Best in Blog #16: Tasting Notes and Whisky News on the Web
Interesting week so far. Diageo’s decision to move their bottling plant, and Knob Creek’s shortage of product seem to be on everyone’s mind this week. On the tasting front, independent bottlings of uncommon malts abound.
Tasting Notes From Bloggers We Trust:
- Finally, a Michael Jackson story I can get behind. Cask Strength reviews the blend created out of the late-Michael Jackson’s whisky collection.
- Whisky for Everyone tries a Littlemill 19 from Douglas Laing. Littlemill is a closed Lowland distillery, and this is one of only 333 bottles. Also on tap is a 15 year old from the recently reopened Glencadam distillery (highland).
- Whisky Fun tries two Glenglassaugh, three Old Pulteneys, and four very old Macallans. Bonus points for writing what may be the only whisky blog post to also mention Bootsy Collins. Who knew that Bootsy went so well with Glenglassaugh?
- Whisky Intelligence reviews an Auchentoshen 8 year old from Duncan Taylor/Battlehill. He also has high marks for a Finlaggin Islay “Old Reserve” (no age statement).
- An interesting mix this week from Ruben at Whisky Notes: a Redbreast 12 irish whiskey, Talisker 12 (Friends of Classic Malts), and Tomatin 1976 (Scotch Single Malt Circle).
Whisk(e)y News on the Web:
- Everyone knows that the whiskey business is tough. It can take almost a decade to properly age good spirit, and forecasting demand that far out is an exercise in fortune telling at best. Knob Creek fans are now finding that out, as the distillery has run out of product even as demand continues to grow.
- Is Diageo’s decision to move their bottling plants from Kilmarnock to another part of Scotland going to ruin Scotch whisky? There’s a great discussion happening now at the Malt Advocate blog on the subject. Personally, I agree with Kevin Erskine (The Scotch Blog)’s assessment.
- John Hansel says that the latest Old Forester Birthday Bourbon will hit the shelves soon at a price of $40. Jefferson’s Bourbon is also getting ready to release a limited edition “wheated” bourbon priced at $90 a bottle.
- Duncan Taylor is relaunching their Rare Old Range.
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