Bruichladdich Rhinns 12 yo 2011 (52,3%, The Roots 2024, hogshead, 199 btl.)
Secret Islay 14 yo 2009 ‘A Beg for Art’ (52,5%, The Roots 2023, hogshead, 179 btl.)
Ardbeg
New and upcoming whisky releases: Ardbeg Spectacular, Springbank 1999 (Whisky Sponge), Cu Bocan Creation 6, Berry Bros refresh…
Blended Malt 44 yo 1978 (59,8%, Spheric Spirits 2023, refill sherry butt #6, 331 btl.)
Springbank 27 yo 1994 (47,1%, Spheric Spirits 2022, refill sherry hogshead #95, 241 btl.)
Islay Malt 25 yo (48,4%, Spheric Spirits 2022, 407 btl.)
Glenrothes 36 yo 1986 (45,6%, Acla da Fans ’10th Anniversary series’ 2022, hogshead #212536)
Secret Highland Distillery 14 yo 2008 (44%, Acla da Fans ’10th Anniversary series’ 2022, sherry butt #452, 120 btl.)
Glen Grant 25 yo 1998 (48,7%, Acla da Fans ’10th Anniversary series’ 2023, refill sherry butt #13223)
Glen Garioch 7 yo 2015 (45,6%, Acla da Fans ’10th Anniversary series’ 2023, hogshead #5124, 239 btl.)
Caol Ila 15 yo 2007 (53,4%, Acla da Fans ’10th Anniversary series’ 2022, bourbon cask #304989, 146 btl.)
Secret Islay 13 yo 2009 (54,2%, Acla da Fans ’10th Anniversary series’ 2023, bourbon hogshead #104, 90 btl.)
Ardbeg BizarreBQ (50,9%, OB 2023, double charred oak + PX + BBQ casks)
Ardbeg 26 yo 1996 (52,8%, Gourmet Pool 2022, barrel #817 btl.)
Ardbeg 20 yo 2002 (50,2%, OB ‘Private Single Cask’ for Gourmet Pool 2023, second-fill bourbon cask #3290, 229 btl.)
Ardbeg 21 yo 1974 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail for Sestante 1995, 1387 btl.)
Laphroaig 1987 (53,4%, OB for LMdW 50th Anniversary 2006, six first fill hogsheads, 1387 btl.)
Port Ellen 20 yo 1978 (60,9%, OB Rare Malts 1998)
Whisky news this week: Ardbeg Rollercoaster 1981 + 1989 / Laphroaig Cairdeas Cask Favourites / Johnnie Walker Elusive Umami / Method & Madness 7 Years
Whisky news this week: Ardbeg Anamorphic, Deanston Warehouse 4, Jameson Caribbean Beats, Glen Scotia Campbeltown Festival 2024, GlenAllachie Wine Casks
Whisky news: Ardbeg Y2K, Douglas Laing 75th Anniversary, Isle of Harris The Hearach, Glenrothes redesign, Tullibardine 18 Years
Whisky news: Ardbeg Rare Cask 101, Lagavulin Islay Jazz 2023, Hombre Marginal mezcal, Macallan SMWS ‘The Only Drop’, Compass Box Metropolis and more…
Bowmore 26 yo 1997 (49,5%, Cut Your Leftovers Loose 2023, refill hogshead, 47 btl.)
Ardbeg 14 yo 2008 (63,8%, Cut Your Wolf Loose 2023, refill butt, 274 btl.)
Ben Nevis 5 yo 2017 (67,1%, Cut Your Wolf Loose 2022, STR American oak barrique #7877A, 190 btl.)
Blair Athol 10 yo ‘Bloody Sergeant’ (51,8%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Household, bourbon hogsheads + recharred red wine casks, 2800 btl.)
Cambus 31 yo ‘First Ghost’ (46,2%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Ghosts, refill hogsheads, 650 btl.)
Ardmore 12 yo ‘Seyton’ (52,5%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Household, ex-Laphroaig American + European oak barrels, 3200 btl.)
Ledaig 18 yo ‘First Murderer’ (50,5%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Murderers, American oak hogsheads, 2100 btl.)
