September 4th, 2010
By Mike Lord
We have received in three new exceptional Adelphi’s from their latest bottlings.
Adelphi Glen Grant 1985 25 Years Old
This whisky is all about Snickers bars and ice cream sundaes with butterscotch sauce. Fabulous.
Adelphi Macallan 1996 13 Years Old
This is from a refill sherry cask. A combination of warm fruit pie, honey and nuts with chocolate orange. A classic old style Macallan.
Adelphi Bowmore 2000 10 Years Old
Lots of mint toffee, tar and coal dust. A real minty surprise for a Bowmore and well worth a try.
Tags: Adelphi, Bowmore, Glen Grant, Macallan, Single Malt
Posted in New Whisky Releases and Bottlings
September 1st, 2010
By Mike Lord
The brand new Kilchoman is now in stock and will be available to try during The Autumn Speyside Festival 2010.
This release is from 100% Bourbon casks. By far the most refined release so far. In no way is this a hard hitting 3 year old from Islay but that’s what it is. It’s much better behaved than that and a real pleasure to drink,
Nose: A pleasing balance of sweet ash and some tar. Definite notes of pear drops, vanilla essence, candid lemon and rock salt – packs of Starburst on the bonfire.
Taste: Sweet, smoke and spiced fruits in 3 very defined waves.
Finish: Quite dry. Peat smoke, cloves and hot chills spices which last for a long time.
Tags: Kilchoman, Single Malt
Posted in New Whisky Releases and Bottlings
August 11th, 2010
By Mike Lord
Bottling No 2 is now ready to buy!
With the help of our inside man at Duncan Taylor we were able to liberate a small amount of Caperdonich from a single ex-Bourbon cask saving it from being Octaved. It certainly didn’t need it! This is one of the best Caperdonich’s I’ve had showing all the complexity of a well aged whisky from a Bourbon cask.
During the last few weeks a liberation tunnel was dug into the warehouses of Duncan Taylor while our inside man tunnelled out. He could occasionally be seen walking around the Duncan Taylor warehouse scattering the soil from the tunnel onto the warehouse fall. When challenged by the Duncan Taylor guards he cleverly claimed to be creating a traditional dunnage style warehouse. Genius!
When we finally got the whisky out it was a fast motorbike ride (well trip in the van) and a stunning leap over the Deveron to avoid the boarder patrols and get the whisky to Dufftown.
Nose: Tropical fruits – mango, pineapple, banana and peaches with pencils, wood shavings, tablet and toffee wrappers. A tropical fruit salad in a wooden bowl.
Taste: Citrus, candied lemon and then the more tropical notes re-emerge with more mango and banana. Also a little salt and pepper.
Finish: Intense tropical notes with a spicy kick. Reminiscent of a Pineapple Daiquiri.
The WSD Caperdonich 1972 37 Years Old £125.00
PS: Plans for bottling number 3 are well on their way.
The WSD Caperdonich 1972 37 Years Old
Tags: Caperdonich, Dufftown, Duncan Taylor, Single Malt, Speyside, the whisky shop dufftown, The WSD
Posted in New Whisky Releases and Bottlings
