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Review no. 15: Clynelish 47-year-old, 1977 (Gordon & Macphail Private Collection)
These old vintages are becoming rarer and rarer, and when they do get bottled, you can either get one or buy a medium-sized hatchback. Thankfully the Thompson brothers split this old Clynelish into samples as a celebratory breakeven bottling. Hence we get to try it, but still keep our organs off the black market. Let’s… Continue reading
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Review no. 3: Edradour 12-year-old “Caledonia”
This 12-year-old Edradour is named after Dougie Maclean’s “Caledonia”, a sentimental little number making Scotsmen cry since 1977. The cover by Paolo Nutini is excellent. However, if Edradour was a song, it would be this beautiful ballad about drinking petrol by the Estonian punk band Vennaskond. It’s an uncompromising little distillery producing one of the… Continue reading
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Reviews no. 1 & 2: Glencadam 10 / Balblair 12
Welcome to the first review! I set this blog up about six months ago, wishing for a bit more flexibility in what and how I write, beyond what’s appropriate for whiskybase. I won’t go into the (positive) life events that got in the way. We’re here now, so let’s crack on. The dry, malty and… Continue reading
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