Articles tagged with: NAS
Featured, FetterCairn, Headline, Highlands, NAS, Tasting Notes, Whyte & Mackay, scotch »
I have to admit, this is my first Fettercairn ever. So i came to review it without any prejudice. But, Not long ago, the Fettercairn entry level bottlings were lacking style and from the reviews i read, they were also not too thrilling. This was changed last year when Whyte & Mackay who owns the distillery, decided to do a …
Headline, Islay, Mystery drams, Quick Dram, Smokehead, Tasting Notes, scotch »
We’re again dealing with a ‘Mystery Malt’ here. I guess most of you are familiar with that notion, but just a quick explanation for those who are new to the whisky world. A Mystery Dram, is a whisky bottled by an independent bottler without disclosing the true origin of the spirit , that is to say: in which distillery the …
Amrut, Indian, NAS, Sherry »
After tasting the new Kadambham last week, it’s time to open this week’s tasting note series with another newly released Amrut.
Like the Kadambham, this one also uses very non orthodox cask maturation. As its name implies, the spirit was aged in three casks. First, the spirit was aged in ex-Bourbon or virgin wood casks, then it was transferred into sherry …
Amrut, Indian, NAS, Rum Finish, Sherry, Tasting Notes »
India is the world’s biggest whisky market (yes, you heard me right). It’s dominated by Indian made whiskies, and Amrut is one of the big players in that market (but certainly not the biggest). As most of Indian whiskies do not meet the EU regulation for being sold as whiskies, only a fraction of them do get sold outside India.
Amrut …
Aberlour, Dalmore, Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Highlands, Penderyn, Speyside, Tasting Notes, The Macallan, Whisky Israel Society »
A few good months passed since the Whisky Israel Peat (and others) Summit #1 we held at the end of July, and we were all very keen on having another summit, and the sooner, the better. Just like with the previous gathering, plenty of emails, phone calls, tweets and dates moving around were involved until we all were content with …
Finishes, Islay, Lagavulin, Peated, Quick Dram, Sherry, Tasting Notes, scotch »
Lagavulin. One of my favourite Islay distilleries, has only a few expressions available (12CS , 16 , 16 DE to name the most common), and every new expression released is a reason to celebrate. I love the 16 year old and think of it as one of the cornerstones of every whisky lover’s bar. The 16 year old DE is …
Ardbeg, Islay, Peated, Tasting Notes, scotch »
The Ardbeg Uigeadail is on of my top 5 drams period. The excellent combination of peat and sherry is wonderfully implemented in this one giving it multi-dimensional qualities beyond phenols and the peat. Today however, we arrive at tasting a very unique sort of Uigeadail : Young Uigeadail (YU), or OOgling as it is sometimes referred to.
The YU expression was …
Highlands, NAS, Quick Dram, Sherry, Tasting Notes, The Macallan, Whisky Links, scotch »
The Macallan 1824 is a series of whiskies aimed at the travel retail section (duty free shops), and consists of four expressions : Select Oak, Whisky Maker’s Edition, Estate Reserve and 1824 Limited Release. Those whiskies do not carry an age statement and are supposed to be crafted by the now retired John Ramsey (who was the Master whisky maker …
Amrut, Indian, NAS, Tasting Notes, Whisky Links »
So, India does single malt scotch? Yes, it does apparently.
Is it good, you ask? Well, to be honest, it’s very good indeed.
Surprised? I guess not. This Amrut got a lot of hype and buzz since Jim Murray’s bible for 2010 was released a few months ago. Not very surprising since Murray named it “World’s Third Best Whisky” and gave it …
