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New notes on a BEN NEVIS 10 YEAR CASK STRENGTH SINGLE CASK. Tap that πŸ”— IN BIO for deets on this sherry bomb whisky and a rumination on sherry bomb shrapnel. SlΓ‘inte! This ol’ standby always gets the job done with down to earth class. Cheers! Some people say don’t use the good stuff in cocktails. But those people clearly have never tried a Blood & Sand cocktail made with 26-year cask strength Ardbeg (the β€œIslay Mystery” in that bottle). Just sayin’. SlΓ‘inte!

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Tag: sherry

On Sherry Fatigue and a Ben Nevis 10 Year Cask Strength Single Malt
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On Sherry Fatigue and a Ben Nevis 10 Year Cask Strength Single Malt

BEN NEVIS SINGLE MALT Cask No. 13; selected by K&L (2024) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 113.8 … Continue reading On Sherry Fatigue and a Ben Nevis 10 Year Cask Strength Single Malt

The Huntley (Balvenie) Blended (teaspooned) Malt Whisky – Aged 25 Years!
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The Huntley (Balvenie) Blended (teaspooned) Malt Whisky – Aged 25 Years!

THE HUNTLEY BLENDED πŸ˜‰ MALT SCOTCH Single sherry hogshead cask selected by K&L exclusively for their “Faultline” series (2024) MASH … Continue reading The Huntley (Balvenie) Blended (teaspooned) Malt Whisky – Aged 25 Years!

Two Edradour Single Malt Whiskies – Caledonia 2024 & Ballechin 2016
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Two Edradour Single Malt Whiskies – Caledonia 2024 & Ballechin 2016

EDRADOUR CALEDONIA 2024 release MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 92 AGE – 12 years DISTILLERY – Edradour … Continue reading Two Edradour Single Malt Whiskies – Caledonia 2024 & Ballechin 2016

Galveston 12 Year Spanish Single Malt Whisky
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Galveston 12 Year Spanish Single Malt Whisky

GALVESTON SINGLE MALT Cask No. 2 (2020) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 90 AGE – 12 years … Continue reading Galveston 12 Year Spanish Single Malt Whisky

Benromach Speyside Single Malt – Cask Strength Batch 1
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Benromach Speyside Single Malt – Cask Strength Batch 1

BENROMACH SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT CASK STRENGTH Batch 1 distilled in 2007 and bottled in 2018 MASH BILL – 100% malted … Continue reading Benromach Speyside Single Malt – Cask Strength Batch 1

The Arran Malt Sherry Single Cask – from 2013!
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The Arran Malt Sherry Single Cask – from 2013!

THE ARRAN MALT SINGLE CASK Sherry Cask #430, distilled April 1997, bottled March 2013 MASH BILL – 100% malted barley … Continue reading The Arran Malt Sherry Single Cask – from 2013!

Redacted Bros Williamson (Laphroaig) 12 Year Blended (teaspooned) Malt Scotch Whisky
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Redacted Bros Williamson (Laphroaig) 12 Year Blended (teaspooned) Malt Scotch Whisky

REDACTED BROS BLENDED MALT SCOTCH WHISKY Islay scotch distilled in Sept 2010, aged in a refill sherry butt, bottled in … Continue reading Redacted Bros Williamson (Laphroaig) 12 Year Blended (teaspooned) Malt Scotch Whisky

Fuji Gotemba Riku Japanese Whisky
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Fuji Gotemba Riku Japanese Whisky

FUJI GOTEMBA RIKU Non-Chill Filtered MASH BILL – unstated blend PROOF – 100 AGE – NAS DISTILLERY – Fuji Gotemba … Continue reading Fuji Gotemba Riku Japanese Whisky

Springbank 15 Year Single Malt
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Springbank 15 Year Single Malt

SPRINGBANK 15 YEAR Bottled 15 September 2022 MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 92 AGE – 15 years … Continue reading Springbank 15 Year Single Malt

Notes on Whiskey Notes
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Notes on Whiskey Notes

Meta? It’s at least a bit meta, for sure. (Aren’t most things in the iEra?) But the purposes of whiskey … Continue reading Notes on Whiskey Notes

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