Benriach 31 yo ‘Menteith’ (53,1%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Thanes, refill hogsheads, 650 btl.)
Glen Garioch 31 yo ‘Angus’ (54,6%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Thanes, refill hogsheads, 600 btl.)
Ardbeg 19 yo ‘First Witch’ (51,7%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Witches, Pedro Ximénez butts, 1800 btl.)
Glen Grant 56 yo ‘King Duncan’ (48,2%, Livingstone / Elixir Distillers 2023, Macbeth – The Leads, single sherry butt, 100 btl.)
Whisky news: Ardbeg Heavy Vapours, Benromach Polish Oak, Coleburn 14 Years, Berry Bros & Rudd 2023 Spring Release
Speyside Blended Malt 50 yo 1971 (49,5%, The Whisky Exchange ‘Celebrating 50 Years’ 2022, sherry butt)
Caol Ila 40 yo 1982 (49,5%, The Whisky Exchange ‘Celebrating 50 Years’ 2022, two hogsheads, 286 btl.)
Clynelish 26 yo 1995 (51,5%, The Whisky Exchange ‘Celebrating 50 Years’ 2022, 713 btl.)
Ardbeg 22 yo 2000 (53,4%, The Whisky Exchange ‘Celebrating 50 Years’ 2022, 243 btl.)
Linkwood 10 yo 2011 (52,2%, The Whisky Exchange ‘Celebrating 50 Years’ 2022, 870 btl.)
Lagavulin Offerman Edition – Charred Oak Cask Lagavulin is expanding its partnership with actor / woodworker Nick Offerman. […]
New and upcoming whisky releases: Ardbeg Smoketrails, the Whisky Show 2022 bottlings, Fettercairn 18 Years, Method & Madness Oats and Malt, and more…
Ardbeg Scorch (46%, OB 2021)
New and upcoming whisky: Ardbeg Heavy Vapours, Springbank Sherry Wood PX, Rosebank 31 Years and a new Elements of Islay core range.
New and upcoming whisky releases: Lagavulin 1993 (Prima & Ultima), Ardbeg Ardcore, Bushmills Prohibition Recipe, Bunnanhabhain Feis Ile 2022 and more…
New and upcoming whisky: Ardbeg Hypernova + Ardbeg Fermutation / Glendronach 50 Year Old / Glenlivet Sample Room Collection 21 + 25 Years / Wemyss Smoky Shores
Ardbeg 20 yo 2001 (46,6%, OB ‘Wu Dram Clan’s Private Reserve’ 2021, refill bourbon barrel #348, 155 btl.)
Ardbeg Uigeadail (54,2%, OB +/- 2019)
New and upcoming whisky releases from GlenAllachie, Octomore, Boogieman and The Whisky Show 2021 bottlings
New whisky releases: Ardbeg 8 Years / Benromach 2010 for The Whisky Exchange / Glenmorangie Tuiga 25 Years
Whisky news: Ardbeg Fermutation 13 Years / Jura Rum Cask Finish / Hazelburn 13 Years (2021) / Littlemill Testament 1976
New and upcoming whisky releases: Bowmore 21 Years Aston Martin / Glenmorangie Cognac Cask / Ardbeg Traigh Bhan / GlenAllachie Grattamacco
Ardbeg 19 yo ‘Traigh Bhan’ (46,2%, OB 2020, Batch #2)
Compass Box Peat Monster Arcana (46%, OB 2020, blended malt, 8328 btl.)
Ardbeg 5 yo ‘Wee Beastie’ (47,4%, OB 2020)
Ardbeg 20 yo 2000 ‘An ever-changing world of order’ (57,2%, TWE for Whisky Show 2020, bourbon barrel #1087, 247 btl.)
