November 2020

Lomond not from Loch Lomond

Mosstowie 40 yo 1979/2020 (49.8%, Gordon MacPhail ?125th Anniversary?, refill sherry hogshead, cask #20323, 164 bottles) – Glencraig 44 yo 1975/2020 (54.2%, Gordon MacPhail ?125th Anniversary?, refill hogshead, cask #9868, 110 bottles)

More rums, still looking for malternatives

Mauritius 9 yo (42%, Compagnie des Indes, 455 bottles, 2020) – Panama 9 yo (40.6%, El Ron del Artesano, Tawny Port cask, cask #186-16, 346 bottles) – Bonpland ?Rouge VSOP? (40%, OB, Germany, blended rum, +/-2020) – Uitvlugt 30 yo 1989/2020 (55.8%, Silv…

Triple Talisker

Talisker 10 yo (45.8%, OB, -/+ 1988) – Talisker 18 yo (45.8%, OB, -/+ 2010) – Talisker 15 yo 2002/2019 (57.3%, OB ?Special Releases?, charred American oak hogsheads)

Little duos, today Pulteney

Pulteney 12 yo 2008/2020 (43%, La Maison du Whisky, Artist Collective, sherry butt recask, 1860 bottles) – Old Pulteney 2006/2019 (51.4%, OB, The W Club Exclusive, cask #1448, 276 bottles)

Today, two Royal Glenuries

Glenury Royal 35 yo 1984/2020 (49.1%, Gordon MacPhail ?125th Anniversary?, cask #2335, sherry butt, 397 bottles) – Glenury Royal 13 yo 1966/1979 (80 proof, Cadenhead, sherry wood, black dumpy)

Glen Keith at good speed

Glen Keith 21 yo (43%, OB, batch #GK/001, +/-2019) – Glen Keith 27 yo 1992/2020 (48.4%, Spirits Shop Selection for LMDW, bourbon barrel, cask #120605, 161 bottles) – Glen Keith 1995/2017 ?Forest Fresh? (46%, Wemyss Malts, hogshead, 315 bottles) – Glen …

Fanciful Name Fallacy

Brown Sugar Bourbon?  We all know that Bourbon by code can’t have any coloring or flavorings, so how does this grotesque whiskey exist?  The answer is ‘Brown Sugar Bourbon’ is not Bourbon but a Whiskey Specialty; it’s listed in this product’s COLA application as a fanciful name.  When a spirit type does not fall under … Continue reading “Fanciful Name Fallacy”

Fanciful Name Fallacy

Brown Sugar Bourbon?  We all know that Bourbon by code can’t have any coloring or flavorings, so how does this grotesque whiskey exist?  The answer is ‘Brown Sugar Bourbon’ is not Bourbon but a Whiskey Specialty; it’s listed in this product’s COLA application as a fanciful name.  When a spirit type does not fall under … Continue reading “Fanciful Name Fallacy”

Bag of Brackla

Royal Brackla 2007/2019 (46%, Scyfion Choice, Banyuls finish, 150 bottles) – Royal Brackla 13 yo 2007/2020 (48%, La Maison du Whisky, Artist Collective, first fill sherry butt, 1476 bottles) – Royal Brackla 10 yo 2008/2019 (56.3%, Cadenhead, Authentic…

Another Bowmore frenzy

Bowmore 17 yo 2002/2020 (54.9%, The Character of Islay, The Stories of Wind and Wave) – Bowmore 30 yo (58%, Hunter Laing, The Kinship, Edition #3, oloroso, 256 bottles, 2020) – Bowmore 18 yo 2001/2020 (55.2%, North Star Spirits, hogshead, 190 bottles) …

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