Best in Blog #22: Tasting Notes and Whisky News on the Web
Tasting Notes From Bloggers We Trust:
- Whisky Fun tries new offerings from Kilkerran and Hazelburn, as well as four official bottlings of BenRiach from the 60s and 70s.
- Dr. Whisky is making my mouth water with these tasting notes on an Ardbeg 17 year.
- Whisky for Everyone tries a dram of Pittyvaich 12 year (a closed distillery), and finds it a bit jarring for a heavily sherried whisky.
- Non Jatta reviews the Yamazaki 1984, as does John Hansell and Whisky Intelligence.
- Whiskey Notes reviews Bakers’s 7 year sour mash bourbon, as well as an unimpressive Balvenie 14 “Roasted Malt.”
- Whisky for Everyone tastes a “mystery dram.” Can you guess what it is? He’s also got a Bladnoch 16 from Old Malt Cask.
- Tullamore Dew is launching a 10 year old single malt irish whisky. Tasting notes at Whisky Intelligence.
- Whisky Intelligence also has tasting notes on Miltonduff 8 year old from Duncan Taylor.
- Whisk(e)y Apostle is lucky enough to try a Highland Park 30.
Whisk(e)y News on the Web:
- Glenfiddich is launching a new, 50 year old expression. It will sell for $16,000 a bottle. More on this from Cask Strength and
- Scotch Hobbyist is reading Hans Offringa’s Whisky and Jazz and loving it.
- Whisky Forum asks “who will buy the new Octomore 2” and finds few takers.
- More on Sunday’s protest of Diageo’s closing of Johnnie Walker bottling facilities in Kilmarnock.
- The Bruichladdich Blog calls bullshit on Diageo for cynically launching a special edition Johnnie Walker celebrating the label’s history even as they close down the Kilmarnock plant.
- Elmer T. Lee is turning 90. Wish him a good B-day.
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