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[5 Mar 2013 | 5 Comments | 1,103 views]
Tasting the new Talisker Storm

So, at last. my nose is almost back to normal, and I get a chance to sample this new Talisker everybody has been speaking about in the last week or two. Released in February 2013, this is a new expression that came with very high hopes, as the younger brother of the ever so popular 10 year old. Continuing the …

Diageo, Headline, Special Release »

[28 Aug 2012 | One Comment | 1,056 views]
Diageo Announce 2012 Limited Edition Special Releases

It’s this time of year again, and Diageo the spirits giant is revealing its 2012 whisly special releases. not a lot to add other than : EXPENSIVE.
I suspect most of us whisky lovers (and not collectors) will not be able to afford any, and most will be gone in no time to the dusty shelves of whisky collectors / Investors.
Shame…

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Diageo, Featured, Headline, Lowlands, Rosebank, Special Release, Tasting Notes, scotch »

[8 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 1,514 views]
Tasting Rosebank 21yo  1990 Special Release

This baby was bottled for Diageo’s Special Releases edition in 2011. There are just 5,604 numbered bottles and the whisky was aged in refill American oak and refill European oak casks for 21 years. Littlemill has was mothballed in 1993 but Diageo still releases the odd bottle once in a while…
I think this is one of the first Rosebanks I’ve …

Blends, Diageo, Featured, Headline, Jhonnie Walker, Tasting Notes, Uncategorized, scotch »

[6 Apr 2011 | 5 Comments | 11,284 views]
Tasting Johnnie Walker Double Black (finally…)

My first JW tasting notes on the blog. I was really looking for this one, not because i am a JW man, or that this one got amazing reviews. Nope. The reason for that is that JW double black was, and is the most searched term on the blog, and my previous post about its introduction into the market is …