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tions of course there s the auchentoshans bladnochs and glenkinchies those have been around for ages apart from that since fife is a lowlands area as well there is lindores abbey and kingsbarns and some distilleries that are not yet releasing bottles or the bottles that are out there are rare much like this one because how often do you see an ailsa bay anyway let s do tasting notes and find out if this one is as true to the regional style as the earlier one sniff a very light and straw forward character with a good dollop of sherry on top not overpowering regarding the sherry a hint of coffee and almond flour barley and something floral too spring meadows and such sip the palate is dry and quite fierce barley straw some pepper seeds oak with a bit of wood spices and fruit stones dates cherries plums the dryness does not dissipate at all there s a bit of a sawdust like flavor coming up swallow the finish is far less dry and shows more dried fruits and steeped grains warming with a hint of sticky toffee pudding after the sherry wanes slightly there are notes of dried flowers and straw popping up again so yes it s true to what you hope it to be there definitely are some floral notes and the sherry is not overpowering the whisky a rather well integrated combination of spirit and cask and with this clocking in at 79 i might be tempted to go for a bottle 88 100 currently available at best of whiskies ben nevis 12 2012 2024 bourbon hogshead 117 54 7 and ben nevis as the second one a distillery with several faces that has been through some ups and downs through the years massively fruity in one era and insanely funky in the next it seems to work best when those two aspects meet in the middle sniff this has a dirty nose and it s glorious leather vegemite yeast engine grease somehow pickled walnuts a bit of sweetness from overripe fruits sip the palate continues with the funky notes it s rather old fashioned and fatty not entirely unlike benromach the abv isn t overly noticeable after a little while and the fruity sweetness takes over quite juicy but not without some yeasty vegemite esque notes swallow the finish veers right back to the nose and the rather singular focus on the dirty notes it s rather fatty again but turns slightly more dry after some seconds it s a rather unique dram with the level of dirtiness funkiness whatever you want to call it for me it s really interesting but a tad one directional if you re into this ben nevis style you ll love this but if you want the fruity one this might not be it currently available at best of whiskies for 89 86 100 thanks a million to best of whiskies the duchess for sending samples share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading posted in ailsa bay ben nevis tagged 2011 2012 ailsa bay ben nevis bourbon cask fort william hans dillesse highlands lowlands paddy s milestone review scotch sherry cask single malt the duchess whiskey whisky 1 comment ardnamurchan 7 2024 57 1 whiskysponge 100 posted on 24 february 2025 by sjoerd de haan kramer for the one hundredth and final bottling under the whiskysponge name angus macraild chose an ardnamurchan in this case it s a peated and sherry cask matured one bottled at 100 proof coincidence image from whiskybase the result of this choice is a rather well balanced dram that isn t overly peated and not overly sherried either it actually does what you want ardnamurchan to do punch above its weight especially regarding age price might be a different discussion but that is not an ardnamurchan exclusive thing sniff intensely mature for a seven year old whisky quite insane if you think about it there is some sherry but it s quite restrained a note of menthol freshly sawn oak and a whiff of peat sniff the palate doesn t punch as a 100 proof dram and it s rather rich in flavor and quite gentle on the arrival oak sherry spices some dried fruit and a whiff of sooty peat apricots dried strawberries a hint of heather swallow the palate shows a different side of the same dram it s slightly more fresh and less autumnal still very fruity with a sooty note of grilled mango sweet orange oak apricots dialed down on the spices more mature than many 10 12 or sometimes 15 year olds it s ridiculous that a distillery can do this with a seven year old whisky and have a great distillery character to boot while those two aren t mutually exclusive it is quite a rare appearance very lovely stuff this my sample of about 20cl kind of evaporated not sure what happened there 89 100 still available in germany for 129 share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading posted in ardnamurchan tagged adelphi angus macraild ardnamurchan decadent drinks highlands sherry cask whiskysponge leave a comment balblair 18 2002 2020 hogshead 20100 51 7 the single malts of scotland for belgium posted on 12 february 2025 by sjoerd de haan kramer balblair is one of those distilleries that i have a soft spot for even though their whiskies don t often end up on my shelf their official releases are quite hard to get in the netherlands for some reason and unofficial ones aren t that frequent either image from whiskybase then again there s always some gems to be ordered from abroad and this 18 year old for belgium is no different back when i ordered it its average score was a tad higher than it is now but i know i have a soft spot for the distillery so i figured i d be fine anyway let s dive in sniff right from the start there is a lot of oak some white and black pepper and autumn leaves a little bit of old coconut and a whiff of vanilla coming after swallow the palate is quite dry and isn t without a bit of bite there is a little bit of bitterness and it s not an overly rich or heavy dram in that it fits the distillery style when combined with bourbon casks oak dry leaves some barley quite a bit of oak too some apples too swallow the finish keeps going down the same street no big surprises at all it continues with hints of apple oak barley leaves there are lots of little things going on but that makes for a very complex and surprisingly balanced dram i love that there is virtually no sweetness i love these autumnal whiskies especially when those aromas and flavors aren t overpowered by massive sherry casks in this case the balance between spirit and cask is quite spot on which makes me love this dram a shame it s gone 89 100 share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading posted in balblair tagged 2002 balblair belgium bourbon cask edderton elixir distillers highlands scotch scotland single malt single