I’m testing another single grain, with some hope that this Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch (50%) will meet my expectations, and a little bit more than the recent Teeling that disappointed me a bit (I have to say that I expected a real good surprise). This one comes from the Kentucky Buffalo Trace distillery. A single grain coming from the country of bourbon just has to be good, isn’t it?
The 18-year-old Glendronach Allardice (46% – 2017) is a single malt aged in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks, which was put on the market at the initiative of the new owner of the distillery. An happy initiative? We discover this right now 😀
When you start discovering whisky, Glenmorangie is a must-have label, especially when you have the (pretty good) idea to try its special finishes, such as the Glenmorangie Nectar d’Or finished in Sauternes casks.
The Teeling Single Grain, coming from the famous Irish distillery of the same name, is one of the very few Irish Bourbons and was first marketed in 2013. The ex- owner of the Cooley distillery has some hope to renew the success of Greenore, the first and until now only single Irish grain available on the market. Sold without age mention, it was aged in wine casks (Cabernet Sauvignon) before being bottled at 46% without cold filtration. I’m usually not a big fan of bourbon but considering the quality of the products offered by Teeling, I had to test it: D
Let me introduce to you a little gem (as many others) from the Kavalan distillery: the Kavalan Solist Port Cask (Cask n ° O090703008A – 59.4% limited edition of 187 bottles). Just in case you ignore it, the subtropical climate of this country allows a faster aging of whisky. This young whisky (7 years old), made with malted barley from Scotland, has developed fantastic flavors that you generally find in old whiskies.
We continue with another vintage gem, a Balmenach 32 years old (53.1%) by Maltbarn. Maltbarn is one of those independent bottlers who have the nose to select exceptional casks. Most of their bottles are sold out in a few days or even a few hours.
This 18-year-old Yamazaki, limited edition blend in sherry casks, is a whisky well known by people who like japanese whisky and is generally appreciated by them. This whisky, from the first Japanese distillery, founded by Shinjiro Torii, is so popular that it unfortunately became an object of speculation …
An Oa whisky by Ardbeg takes its name from a rocky area in the southwest of Islay. He joined, in 2017, the core range of Ardbeg, a core range that didn’t change for nearly 10 years.
The recipe of this whisky is based on a blend of seven different casks: highly carbonized virgin oak barrels, Pedro Ximénez casks and first fill bourbon casks for the most important part of this blend. These were married in a large french oak vat.
Archives, just in case you ignore it, is the label launched by Whiskybase, in addition to their “usual” join bottlings. Croftengea is part of The Fishes of Samoa and comes from the Loch Lomond distillery (name of the lake in the Scottish Highlands).
A whisky from Douglas Laing quickly calling another one, here is one more for a tasting that has surpassed, until this day, almost all tastings i’ve had. This 32 year old Strathmill (51.0% – cask n° DL 10912) is part of their very nice collection X.O.P. (for Xtra Old Particular) which counts some wonderful whiskys and this is one of them!
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