When i look back through the whiskies i have reviewed and tasted over the many years i find Arran whiskies don’t feature too often and that saddens me.. I know i have not had a bad expression from them and have even had the privilege of being amongst the panel that picked one of the…
Tag: 1995
Clynelish 24 Year Old 1995 – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)
Clynelish The Clynelish Distillery was officially founded in 1819 but the Clynelish distillery later became known as Brora and a more modern distillery which was built in 1967 adjacent to the old one is the distillery that we know today as Clynelish!! The original version of Clynelish was mothballed in 1931 and remained closed until…
Tormore 23 Year Old 1995 – The Single Cask
Tormore The Tormore distillery was founded in 1958, making this distillery a relatively young one in the history of whisky making in Scotland. Founded by Schenley international the distillery is not just beautifully designed but is also surrounded with wonderfully kept lawns, lovely white washed walls that sit perfectly within this picturesque setting. The distillery…
Speyside 23 Year Old – 1995
Bartels Have I mentioned I like heavily sherried whisky ? Well I do and when I heard about this single cask offering from the independent bottlers Bartels, then I just had to get some to try. Bartels are an independent bottler who release single cask offerings at cask strength and natural colour, they also have…
Glendronach 19 year old – 1995
Glendronach Founded in 1826 by a consortium including James Allardice in Forgue, Aberdeenshire and was only the second distillery to apply for a license to legally produce alcohol under the 1823 Excise Act.. Part of the distillery was destroyed by fire in 1837 and in 1852 Walter Scott takes control of the distillery but dies…
Claxton’s Glen Keith 1994 V Glen Keith 1995
What’s better than doing a whisky review I ask myself… Well doing two is the simple answer.. Claxtons, the independent bottlers based in Ripon, near the beautiful city of York are about to release a duo of single cask Glen Keith’s and they just happen to be from the years of 1994 and 1995 (…
Glendronach.. 2006, 1995 and 1989.. Batch 16
Over the last year or so Glendronach has certainly gone into overdrive with the single cask releases, just as soon as they are announced then they are all gone, collectors, investors and drinkers all clambering over each other to get the vintages they want or even just a chance to bag any of what is…
Glendronach 1995 UK Exclusive
Did someone mention sherried whisky.. It must be Glendronach time again ! Over the last year or so I have really come to love sherried whisky and there is not much better than what Glendronach is releasing, their single casks are just what I’m looking for at the moment and believe me I’ve bought a…
Lagavulin 1995 – 2011 Distillers Edition.
Lagavulin whisky can only mean one thing… It’s Peat time, those big aromas and flavours that just scream Islay whisky are all perfectly summed up as soon as you mention Lagavulin.. Founded way back in 1816 when John Jonston and Archibald Campbell constructed two distilleries on the site where eventually one of them became Lagavulin…
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