Glen Scotia Single Cask No. 857
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Publiceret: lørdag, 14. oktober 2017 10:36
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Skrevet af MacNiels
Hvis du kommer forbi Edinburgh Airport, så har du mulighed for at købe en 26 år gammel single cask aftapning fra Glen Scotia. De 204 flasker der er kommet ud af Cask No. 857 kan kun købes i Edinburgh Airport.
Cask No. 857 er destilleret i april 1991 of aftappet i august 2017 ved fadstyrke på 56,5%.
André de Almeida, managing director of Global Travel Retail hos Loch Lomond Group, sige: “We’re pleased to have created the Glen Scotia Single Cask No. 857 in partnership with Edinburgh Airport and World Duty Free. It is a true showcase of the distinctive character and craftsmanship offered by our GlenScotia distillery in Campbeltown, one of Scotland’s five Scotch whisky producing regions.
“Single cask bottlings are very special and are only undertaken with select partners. Edinburgh Airport and World Duty Free now have something unique to offer to their customers and I hope travellers visiting Scotland will enjoy discovering both our Glen Scotia Single Cask Scotch whisky and the maritime influence of Campbeltown.”
Noter:
Offers layers of “honey and brown sugar with juicy pineapple and tangy orange peel”.
Kilde: www.thespiritsbusiness.com
Stauning - Heather
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Publiceret: fredag, 13. oktober 2017 15:36
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Stauning whisky kom i går med en ny aftapning der har navnet Heather.
Aftapningen har ligge på 200 liters ex-bourbon casks.
"Stauning Heather is a Single Malt Whisky. A whisky that appeals not only to fans of Islay whisky. It has got its smoky characteristics of drying and smoking the malted barley with burnt heather from the westcoast Heathlands. But as the smoke is very gentle, delicate and sweet it is not too much for non "Peat Heads"."
Distilled 2013/2014 – Bottled September 2017
Bottles 3200
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Johnnie Walker Black Label Director’s Cut
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Publiceret: torsdag, 12. oktober 2017 21:59
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For 35 år siden var Johnnie Walker Black Label med i filmen Blade Runner. Efterfølgeren Blade Runner 2049 er ingen undtagelse, her er Johnnie Walker Black Label selvfølgelig også med.
Aftapningen er kommet til at hedde Johnnie Walker Black Label The Director’s Cut og er sammensat af Master Blender Jim Beveridge i samarbejede med filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. Da filmen hedder Blade Runner 2049 er alkoholstyken på Director’s Cut sat til 49% alc.
"With our trademark smokiness and a contemporary twist, Johnnie Walker Black Label The Director’s Cut has sweet fruity vanilla flavours and is bottled at 49% ABV both for added intensity and as a nod to the futuristic period in which the film is set."
Kilde: Johnnie Walker
Benromach 1977 vintage
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Publiceret: onsdag, 11. oktober 2017 08:35
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Benromach Distillery Company Ltd er nu kommet med en single cask 1977 vintage aftapning.
Denne 39 år gamle single malt har ligget på et Refill American Hogshead cask number 1268.
David King, Director hos Benromach siger: “Almost four decades have passed since cask 1268 was laid down to quietly mature in the traditional dunnage warehouses that surround Benromach Distillery. While this beautiful whisky drew its incredible depth, character and luxurious flavours from the wood, all around the cask, the distillery was evolving and changing. After it closed in 1983, the distillery lay silent for more than 15 years before it was revived by the Urquhart family."
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Loch Lomond 50 år
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Publiceret: tirsdag, 10. oktober 2017 08:14
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60 flasker er der kommet af det ældste som Loch Lomond har aftappet indtil nu.
Blev destilleret i 1967 og nu aftappet ved 46,2%
Loch Lomond 50 har først ligget på American oak hogshead og herefter flyttet over på European oak hogshead hos Loch Lomond Distillery i Alexandria.
