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St. George ain’t that saint no more…

May 28, 2009 by Lucas +

When some time ago David from St. George’s distillery (yes, it is in England) told me he had sent me a sample of their heavily peated spirit I instantly thought it was going to be easy. We would sample some, I presumed, [...]

Competition Brings Out Guys’ Dark Side… Caperdonich 1972

May 5, 2009 by Chris +

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With my hangover just subsiding I was looking forward to our tasting a couple of nights ago. We used some sort of logic to pick the whiskies we tasted, but this logic is probably unfathomable to the normal person. Anyway we [...]

Who Is Ardbeg Supernova Actually For??

May 1, 2009 by Lucas +

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Well, not for me, that’s for sure. An off-the-wall, super young, super peated, undrinkable whisky that retails for over £70? Not a chance I will be buying one. On the other hand, I recently spoke to a guy who already is [...]

Old Pulteney 30 yo Tasted!

April 29, 2009 by Lucas +

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Old Pulteney 30 yo Northern Highlands Pre-release sample Available: God knows when Colour: Tinned peach syrup with a touch of light olive oil Nose: If you are planning holidays in a hot country – don’t – buy [...]

Leslie’s Bar Night: Tasting Notes

April 25, 2009 by Lucas +

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At last some tasting notes from Tuesday. I must warn you, they are slightly special. We started off pretty good but then, as whisky and chasers affected our nervous systems, we slid off into abstraction and, quite often, [...]