Archive for May, 2010

Ardbeg Supernova 2010. I believe in miracles…

Since you came along
You sexy thing!
Here it is, standing all quiet and still in front of me. Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2011 Whisky of the Year… wanna bet? Not a bit of sarcasm or bitterness here though. Because this one for a change may actually deserve to be put in the spotlight - Ardbeg Supernova [...]

Arran Distillery Open Day: 3rd July 2010

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Drinks by the Dram

Oh. My. God. (Said in a high-pitched voice with a distinct Southern American accent)
They are just the cutest things ever! I had three of these beauties posted to me by our friends from the Master of Malt down in London (it’s somewhere in England I think) and I just had to take a couple of [...]

Manager’s Choice: Glenkinchie

Glenkinchie
Filled 1992, bottled 2009
Cask #502, European oak
528 bottles
58.1% ABV
£250
Nose: Lemon grass, marshmallows, oaked Chardonnay, Champagne-flavoured croissant filling. It’s very clean and focused. With water becomes heavier but doesn’t loose the fresh-factor. Oily citrus, lemon icing, corn flakes, sour bread crust, vanilla custard. Very un-kinchie! Defined and pronounced, on time and in-tune.
Palate: Sugary sweetness, perfumed and [...]

Look at me! I’m having Manager’s Choice!

Some time ago Diageo said that Manager’s Choice was the fastest-selling limited release whisky in company’s history… or something like that. I was surprised at first but then I thought (bin doin’ alada tinkin’, ya know) - something can be fastest-selling but still not be selling very well, right? It all depends on how fast [...]

Caol Ila and Lagavulin for Islay Festival 2010

Islay Festival 2010 is looming and it is now known what limited goodies two Diageo-owned Islay distilleries have in store for thirsty visitors.
From Lagavulin there is a single European oak cask filled in August 1994, bottled at 52.7% ABV. The release consists of 528 smile-inducing units of happy-happy-joy-joy. The cask was picked by Iain McArthur [...]

Ardbeg Supernova 2010 to launch on May 31st

Oh aye. Ardbeg is releasing the second expression of its ultra peaty Ardbeg Supernova. Last year’s first edition was, according to the email they sent me, ‘released to universal acclaim’. Maybe the acclaim was indeed universal, I wouldn’t know about that really, but it certainly wasn’t unanimous. We thought the 2009 Supernova was too much [...]

Balvenie Caption Competition: The Winner!

Thank you to everyone that entered. The problem with competitions is now I loathe to give the sample away. Oh well. Below is the picture again, followed by the winning caption. I hope the person who gets it enjoys it. Sigh.

‘Catch it, kill it, malt it’ from Andrew Hatch
Happy tasting mate
Chris