*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Glenglassaugh (pronounced glen-GLASS-och) is one of those distilleries whose history is not only marked with the requisite changes in ownership, but also marked with long periods of inactivity. Indeed, for a while there in the 1900's, the distillery was like a toddler playing with … Continue reading Glenglassaugh Clearac and Peated Spirits – Review
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Master of Malt’s Glenfarclas Movember 2011 – Review
*A huge thank you to Master of Malt, not only for the sample, but for being a part of this in the first place! Starting in Australia over a decade ago and spreading around the globe like a sexy five-o-clock shadow, Movember is now an international, month-long awareness and fund-raising campaign focusing on men's health … Continue reading Master of Malt’s Glenfarclas Movember 2011 – Review
Aberlour 12 Year Old, Double Cask Matured – Review
Let me just say right off the bat that I've never been to the quiet little village of Charlestown of Aberlour which lies just down the A95 from the Aberlour Distillery, so please don't take this as any sort of travelogue or destination review...or, for that matter, thanks to a very limited travel budget at the … Continue reading Aberlour 12 Year Old, Double Cask Matured – Review
Chieftain’s 1995 Mortlach 15 Year Old – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. There's a saying about Speyside's Dufftown that goes "Rome was built on seven hills but Dufftown stands on seven stills." Even though I've never visited Dufftown, I'm pretty sure the differences don't stop there. Rome, for example, does not focus much on booze and booze-making in its … Continue reading Chieftain’s 1995 Mortlach 15 Year Old – Review
Chieftain’s 1999 Glendullan 11 Year Old – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Yet another distillery under Diageo's extremely large umbrella that's rarely seen outside its role as a blend ingredient. In Glendullan's case, it has been bottled under the Singleton name since 2007 as a 12 year old, but not currently in any other distillery release. … Continue reading Chieftain’s 1999 Glendullan 11 Year Old – Review
Chieftain’s 2000 Strathisla 10 Year Old
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Strathisla is one of Northern Scotland's oldest functioning distilleries, getting its start in 1786 thanks to George Taylor and Alexander Milne who had then named the site Milltown. Some sources even claim that Strathisla is the oldest continuously run distillery in Scotland, though there should perhaps … Continue reading Chieftain’s 2000 Strathisla 10 Year Old
Chieftain’s The Cigar Malt, 15 Year Old Speyside – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. I'm not afraid to admit that I hate cigars. A shocking, divisive, and opprobrious statement, if there ever was one, I'm sure. Perhaps I haven't really ever experienced a good cigar, I don't know, I also don't really care. I've been in the presence of … Continue reading Chieftain’s The Cigar Malt, 15 Year Old Speyside – Review
Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old
Near Dufftown lie the ruins of Balvenie Castle, which was built by the branch of the Comyns family known as "The Black Comyns" in the 1100's. Now, I don't know about you, but "The Black Comyns" strikes me as a pretty awesome name. Add to that the fact that they called their castle "Mortlach", and … Continue reading Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old
Chieftain’s 1997 Aultmore 12 Year Old
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Like many other distilleries founded in the 1890's, Aultmore had a bit of a sputtering start: opening in 1897, closing a few years later, re-opening in the early 1900's...then closing once again as World War I began. Finally in 1923, John Dewar and Sons … Continue reading Chieftain’s 1997 Aultmore 12 Year Old
Glenlivet 12 Year Old, the sky high version.
Being the daring souls that we are, the wife (let's call her Sherry Butts) and I decided to take our 8 week old son (let's call him Quarter Cask...though at the rate he's growing, half-cask or three-quarter cask might be more appropriate) on a plane trip across the country to Washington DC for a wedding. … Continue reading Glenlivet 12 Year Old, the sky high version.
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