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[11 Apr 2013 | No Comment | 754 views]
Bowmore Tempest Batches #3 & #4 head to head

Something good is going on at Bowmore, after a few years of releasing OK products, but nothing spectacular (not taking into consideration the very expensive older releases), recently (and i suspect much thanks to the work done by Rachel Barrie) they have been hard at work releasing good stuff (100 proof, Darkest 15 yo, etc) and of course the Bowmore …

Headline, Old Ballantruan, Tasting Event, Tomintoul, Twitter »

[11 Oct 2012 | No Comment | 711 views]
Old Ballantruan Twitter Tasting #OB10TT

last night we gathered again with the help and guidance of Steve from The Whisky Wire, for a lovely twitter tasting. It has been quite some time since I sat in one of those (due to some samples arriving late etc. but this time all was on time). I almost forgot that Israel is now only 1 hour ahead of …

AnCnoc, Featured, Headline, Tasting Event, Tasting Notes, Twitter »

[4 Jun 2012 | 2 Comments | 1,058 views]
The AnCnoc Peter Arkle Twitter tasting

Just not long ago I posted news about the release of this dram from AnCnoc (april) , and here we are tasting the latest release (if you do not count the 35 year old which was long due). I really wanted to taste this one, and as it was not sold anywhere near me (and RMW do not ship to …

Headline, Mackmyra, Twitter »

[5 Feb 2012 | One Comment | 659 views]
1,2,3,4,5 Mackmyra!

A few weeks ago 5 numbered bottled landed over at Whisky Israel towers, and after a few delays the Mackmyra twitter tasting is on this wednesday!
join me , Angela D’Orazio ,  Master Blender at Mackmyra,  Colin (The Scotch Dreamer)and fellow Twitter whisky friends for an online, “blind” tasting of 5 expressions, one of which is a White Dog, and the …

Compass Box, Featured, Headline, Tasting Event, Twitter, Twitter »

[27 Sep 2011 | One Comment | 1,599 views]
Compass Box Twasting with the WhiskyWire

I love Twastings (twitter tastings, in case you do not know what it is), and I love Compass Box whiskies. Great Artisanal blended malts and whiskies. What can be better than a twitter tasting of Compass Box whiskies? well, nothing.
Tuesday, 22:00 Israeli time. Kids asleep, Wife asleep, it’s only me and my precious 3 samples of compass box. Now those …

AnCnoc, Featured, Headline, Online Tasting Event, Speyside, Tasting Notes, Twitter »

[11 May 2011 | No Comment | 1,048 views]
Preview tasting of AnCnoc 35 yo

A few weeks ago i got an offer i could not say “no” to – Online preview tasting of a yet to be released, 35 year old (one year younger than me, which in whisky age is quite old) AnCnoc. I Immediately said “Yes!” and hopped on the bandwagon. Having previously liked the 12,16 and the 1996 vintage, i …

Balblair, Highlands, Online Tasting Event, Tasting Event, Tasting Notes, Twitter, scotch »

[15 Nov 2010 | 2 Comments | 918 views]
Tasting Balblair vintages 2000 , 1989 (Online!!)

I am a twitter animal, i enjoy twitting and i also enjoy whisky tasting online. Sometimes a few internet friends join me for a #twhisky as we call it.
This time it was a bit different. Lucas from the EWB handed out Balblair samples to a quite a few bloggers, which were to be opened and sampled all at the same …