SMWS 5.29 – ‘Freesias crushed by an escaping car’–Auchentoshan 11 yo August 20, 2012August 23, 2012Gal Granov 2 Not all single casks are great, and not all blended mats are mediocre. A saying I just invented, but it’s true. I’ve been tasting quite […]
Tasting SMWS 35.51, Glen Moray “Every Flavour Beans” August 15, 2012August 18, 2012Gal Granov 0 My Second Glen Moray tasting note on the blog (the first was a Duncan Taylor), and the fourth from the SMWS bottle share series. distilled […]
Tasting SMWS 29.102 : Laphraoig, Cowboys campfire dram August 5, 2012August 7, 2012Gal Granov 1 A few days ago I heard a bad yearning for a sherried peat smoke and ash monster and I immediately thought of this one. I […]
Mortlach SMWS, 76.83 ‘Cocktails after Rugby’ 15 yo vintage 1995 July 30, 2012July 31, 2012Gal Granov 0 Another one of the SMWS bottle share by the good old Sjoerd from NL. Time to go through that bunch, methinks. And today : A […]
Tasting Elijah Craig 18 Single Barrel July 27, 2012July 27, 2012Gal Granov 2 Time to taste some of the samples I’ve got from my good friend Josh (@cooperedtot). I’ve tasted the EC 12 before and liked it a […]
Tasting the new Balblair 1975 vintage (batch 2) July 17, 2012July 19, 2012Gal Granov 1 Last week Balblair distillery has released a 2nd batch of their 1975 vintage. The new expression has been matured in American Ex-Sherry casks (rather than […]
Tasting The Benriach “Horizons” 12 yo triple distilled July 16, 2012July 16, 2012Gal Granov 2 Today’s dram is the Benriach Horizons 12. What’s so unique about it is that it’s distilled three times as opposed to most single malts which […]
SMWS 93.50–Glen Scotia 20yo–“Hot embers at the gate of hell” July 8, 2012July 11, 2012Gal Granov 1 Another SMWS bottling this time from the Region of Campbletown which once was one of the biggest whisky regions and is now reduced to only […]
Tasting Talisker 25 yo OB, vintage 2007 release July 5, 2012July 5, 2012Gal Granov 0 Talisker 10 is a cornerstone of my whisky bar, and I know only a few whisky drinkers who do not consider it to be one […]
SMWS 33.109 (Ardbeg 11 yo) – Delightful intensity of sherry and smoke July 3, 2012July 5, 2012Gal Granov 0 Well, time to kick start some SMWS bottling tasting notes. All those are part of the SMWS bottle share organized earlier this year by my […]