Ardmore 1996–Gordon & MacPhail [The wood makes the whisky] February 9, 2016February 9, 2016Gal Granov 0 Gordon & MacPhail recently launched their ‘The Wood Makes the Whisky’ campaign, highlighting the importance of this essential element in the whisky maturation process. for […]
Elements of Islay BW5–Bowmore [1996] – review & notes January 14, 2016January 14, 2016Gal Granov 0 Another superb bottle I got to taste this week with friends (thanks Assaf!). This one is a vatting (mixing) of 1995 and 1996 casks, making […]
Clynelish 1996 18 yo cask 6514 [Signatory Vintage] February 24, 2015February 25, 2015Gal Granov 0 You never know what you’re going to get when you’re shopping single casks. Each cask is an enigma, and sometimes you score, sometimes you are […]
Longrow 1996 , 12 yo Fino Sherry Butt January 16, 2014January 19, 2014Gal Granov 0 this is a Springbank Society bottling, Distilled in June 1996, matured for 12 years in a Fino sherry but and then bottled at cask strength […]
Auchentoshan 1996 Bottle your own Cask # 11030 January 14, 2014January 15, 2014Gal Granov 0 How does it go? oh yes: My whisky friend Yoav went to Scotland and all I got was this lousy sample … But really, this […]
Cragganmore 1996 Port Wood Finish – Distillers Edition December 18, 2013December 18, 2013Gal Granov 0 We met last night, a few whisky friends and lovers for our “monthly” tasting that takes place ever few months (we suck, yeah). This time […]
Two Young(er) Glendronach single casks from batch 8 September 2, 2013September 11, 2013Gal Granov 1 Batch 8 of Glendronach has been released with batch 10 of BenRiach (Its sister distillery) a short while ago. I chose to start with the […]
Wemyss Round 6 : Ginger Compote Single Cask,Speyside Vintage 1996 October 25, 2011October 28, 2011Gal Granov 2 So We’ve reached the final tasting note in this series (3 more to come next month), and to conclude it, we’ll be tasting another single […]
Tasting anCnoc vintage 1996 February 24, 2011February 28, 2011Gal Granov 2 I’ve written tasting notes about the anCnoc 12, and the older 16 year old a few month ago. I also own a bottle of the […]
Tasting Two Arrans (The Icons of Arran Limited Edition) July 18, 2010May 14, 2011Gal Granov 7 Both bottles i am about to review belong to the ‘The Icons of Arran Limited Edition’ series of bottling from Arran distillery (which now consists […]