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Today’s Independent Bottled (IB) Whisky review of the Signatory Vintage Edradour 10, from the Un-Chillfiltered Collection, comes with a little quiz. If an independent bottler owns a distillery and bottles that liquid under its IB brand instead of as a distillery bottling, is it still really an IB? Should it…
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It is that time of the year. The time when everybody in the whisky sphere declares their favourite bottle of the year. And just like last year, I refuse to reduce a year during which I tried close to 200 whiskies in a single bottle. Or three, if you want…
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As I announced last week, for the next four weeks, I am taking a break from whisky reviews and my personal exploration of whisky. Instead, I am casting my eyes back to the early days of this blog.. There are a few reviews that keep receiving significant interest month after…
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For the next four weeks, I will take a break from whisky reviews and my personal exploration of whisky. Instead, I am casting my eyes back to the early days of this blog. There are a few reviews that keep receiving significant traffic month after month. Understandably so: they cover…
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All good things must come to an end, and so does this series dedicated to teenage whiskies with today’s review of the anCnoc 18-year-old. There are a lot more iconic teen whiskies which would deserve a mention and a review. And maybe there will be a second wave of teen…
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After the lone 17 year old from Craigellachie, it is time to end this series with a couple of 18-year-old whiskies. For reasons unknown, unless you consider Craigellachie’s Travel Retail 19-year-old exclusive, most distilleries jump straight from 18 to 21. Not something I will lose sleep over, but still something…
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I opened this series on teenage single malt whiskies with two bottles, the Glencadam 15 and the Glen Scotia 15, which I have enjoyed regularly. It was a great opportunity to revisit a couple of favourites in a more structured review format, but I wasn’t exactly exploring new whiskies or…
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For the past three weeks, summer has exploded here in Italy, with temperatures well over 30°C (90°F and more, for those of you sticking to obsolete temperature units). Not exactly whisky-dinking weather. So the temptation to take a small break has been strong, but with no respite from the heat…
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It’s review 100 for Road to Dram so t is time to celebrate this small but proud landmark with a look at WM Cadenhead’s February 2025 Releases. From fruit bomb to maritime peat gem, there is something for everyone.
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With this penultimate instalment of my look at cask finishes in whisky, I am about to review the Glenglassaugh Portsoy. Potentially, this could be an interesting look at a different take to finish. Rather than a single malt where cask finish is the main component of the whisky’s character, like…
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