New and upcoming whisky: Laphroaig 10 Sherry Oak / Whisky Show 2020 bottlings / Kilchoman Genesis
Whisky news: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan Batch 2 / GlenDronach Kingsman Edition 1989 / Whisky Advent Calendars
Ardbeg Scorch / Black Bowmore 1964 DB5 / Arran Harmony vol.3
New and upcoming whisky releases: Ardbeg single cask, Glenmorangie Malaga Cask, Craigellachie 1995, Kilchoman Cask Strength and more…
Arrrrrrrdbeg / The Whisky Exchange single casks / Glenlivet 12 Years Illicit Still / The Epicurean – Edinburgh edition
Ardbeg 25 Year Old A 25 year-old Ardbeg single malt, a very promising idea, which makes us think […]
New: Ardbeg Wee Beastie 5 Years // Redbreast 27 Ruby Port // Single Malts of Scotland US Batch 1
Whisky news: Ardbeg Blaaack // Mortlach 15 Years (Game of Thrones) // Redbreast 27 Years Ruby Port
Ardbeg Ar11 2000 (56,8%, Elements of Islay 2019)
Whisky news this week from Ardbeg, Port Askaig, Brewdog and GlenDronach
New and upcoming releases: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan, Benromach Heritage, Highland Saltire and more
Upcoming whisky releases: Macallan Edition n°5, Ardbeg 25 Years (SMOS) and Glenrothes 40 Years
Ardbeg 1978 (43%, OB 1997)
Ardbeg 1978 (43%, OB 1998)
Brora 25 yo 1978 (57%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society 2004, #61.2 ‘Marmalade on burnt toast’)
Port Ellen 22 yo 1978 (60,5%, Rare Malts 2000)
Ardbeg Drum, GlenDronach Forgue and new releases from Aberfeldy and Old Pulteney
Ardbeg Grooves (46%, OB 2018)
Ardbeg Ar10 2001 (52,4%, Elements of Islay 2018, two bourbon barrels)
Whisky news from Ardbeg, Tamdhu, Aberfeldy, Douglas Laing and more…
New: Ardbeg Twenty Something – 23 years old Committee release
Ardbeg An Oa (46,6%, OB 2017)
Upcoming releases from Ardbeg, Benromach and Ledaig…
Ardbeg 24 yo 1965 (54,4%, Cadenhead’s 1990, black label dumpy) – 93/100
New: Highland Park The Dark 17 // Highland Park Shiel // Ardbeg Grooves // Laphroaig Cairdeas 2017
Ardbeg ‘Malin’ 25 yo 1991 (49,8%, The Duchess ‘Shieldmaidens’ 2016, bourbon cask #649, 168 btl.) – 90/100
Ardbeg 32 yo 1974 (52,5%, OB for LMdW 2006, bourbon cask #3309, 109 btl.) – 95/100
New: Ardbeg An Oa whisky
Ardbeg 36 yo 1973 (44,7%, Douglas Laing Old & Rare Platinum 2009, 78 btl.) – 95/100
Compass Box ‘The Nectar Tenth Anniversary’ (46%, Compass Box for The Nectar 2016, blended malt) – 90/100
New: Ardbeg An Oa / Craigellachie Double Casked / Tullibardine 1970 / Ledaig 19yo Marsala
Ardbeg Ar6 (55,7%, Elements of Islay 2016, 50cl) – 89/100
Ardbeg Kelpie (51.7%, OB 2017, Committee Release)
Ardbeg 28 yo 1965 (54,4%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection 1993) – 91/100
Ardbeg 24 yo 1965 (54,4%, Cadenhead for Sestante Italy +/- 1990, dumpy white label) – 93/100
Ardbeg Dark Cove (46,5%, OB – Feis Ile 2016) – 89/100
Ardbeg 21 Year Old
Ardbeg Dark Cove – Feis Ile 2016
Ardbeg Perpetuum (47,4%, OB 2015) – 87/100
Ardbeg 13 yo 1974 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice +/- 1988) – 92/100
Islay Malt 7 yo 2007 (51,9%, Liquid Treasures 2014, bourbon barrel, 159 btl.) – 87/100
Ardbeg Kildalton (46%, OB 2014) – 86/100
Ardbeg 32 yo 1974 (53,5%, OB for Italy 2006, bourbon cask #3328, 76 btl.)
