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  • Lemorton 1980 Vintage

    Lemorton 1980 Millésimé Vieux Calvados Domfrontais Review: Perfection! The most complete Calvados I have sampled, beautifully balanced between fruit and oak. It is almost impossible to believe that after 36 years in oak this expression is redolent with the aroma… Continue reading

    Lemorton 1980 Vintage
  • Glengoyne Teapot Dram Batch 4

    Glengoyne Teapot Dram Batch 4 (58.7%, OB, 3178 Bottles, 2015) Category: Highland single malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Glengoyne distillery Bottling: Ian Macleod ABV: 58.7% Cost: £90 What they say: Glengoyne Teapot Dram Deliberately young and bold Until the 1970s, Glengoyne workers enjoyed… Continue reading

    Glengoyne Teapot Dram Batch 4
  • Highland Park 15 Years Old

    Highland Park 15 Years Old (40%, OB, 2017) Category: Island single malt scotch whisky Origin: Highland Park Distillery Bottling: Edrington ABV: 40% Cost: £80.29 What they say: 15 year old single malt from Orkney’s Highland Park Distillery, which was re-released… Continue reading

    Highland Park 15 Years Old
  • Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye

    Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye (45%, OB, 2017) Category: Tennessee Rye Whiskey Origin: Jack Daniel Distillery Bottling: Brown-Forman, Jack Daniel’s ABV: 45% Cost: £46.95 What they say: Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye Our first new grain bill in 150 years.… Continue reading

    Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye
  • Domaine du Coquerel Calvados Distillery Visit

     Domaine du Coquerel Calvados Distillery visit. The Domaine du Coquerel lies a short distance from St Hilaire du Harcouët and again is only a few km from where we holiday in France. Unusually for the region they adhere to the… Continue reading

    Domaine du Coquerel Calvados Distillery Visit
  • Top Whisky Blogs August 2017

    Top Whisky Blogs August 2017 Monthly traffic ranking update Whisky Blogs Ranked by Traffic Estimate thewhiskeywash.com whiskyfun.com breakingbourbon.com thewhiskeyjug.com scotchwhisky.com whisky.com whiskeyreviewer.com forwhiskeylovers.com whiskyadvocate.com whiskynotes.be scotchaddict.com bourbonbanter.com scotchnoob.com whiskyintelligence.com bourbonr.com modernthirst.com meleklerinpayi.com whiskyforeveryone.com lawhiskeysociety.com todowhisky.es distillerytrail.com pancakesandwhiskey.com greatdrams.com maltymates.com malt-review.com… Continue reading

  • Woodford Reserve

    Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Rye (45.2%, OB, 2017) Category: Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Origin: Woodford Reserve Distillery Bottling: Brown-Forman, Woodford Reserve ABV: 45.2% Cost: £43.43 What they say: Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Rye When crafting our Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, we… Continue reading

    Woodford Reserve
  • Woodford Reserve Rye Off To The Races

    WOODFORD RESERVE RYE OFF TO THE RACES Ingredients 2 parts Woodford Reserve Rye Whiskey ½ part Yellow Chartreuse™ ½ part Sherry 1 dash Angostura® Bitters 1 dash Orange Bitters Instructions Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass and fill… Continue reading

    Woodford Reserve Rye Off To The Races
  • Woodford Reserve Rye Manhattan

    WOODFORD RESERVE RYE MANHATTAN Ingredients 2 parts Woodford Reserve Rye Whiskey 1 part Sweet Vermouth 2 dashes Angostura® or aromatic bitters Instructions Add ingredients to the mixing glass. Fill mixing glass with ice. Stir ingredients for 30-40 secs. Strain into… Continue reading

    Woodford Reserve Rye Manhattan
  • Glendullan 20 Years Old 1996 Wine Cask

    Glendullan-Glenlivet 20 Years Old 1996 Chateau Lafitte Cask (52.4 %, WM Cadenhead, Chateau Lafitte Finish, 252 Bottles, 2017) Category: Speyside single malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Glendullan Distillery Bottling: Cadenhead’s ABV: 52.4% Cost: £82.60 from Cadenhead’s What They say: Distilled at… Continue reading

    Glendullan 20 Years Old 1996 Wine Cask