May 2012

Compass Box – Great King Street

by Johannes on May 28, 2012

Type: Blend Abv.: 43% Colour:Pale gold Nose: My first impression reminds me of german apple cake with baked apple and cream. All this is supported by vanilla and brown sugar notes. After some time a whiff of bitterness hits my nose. Taste: This dram has a slidely oily mouthfeel to it. The 43% gently reinforces [...]

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Glenmorangie – SMWS 125.45 “Complex and thought-provoking”

May 20, 2012

Distilery: Glenmorangie Whisky Region: Highland Age: 10 years Date Distilled: February 2000 Cask Type: Second-fill ex-bourbon hogshead Outturn: 312 bottles Abv.: 59.2% Colour: Pale Lothlorien gold Tasted before: Glenmorangie Original Nose: The first impression is very sweet one with dominant caramel, some whiffs of vanilla and butter. The second impressions are more fruity. With water [...]

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Can I truly be a whisky geek if one of my favorite whiskies is an original bottling?

May 6, 2012

Limburg chitchat: “I haven’t bought an original bottling in ten years“. This tweet (by OliverKlimek) I read on twitter the other day. Well, this quote matches quite well with a question I’m asking myself for weeks now: „Can I truly be a whisky geek if one of my favorite whiskies is an original bottling?“ Frankly this sounds [...]

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