Pierre Marcolini – Rare whiskies and rums (box of chocolates)
Kildalton 7 yo 2007 (54,4%, Archives ‘Fishes of Samoa’ 2014, hogshead #9396, 170 btl.) – 87/100
Ardbeg 23 yo 1991 (48,9%, Malts of Scotland for Hotel Bero 2014, sherry hogshead, ref. MoS 14054, 185 btl.) – 92/100
Ardbeg 15 yo 1973 (43%, Sestante 1988, 75cl.) – 92/100
Ardbeg 16 yo 1998 (58,2%, Malts of Scotland ‘Amazing Casks’ 2014, ref. Mos 14027, 222 btl.) – 88/100
Ardbeg 29 yo 1972 (50%, Douglas Laing OMC 2001, sherry finish, 432 btl.) – 94/100
Ardbeg Auriverdes (49,9%, OB 2014, 6660 btl.) – 89/100
Darkness! Ardbeg 21 yo (40,1%, Master of Malt 2014, P.X. finish, 50 cl.) – 88/100
Ardbeg 31 yo 1974 (51,8%, OB 2006, bourbon cask #5666, 168 btl.) – 94/100
Ardbeg Galileo 12 yo 1999 (49%, OB 2012, first fill ex-bourbon and ex-Marsala casks) – 87/100
Ardbeg Galileo (49%, OB 2012)
Ardbeg 13 yo 1965 (46%, Cadenhead 1978, 75 cl) – 83/100
Ardbeg 31 yo 1974 (51,0%, OB 2005, bourbon cask #2749, 120 btl.) – 91/100
Ardbeg 20 yo 1991 (48,4%, Malts of Scotland for Hotel Bero 2011, sherry hogshead #MoS 11003, 240 btl.) – 91/100
Ardbeg 18 yo 1975 (43%, Signatory Vintage 1993, cask #2464-67) – 81/100
Ardbeg Alligator (51,2%, OB 2011, Committee release, around 10.000 btl.) – 88/100
Ardbeg 10yo ‘Ten’ (46%, OB 2011)
Ardbeg 12 yo 1998 (55,4%, Nectar of the Daily Drams 2011) – 88/100
Ardbeg 28 yo 1972 (50,1%, Douglas Laing for Alambic Classique Germany 2000, 234 btl.) – 94/100
Geert Bero – Ardbeg Collector
Ardbeg 27 yo 1975 (50%, Douglas Laing OMC 2002, sherry cask, US market, 342 btl.) – 92/100
Ardbeg 1980 ‘Kildalton’ (57,6%, OB 2004, 1300 btl.) – 88/100
Ardbeg Alligator: a new, heavily toasted Ardbeg expression
Ardbeg 1975 (40%, Jas. Gordon & Co. 1989, imported by Auxil France, 75 cl) – 91/100
Ardbeg 15 yo 1993 (58,9%, Duncan Taylor 2009, cask #1724, 292 btl.) – 85/100
Ardbeg Supernova (60,1%, OB 2010) – 85/100
Ardbeg 10 yo 2000 “Lord Robertson” (53%, OB 2010, Committee release, cask #1217, 202 btl.) – 86/100
Ardbeg ‘Lord of the Isles’ 25 yo (46%, OB 2007) – 92/100
Ardbeg Rollercoaster (57,3%, OB 2009, Committee release) – 85/100
Will the next Ardbeg be called Ardbeg Rollercoaster?
Ardbeg 31yo 1975 (53,7%, OB 2006, cask #1378, 453 btl) – 92/100
Head-to-head comparison between Ardbeg Corryvreckan, Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist and Ardbeg Supernova.
Ardbeg Corryvreckan (57,1%, OB 2009) – 88/100
Ardbeg Supernova (58,9%, OB 2009) – 85/100
Tasting notes of the new Daily Dram Undercover bottlings:
Undercover n°1 – Lagavulin 14y 1994 (53,1%, Daily Dram 2008, 196 btl.)
Undercover n°2 – Talisker 24y 1984 (51,9%, Daily Dram 2008, 82 btl.)
Undercover n°3 – Ardbeg / Laphroaig / Bowmore vatting (57,5%, Daily Dram 2008, 320 btl.)
A few months ago, Bruichladdich released a private batch of its Octomore at 80 ppm phenols. After that, […]