Glencadam 35 years apart
Glencadam 10 yo (46%, OB, +/-2020) – Glencadam 1975 (43%, Selection La Maison du Whisky, 75cl, +/-1990)
Theoretical French Malternatives
Domaine du Hourtica 1980 (42%, OB, Bas-Armagnac, +/-2018) – Fontan ?Hors d?Age? (42%, OB, Bas-Armagnac, +/-2017) – Lous Pibous 1999/2017 (54.7%, L?Encantada, for KL Wines USA, Bas-Armagnac, 342 bottles) – Domaine de Baraillon 1995/2019 (44%, OB, Bas-Ar…
Dalwhinnie, Benrinnes and Glenlivet
Dalwhinnie 8 yo (40%, OB, UK, early 1980s) – Dalwhinnie 16 yo (43%, Gordon MacPhail for Sestante, 1980s) – Dalwhinnie 20 yo 1962/1982 (40%, Gordon MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice) – Benrinnes 23 yo 1995/2019 (51.1%, Cadenhead ?Small Batch?, 3 hogsheads,…
Cask-driven Glendronach and a surprise
Glendronach 24 yo 1993/2017 (60.6%, OB for Abbey Whisky, sherry butt, cask #652, 544 bottles) – Glendronach 27 yo 1992/2020 (54.5%, OB for Abbey Whisky, PX puncheon, cask #5850, 625 bottles) – Glendronach 26 yo 1992/2018 (52%, OB for The Whisky Barrel,…
A vertical trio of Longmorn
Longmorn 15 yo 2005/2020 (63.1%, North Star Spirits, oloroso butt, 596 bottles) – Longmorn 1996/2018 (57.8%, Or Sileis, Craftsman Selection, Taiwan, hogshead, cask #911627, 277 bottles) – Longmorn 29 yo 1990/2019 (49.1%, The Single Malts of Scotland, …
Ultimate duos, today Port Ellen
Port Ellen 1977/1992 (61.5%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #43.4) – Port Ellen 40 yo 1979/2019 (51.2%, OB, Prima Ultima, European oak butt, cask #6422, 436 bottles)
Neisson and aperitif
Habitation Clement 4 yo ?VSOP? (52%, OB, Martinique, agricole, Private Cask Selection, Belgium?s Ambassador Selection, 2011 bottles) – Neisson ?Bio? (52.5%, OB, Martinique, organic, +/-2020) – Neisson 12 yo 2005 (49.7%, OB, Martinique, +/-2018) – Neiss…
Visiting England
Cotswolds 3 yo ?Batch 1? (50.4%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, 1783 bottles) – Bimber ‘Ex-Bourbon Batch 1’ (51.8%, OB, 2020, 1948 bottles) – Bimber 2016/2020 ‘Ex-Bourbon Cask’ (58.3%, OB, cask #8, bourbon barrel, 267 bottles) – Bimber 2016/2020 ‘Sher…
Ultimate duos today Caol Ila
Cola Ali 11 yo 2008 ?4? (56.1%, Dramfool, 1st fill oloroso hogshead finish, 160 bottles) – Caol Ila 35 yo 1984/2019 (50.8%, OB, Prima Ultima, refill butt, cask #5773, 499 bottles)
Ultimate duos today Clynelish
Distilled in Sutherland 19 yo 2000/2020 (53.2%, Thompson Bros., Dornoch Castle Whisky Bar 20th Anniversary, refill hogshead, 462 bottles) – Clynelish 26 yo 1995/2019 (49.8%, OB, Prima Ultima, refill American oak hogshead, 941 bottles)