It seems there are more and more releases coming out under pseudo name and whilst i understand these distilleries may not want to be named by the indie bottlers it does beg the question of why ? Many of the indies releases whiskies that can be far better than the whisky releases under the official…
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Balblair 7 Year Old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Shall we go with Jingle bell’s, today ? No, ok lets move on.. As we get closer to the big day the excitement should be building and i know that each day opening this Boutique-y whisky calendar it gets that little bit more exciting as each dram is a perfect build up to the festive…
Speyside No4, 24 Year Old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Well what do we have here.. Tis another secret distillery from Speyside, the 4th in-fact.. What are those guys over at Boutiquey doing to us.. Ok so lets try to take a look at the label for clues, hmmm it looks like someone ( similar to Boutiquey Dave ) is being presented a Banjo.. Well…
Speyside #2 25 Year Old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Advent Calendar 2020 2020 has certainly been a year we all want to forget in a hurry, the worry of losing loved ones, the endless isolation that so many have found difficult to cope with, the lack of contact with our families or even just a quick hello to strangers is now taking it’s toll…
The Gael Batch 2 – J J Corry
J J Corry Its time for a little more Irish whiskey, and to say I am excited about this release is rather an understatement !! Now we all love a story and there are no better story tellers than the Irish. little green men guarding treasure and magical fairies at the bottom of the garden,…
The Gael – J J Corry
J J Corry There is another name starting to be whispered for those who care to listen, with a little Irish accent its saying the Irish whiskey scene is gathering pace and does not look like its going to slow down any time soon ! The Chapel Gate Irish Whiskey Company are a new breed…
Heaven Hill 9 Year Old Batch 1 That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Founded in 1935 just as prohibition ended and known as “Old Heavenhill Springs” distillery by a group of investors from the Bardstown-area as well as the five Shapira brothers, David, Ed, Gary, George and Mose. December 13, 1935 was the date the first barrel was filled and in 1942 the distillery was shut down by the…
Royal Brackla 12 year old That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Royal Brackla Founded in 1812 by Captain William Fraser as the Brackla distillery, it wasn’t until 1833 that William 4th granted the royal warrant that enabled the distillery to carry the “Royal” in its name. Royal Brackla is one of only 3 distilleries to receive the Royal warrant with the other two being Royal Lochnagar…
Speyside #3 8 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company
That Boutique-y Whisky Company Day 2.. You wait for a bus, none arrive and then 2 turn up at once.. What am I talking about ? Well sometimes when independent bottlers get their hands on some certain distilleries they just cant name them for legal reasons and although this is only a handful of distilleries…
24 Year Old Bourbon whiskey Batch 1 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
That Boutique-y Whisky Company When Christmas comes around we have always bought a Calendar for the kids and then my world changed !! Advent calendars suddenly appeared with whisky within them.. Then That Boutique-y Whisky Company launched theirs and the rest is history, this will be my third year with this calendar and I am…
Glengoyne 17 Year old That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Glengoyne Glengoyne Distillery is a little different to the normal distilleries in that the distillery actually sits in the Highland region of Scotland and while there’s nothing unusual about that the unusual part lies in the fact it sits right next to a road which once crossed you enter the Lowland’s and this is where…
Heaven Hill 9 Year old That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Heaven Hill Founded in 1935 and known as the “Old Heavenhill Springs” distillery by 5 brothers from the Shapiro family and a group of investors shortly after Prohibition ended in Bardstown, Kentucky and in a time of depression and great hardship in the country it was seen by many as a bold move.. Barrel number…
Benromach 2008 Cask Strength
Benromach The Benromach distillery company was founded back in 1898 by Duncan MacCallum and F.W.Brickmann who started construction on the distillery in the same year before starting to produce spirit in 1900, unfortunately due to lack of money the distillery also shut in the same year. In 1911 Benromach was bought by Harvey McNair and…
The Blended Whisky Company – The Xl Blend Batch 1
The XL Blend This sample is from The blended whisky Company ( Tbwc … Now that’s familiar!! ) and is quite simply named The XL Blend and when you do any searches you get a limited amount of information, it seems the company is about releasing high quality, old fashioned blended whisky that reminds…
Langatun 5 year old batch 1 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Day 14 and it’s time to pack the bags again, catch a plane and enjoy the Swiss Alps !! The story of Langatun is rather interesting and can be traced back to 1857 when Jakob Baumberger returned home from studying in Munich, when he founded a distillery in the grounds of his fathers farm.. later…
Islay #2, 25 yo.. That Boutique-y Whisky Company..
Day 22 and I’m Islay bound.. Now which secret distillery do we have here … It’s an Ard one !! That Boutiquey Whisky Company just seems to have a sadistic side to it, expression after expression is being released from top distilleries who insist on withholding the name and us poor customers have to try…
That Boutique-y Whisky Company Blend #3 batch 1.
That Boutique-y Whisky Company just keeps on giving.. This time I have the pleasure of sitting down with one of their blended whiskies, Blend #3 batch 1 which as soon as you open the bottle just seems to scream sherry so I’m more than happy to spend a little time with this in my glass…..
BENRIACH PEATED (Cask Strength) Batch 1..
BenRiach recently announced the launch of the new Peated cask strength batch number 1 and today I get to review said whisky ( lucky me) .. This new release is said to be made from heavily peated barley and has been bottled at 56% ( cask strength ) as well as being natural colour and…
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