Glen Mhor distillery was a victim of the whisky loch, closing in 1983 (the same year as Port Ellen and Brora). It had joined DCL’s portfolio on 11 years prior, but when the maltings were closed in 1980 it seemed that Glen Mhor’s fate was all but sealed. Single malts from Glen Mhor are extremely […]
This weeks Old, Rare, & Open bottle is a true mystery. Welcome back to another installment of our rare whisky tasting series. Never has a bottle of Glenlivet 1974 16 Year Old Cadenhead Original Collection come to auction. When thinking about Cadenhead bottlings at auction, you might assume that the dumpies would be the rarest. […]
Welcome back to our new weekly series, delving into the world of old and rare whisky tasting. This week we are featuring this North-Port Brechin 1970 Connoisseurs Choice, with tasting notes by Phil Dwyer of Whisky Wednesday. North Port-Brechin distillery was a victim of the 1980s Whisky Loch, and had a checkered history even before […]
Welcome back to Old, Rare, & Open. The next old and rare bottling up for tasting is this Macallan-Glenlivet 18 Year Old Cadenheads, with tasting notes provided by Whisky Wednesday’s Phil Dwyer. Read last week’s tasting notes on a rare Bunnahabhain Signatory Vintage here. The entry of a full bottle of this Macallan-Glenlivet 18 Year […]
Welcome back to our brand new tasting series: Old, Rare, & Open. This week, Vin from No Nonsense Whisky reviews a 17 year old Bunnahabhain bottled by Signatory Vintage. Read last weeks tasting notes on the Glenturret 1979 29 Year Old Signatory Vintage here. This Bunnahabhain 1984 whisky was matured in a refill butt for […]
It’s tasting time once more! This week’s contestant is a Glenturret 1979 29 Year Old with tasting notes by Vin from No Nonsense Whisky. Read last week’s tasting notes on a very rare Bunnahabhain Old Malt Cask here. Another elusive malt: the Glenturret 1979 29 Year Old Master of Malt Cask Strength Collection. Not much […]
This tasting session marks the beginning of a new weekly series dedicated to exploring old and rare whiskies: Old, Rare, & Open. Each week, we’ll uncover the unique characteristics and stories behind some of the most exceptional whiskies available, starting with this remarkable Bunnahabhain bottling. Join us on this journey through the world of old […]