todays review I will be having a look at the Clynelish 35 from Signatory Vintage. Bottled from cask number 3476 at a cask strength of 42,7% this release was limited to only 95 available bottles. Making me extremely lucky to get to try a pour of this very rare malt. What makes it an
Sometimes when you work in the industry, you get a very very cool chance… a chance to try a whisky before it’s release! As you’re reading this the official release of the new Turntable Born to be Wild is here, but as I’m writing this review it’s still under embargo and I can’t actually post
Sometimes it’s time to shake things up a bit, and for that reason I will not only start paying more attention to the downsides of the whiskies I will review, I will also add more and more comparisons. In this case we’re having a look at the Bowmore 21 Sherry Cask and the Bowmore 25
Today is a bit of a sad day… it’s the last day of Dam Dranken Week at dram1.com, but we’re ending with the absolute belter that this Thalassa Whisky Ardbeg Winter Edition is! Aged in Oloroso Quarter Cask just like the previous reviewed Thalassa Whisky Ardbeg Oloroso this version was dynamically aged for an extra
After reviewing De Verloren Whisky earlier this week, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to also review the single cask version of this amazing blend! For this Single Cask release Dam Dranken matured their blend on Terschelling in a Captain’s Catch Rum Cask. Bottled at a higher ABV of 47% and with that finish on an
Next up in the Dam Dranken Week is the King Cask Cley Distillery bottling. A whisky that brings two of my favourite dutch whisky brands together! Where King Cask is part of Dam Dranken, run by the power couple Joris and Laurie. Cley is run by power couple Paul & Maria! In Rotterdam they’ve been
Three words that instantly make my heart beat faster: Thalassa Ardbeg Oloroso. A sherry matured young Ardbeg aged in Oloroso quarter casks? Yes Please! The 5 year old Ardbeg used for this maturation was split in this Oloroso quarter cask, and the Thalassa Ardbeg PX quarter cask I reviewed a while ago. Since it’s Dam
De verloren whisky: Whisky and stories, they go hand in hand don’t they? Sharing a few (strong or not so strong) stories amongst friends, while enjoying a dram, has to be one of the greatest joy’s of life. Sometimes it’s the influence of alcohol that brings out the stories, sometimes the passion for a great