malts of scotland the nectar whiskey whisky leave a comment glen garioch 2011 2023 bourbon cask 52 1 liquid art 10th anniversary posted on 10 february 2025 by sjoerd de haan kramer image from whiskybase another bottling from liquid art s 10th anniversary and from a distillery i recently visited and am thrilled with apparently it was bottled in 2023 already which surprised me i would expect that anniversary bottlings are from the anniversary year of course this doesn t matter at all but it surprised me the label is true to the brand name with a rather arty approach i like these unique approaches it makes the bottle stand out and adds a little bit to the experience sniff it s quite spirity with an interesting combination of farmy notes like wool and hay and a slightly more mineral note too quill and a vegetable like sulfuric note as well but strangely not in a bad way sip the palate is light and green as in there s spirit and moss and freshly cut grass some granny smith apples too there is some sweetness from the alcohol and a whiff of oak quite a lot of barley hay and some vegetables swallow the finish is more spirity than before lots of fresh alcohol with a bit of sweetness from it the spirity note is surprisingly light and crisp the farmy side of it is a rather welcome addition 85 100 share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading posted in glen garioch tagged 2011 anniversary bourbon cask glen garioch liquid art oldmeldrum leave a comment smoke wagon uncut unfiltered nevada h c distilling co 56 6 posted on 4 february 2025 by sjoerd de haan kramer during covid it wasn t just single malt that had a massive revival at maltfascination hq but i also got into way too expensive bourbon not necessarily that the bourbon was too expensive but by the time it was available in the netherlands it was mostly because importing it into europe is so infrequent it comes at a premium by default i can t find the invoice in my inbox but my guess is that i paid about 160 for this bottle currently about 165 i do think i got the only bottle available on this side of the atlantic at least according to what i could find yesterday yes it was a monday as my wife so kindly reminded me of i finished the bottle there is virtually no information available on the whiskybase page so we just have to go by flavor instead of age maturation and so forth sniff this is a surprisingly light bourbon all the flavor components are there but it doesn t feel heavy thick or sweet at all there is a lot of wood and there s some heat which i cannot really pin down sip the palate starts a bit more gentle but not less dry it s bone dry actually with quite some chili heat there s a lot of oak again with some vanilla apple and vanilla syrup swallow the finish keeps a little bit of the heat but not an awful lot it s a ridiculously long finish with just enough of everything oak grain barley pepper even some almond flour even though it packs quite a punch it kept feeling rather crisp and fresh there s a certain desert heat thing going on or something that is highly suggestive of that since they re in las vegas and such i love the complexity of the whisky and whatever its age i think this is a cracking dram i might have to keep my eyes open for a follow up to this also with the flowers in relief on the glass this is one of the prettiest bottles i ve seen 89 100 share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading posted in nevada h c smoke wagon tagged american whiskey bourbon las vegas nevada review reviews smoke wagon uncut unfiltered usa whiskey whisky leave a comment roseisle 12 origami kite 2 2024 bourbon casks 55 6 posted on 2 february 2025 by sjoerd de haan kramer this 2024 bottling from diageo s special releases is only the second release of roseisle ever there are some other mentions on whiskybase but those are of blends to also contain whisky from other distilleries the first release was reviewed by tom according to my own whiskybase collection my sample or bottle i don t even remember whether i did the bottle share or i just participated in it is gone this is a little bit of a prelude to the review that is about to follow i did do a bottle share of this one and now have the last sample of it in my own glass yesterday i sat down to get to know the whisky a little bit and now i m writing the tasting notes directly on this here page instead of making notes first and publishing later a little bit of live blogging so to say image from whiskybase sniff crisp and very clean on the nose quite some vanilla with sweet barley and a little bit of oak the woodiness is rather timid for a modern 12 year old whisky but the grain isn t it is almost sponge cake like with a little bit of lemon drizzle not as much as to make it a lemon drizzle cake but still sweet hints of fruit like baked apple and banana sip the palate is surprisingly dry but doesn t veer far from the nose in regard to flavors there is some white pepper that wasn t there before but the fruitiness is the same it does mellow a little bit and starts showing a little bit of oak mostly still it s a vanilla forward dram it is rather syrupy swallow the finish stays in the somewhat dry domain slightly fruity with a hint of white pepper and oak still rather syrupy in texture of medium length with little development to me this is one of those modern whiskies that are technically very well made but in the end rather boring it holds the middle ground of all speyside variants and seems like a great backbone malt for blending as a single malt i don t think it will change the landscape maybe some more aging would work wonders but i m glad that we got to try a refill and first fill bourbon cask matured one first this gives us the chance to get to know the spirit more than the cask management 85 100 still available in a lot of shops at about 135 share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest more email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading posted in roseisle tagged bourbon cask diageo review roseisle scotch single malt special releases speyside whiskey whisky leave a comment french brandy 30 1993 2024 cask 35 46 3 whiskynerds posted on 27 january 2025 by sjoerd de haan kramer image from passie voor whisky funny that they don t use the term cognac in the product description but they do put it as a gimmick in their label instead of whisky anyway after a series of whiskies it seems that bram and floris also have diversified a little bit and now there is this french brandy from the cognac region of france based on previous experience with the 1993 vintage of cognacs that are ...