Master Blender, Michael Henry hos Loch Lomond siger: “The expectations are high when you are working with a whisky as special and scarce as this and it came with great responsibility, but selecting and perfecting this single malt was a true honour. Our stills are synonymous with the fruity notes they give to the whisky. The Loch Lomond 50 Year Old has been granted the time to truly concentrate that character, resulting in a rich, tropical fruit flavour.”
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Gordon & MacPhail Glenlivet 1943
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Publiceret: lørdag, 7. oktober 2017 12:23
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Skrevet af MacNiels
Den uafhængige aftapper Gordon & MacPhail har nu frigivet en Glenlivet fra 1943. Få destillerier producerede whisky under anden verdenskrig. Glenlivet var en af disse, hvor der blev produceret, men kun i begrænset omfang.
14. januar 1943, blev Cask 121 (first fill sherry hogshead) fyldt med new-make og transporteret ind i deres warehouse hos Glenlivet.
I 1967 efter 24 år, blev Cask 121 flyttet til Gordon & MacPhail’s warehouses i Elgin. Efter yderligere 46 år blev fadet udvalgt af Stephen Rankin, barnebarn til John Urquhart og herefter aftappet 11. juni 2013.
"The meandering River Spey provides a unique closure to the handcrafted wooden box. Hand blown and bespoke, the decanter’s base and stopper are adorned with gold engravings of the land contours surrounding the Glenlivet Distillery."
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Compassbox Phenomenology
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Publiceret: lørdag, 7. oktober 2017 10:32
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Skrevet af MacNiels
Denne aftapning er et forsøg på at lave en blend der kombinere single malts med dissonante (mislydende / forvirrende) dufte og smagsprofiler. Dette har resulteret i denne aftapning med navnet Phenomenology.
"Rather than try to settle on whose perceptions were ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, we were inspired by the phenomenological school of thought to consider how different people experience the same phenomenon. For this
release, we will not provide the typical recipe information including component whiskies or any description of the aromas and flavours of the whisky on the packaging and launch materials. Instead, in celebration of the subjectivity of whisky tasting, we are inviting consumers to first experience the whisky for themselves without preconception."
Noter (Compassbox):
We’re keeping this to ourselves, for now, to encourage drinkers to experience this whisky without preconception and to first describe the ‘phenomena’ of the liquid for themselves, in their own words and ideas.
Recommendations
This is an ideal whisky for sipping and contemplating on its own, or with a splash of water or an ice cube,
which will reveal the subtle complexity of the whisky as the whisky very slowly dilutes.
Aftappet ved 46%
Not chill-filtered
Natural colour
Kilde: Compassbox whisky
Compassbox "No Name"
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Publiceret: lørdag, 7. oktober 2017 08:37
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Compassbox har udgivet deres hidtidige peatiest whisky og har fået navnet "No Name"
"We came across a parcel of American oak barrels filled with mature, massively peaty single malt whisky - tarry and full of bonfire-like smokiness. To us, this was a whisky crying out to be tamed and shaped into a very special Compass Box limited edition."
Fadene kommer fra "the Pier Road distillery" på Islay og destilleriet ved Port Askaig og på Islay. Mon ikke der er tale om Ardbeg og Caol Ila. Til sidst er der tilsat en smule single malt fra "a much-loved distillery in the Northern Highlands village of Brora", det kunne sikkert være Clynelish.
Noter (Compassbox):
A bonfire-like smokiness on the nose with a peatiness that is by turns tarry and medicinal with hints of autumn leaves. A powerful smokiness and peatiness follow, accented by hints of ripe cherries, plums and spice.
Recommendations
This is a whisky for slow sipping either neat, with a splash of water or with an ice cube, which will reveal
the layers of massive complexity this whisky offers as the whisky very slowly dilutes.
Aftappet ved 48.9%
Not chill-filtered
Natural colour
Kilde: Compassbox Whisky
