Comment on Maltstock – Balvenie with Sam Simmons by Balvenie Tun 1401, Batch...
[…] wood, 12 and 15 year old and such. During Maltstock my perception changed significantly during the masterclass by Sam Simmons. This one would have fit that masterclass. It is a truly beautiful...
View ArticleComment on Balvenie Tun 1401, Batch 3, 50.3% by duesseltaler
I find the Balvenie 12yo I pretty good (in the price category) actually. Had my Tun1401 on the Limburg fair and would really like to spend more time with it. Incredibly beautiful on the Nose !
View ArticleComment on Glenfarclas 58 – 1953 by hunter fan remote replacement
Ceiling fans come in various designs, designs, form, and sizes. Wobbling and vibrating place significant stress on many parts of the fan and will ultimately shorten its life. You could take some...
View ArticleComment on Balvenie Tun 1401, Batch 3, 50.3% by John Alred
I have a bottle, and I am rationing myself thru it. Just love it!
View ArticleComment on Top drams of 2012 by Balvenie Tun 1401, Batch 5, 50.1% | Malt...
[…] The idea is that these releases are all unique and the casks are blended together in vat 1401. There also is a separate release for Taiwan that came from vat 1858. […]
View ArticleComment on Auchentoshan Heartwood, 43% by Auchentoshan Festival Bottling,...
[…] Auchentoshan at first with apple and light gentleness. A lot less spirity than the recently tried Heartwood. Citrus fruits with mostly lemon but also apple and barley. Very light and rather gentle....
View ArticleComment on Adnams Spirit of Broadside, 3 yo, 43% by Billy Abbott
I just got stacks of ginger and raw new wood – definitely not one for me. I’m starting to identify the flavours that everyone else seems to like that I think are signs of broken spirit In other news,...
View ArticleComment on Adnams Spirit of Broadside, 3 yo, 43% by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
You gave me samples of their absinthes at Maltstock. Still have to try those, but I’m planning an absinthe theme week this summer. I have quite some samples lined up.
View ArticleComment on Links by ed
Hi, I log on to your new stuff regularly. Your writing style is awesome, keep it up!
View ArticleComment on Glen Garioch Competition by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Sorry for not getting back to you. Glen Garioch (and their marketing agent) have not yet sent the parcel with goodies. Or the mail man is drinking all your booze. As soon as I get stuff or news, I’ll...
View ArticleComment on Balblair distillery by Gal Granov
A lovely lovely place mate. which samples did you score?
View ArticleComment on Balblair distillery by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
The usual suspects: 1989, 1997, 2002
View ArticleComment on A tour of BenRiach distillery by jonaspothelm
A copple of years ago, we had a splendid BenRiach tour. There was no wee dram shop by then. Only a guest house with open bottles and lots of cask samples. We were in the good hands of Stewart Buchanan....
View ArticleComment on A mental note about money – part II by Miguel
Feeling the same way here. I have got several of the latest releases like Ardbog or Alpha ( or the 1824 Collection ) but I have really left many other bottles pass. My main concern is that 3 years ago,...
View ArticleComment on Glen Garioch Competition by Glen Garioch Competition Winner | Malt...
[…] been over a month since I announced the Glen Garioch competition on the blog. Of course, their competition had been running a little while longer than that but just […]
View ArticleComment on Glen Garioch Competition Winner by duesseltaler
May this search for Jan ends like in the Spartacus movie scene (the one with Kirk Douglas) “I am Spartacus!”
View ArticleComment on Glen Garioch Competition Winner by barhell
It wasn’t me then but well done Jan and cheers for the comp.
View ArticleComment on Glen Garioch Competition Winner by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Who knows! If Jan doesn’t get in touch I’ll pick another (at random again).
View ArticleComment on Glen Garioch Competition Winner by Glen Garioch Competition...
[…] Jan McCurdy didn’t get in touch with me during the last week, I decided to reroll the die and pick another winner at random. This time the number generator came […]
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