As they say, “never three without four”, at least in a quadrilogy, here is the Highland Park Odin. Succeeding Thor, Loki and Freya, this 16 year old whisky was released in a 17,000 bottle edition. At 55.8%, it is the most “sturdy” in this collection. Aged in sherry casks and Hogsheads of second filling, all dressed in black, it announces a different profile than the others. Different AND better? We see that with the tasting notes 😉
We’re staying in the Valhalla collection with the 3rd of the name … The Highland Park Freya 😀 This whisky spent 15 years in bourbon casks of first filling. With an alcohol level of 51.2%, this whisky was apparently first planned to be used in a blend before they finally found it too good for this. I was curious to see if this Nordic goddess would bring a feminine and different touch to the collection, let’s discover that 😉
Do you want to discover more of the Valhalla collection from Highland Park? Alright! After Thor, here is the Highland Park Loki 😀 Bottled at the strength of the barrel (48.7%), it is, like the rest of the collection, presented in an elegant wooden box figuring the bow of a viking ship. Is this one as good as his brother? Let’s discover this with the tasting notes!
Here are the tasting notes of one of my favorite bottles, namely the fabulous Highland Park Thor! First whisky from the Valhalla collection, followed by Loki, Freya and Odin (in this order). Highland Park has found the vein to tickle lovers of pretty boxes and, by the way, fans of Nordic mythology. I have to admit that I also bought this box as soon as it was released, without tasting it first… If I have regrets? Only one: not having bought 3 bottles at once.
Today I have the pleasure to share my tasting notes of a Glen Grant 40yo distilled in 1973, aged in sherry casks and bottled by Samaroli in 2013. That’s not every day that we have the pleasure to taste a so aged Speyside and, when it comes, we always expects a great moment of pleasure. As Samaroli is one of the last Italian whisky trading companies, which bottled some of the most researched bottles, expectations are even greater. And it’s even better when it’s offered :p (Thanks Jurgen!)
For your next sunless day, I suggest you to discover a whisky that will brighten your day, the Macduff 33yo by… Macduff. Have to say it’s not the same Macduff as the one from the distillery, maybe they’re from the same family but this one is an independent bottler. Well, we don’t care, there are certainly a lot of Macduff in Scotland. This whisky (47.5%), from the collection “The Golden Cask Reserve”, is a limited edition of 125 bottles and comes from the CM210 cask. Here we go for the tasting notes 😀
Peat lovers, today I’ll introduce to you the Ardbeg Galileo… You know? This famous whisky that we sent into space to study the impact of gravity on its maturation. The whisky you’ll drink here isn’t the one they sent in space eh, this is just the same whisky that was bottled to celebrate this unusual event. Aged in ex-bourbon casks (first filling) and Marsala, it has an alcohol level of 49%. So, will this whisky take us to infinity and beyond?
If there is a real must-have bottle when you appreciate whisky, especially cask strenght, it’s the Aberlour A’Bunadh. Non cold filtered, aged in Oloroso sherry casks and bottled directly out of the barrel, it is a full of character Speyside that always pleases, whatever the batch. This batch #49 is nevertheless one of the best (at least of those that I’ve tasted). Here come the tasting notes 😀
Macduff is a Speyside distillery producing the Glen Deveron whisky, you’ll find Macduff named whisky only by independent bottlers, such as here with Malts of Scotland. This special bottling of Macduff Christmas 2017 is a 17yo whisky aged in sherry cask.
Today, let’s discover some Swedish whisky with a nice single malt, the Mackmyra Skördetid (46.1%). This one is a special bottling from their seasonal range, this Macmyra Skördetid has spend some time in old barrels of Amarone Masi Costasera (Masi is an Italian house, world famous for its wines). Before this special ending, this whisky spent time in bourbon barrels, American oak, sherry Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez… Just that. That sounds great, isn’t it? Let’s see if he lives up to his promises.
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