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 [...]
The Manager’s Choice 2nd Release
Diageo has just announced the release of the second batch of their (in)famous Manager’s Choice expressions. The release comprises of 6 new single cask whiskies:
Blair Athol: Nov 1995, 570 bottles, Bodega Sherry European Oak, £200
Cragganmore: May 1997, 246 bottles, Bodega Sherry European Oak, £250
Dalwhinnie: February 1992, 270 bottles, Refill American Oak, £250
Dufftown: May 1997, 282 [...]
Try a Manager’s Choice in Edinburgh
If just like me you can not quite afford a bottle from the Diageo’s Manager’s Choice range (first six bottlings out of 27 are out, scroll down for more info) but you are really curious to know what the fuss is all about and just how good single cask Mortlach, Cardhu or Oban can actually be, there [...]
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So… the biggest whisky news of the year has been broken. The Managers Choice selection. 27 single cask whiskies, one from each Diageo distillery, bar the behemoth that is Roseisle.
When I first got wind of this news from one of our very secretive sources, I was really excited. Not only could I try single caskings [...]
The Manager’s Choice
They are out! It’s official. There will be a total of 27 (one from each distillery) over the next year or so. The first batch of six (see the picture) should be available any day now from good retailers.
And now the funny bit. The pricing. Check out what is being asked for the first lot:
1997 [...]
Manager’s Choice to be announced tomorrow?
Exciting, exciting, exciting. Rumours have been kicking about for a while now that Diageo will release Manager’s Choice bottling from their distilleries, a descendant of legendary Manager’s Drams. The rumour also had it that it’s going to be single cask, un-chillfiltered, cask strength from every distillery owned by the drinks giant. Now over the last [...]
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