ralfy review 1136 Extras – What’s the fuss about very old Whiskies.
ralfy review 1136 – Old Perth 41yo @45.3%vol: (Re-reviewed 2026)
ralfy review 1135 Extras – My History with Talisker Single Malt.
ralfy review 1135 – Talisker 2009 D.E. @45.8%vol: (TD-S:5LX)
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Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 608: Heaven’s Door Straight Rye Whiskey
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, celebrates Independence Day with an American whiskey. Heaven’s Door is a relatively new whiskey brand from Chicago, founded in collaboration with the legendary artist Bob Dylan. Their first whiskey appeared in 2018, but by now they already have a track record of more than 60 whiskies. In the glass is one of the first releases: a young rye whiskey that received a finish in wine casks from the Vosges.
The Good Dram Show – Episode 639 ‘Murray McDavid’
Welocme to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at a selection of botlings, released last year, from Independent bottler Murray McDavid. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 639 – Just As Nature Intended…! Filmed in The Study Nottingham.
Featuring
Murray McDavid Benchmark Blair Athol 16 year old 54.2%
Murray McDavid Benchmark Inchgower 14 year old 53.4%
Murray McDavid Benchmark Glen Garioch 14 year old 51.6%
Murray McDavid Benchmark Linkwood 12 year old 54.4%
Murray McDavid Mission Gold Loch Lomond 28 year old 51.2%
Murray McDavid Mystery Single Malt ‘Lennox Peat’ 6 year old 56.3%
Putachieside 21 Year Old, 50.8%
The lost history behind Putachieside. Before Union Street and New Market Street existed, there was a tiny Aberdeen neighbourhood called Putachieside, tucked away in what’s now known as Carnegie’s Brae. That’s where Wm Cadenhead Ltd set up shop in the early Victorian era. In 1904, Robert Duthie took over the company and created the Putachieside blend, naming it after that very street.
The label even features an etching of the old area, including the historic Wallace Tower. The area itself was cleared away in the 1840s to make room for the city’s new streets. But the name lived on in the whisky. J. & A. Mitchell Ltd (Campbeltown) bought the company in 1972 and kept producing Putachieside for a while, before it was eventually discontinued in the late 1990s. A blend named after a street that no longer exists https://whiskywednesdays.substack.com/
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Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 607: Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old 2013 Staoisha Liquid Art
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a young Bunna. Recently, Liquid Art launched a young Staoisha, the peated version of Bunnahabhain on Islay. The bottle is adorned with a label featuring a beautiful photo… which was not taken on Islay, but in Norway. During a trip near Rotsund, the photographer pointed his camera east towards the Lyngen Alps. In the photo, we see a striking rock formation with four smaller peaks in the centre. Legend has it that these are four petrified trolls. When they climbed over the mountains, they were so awestruck by the beauty that they were turned to stone forever. Kudos to the photographer, by the way, as the photo was absolutely not edited. A fine piece of craftsmanship. And that can more than likely be said of the malt as well. Time to taste!
