ralfy review 884 – Mortlach 11yo @ 55.1% (Signatory Vintage)

I got to try a small sample of their Innaugral Release and was blown away by how good it was. As soon as I saw the first standard bottling available, click, bought, shipped, opened.

Utilising Bordeaux casks, Rye casks and Chinkapin Virgin Oak. Tbis first Raasay release is loaded with excitement from barrel influences and the fact it’s peated add even more depth to an already exciting new release.

Much like Ardnamurchan, this is a west coast, albeit, Island based distillery that we should all pay attention to. It reminds me of Ledaig…and that’s only a great thing. But it deserves to shine on its own merits, outside of comparison.

https://youtu.be/mhqSwo9ML9o

Welcome to this weeks episode of the show in which I’ll be reviewing a selection of the latest releases in Hunter Laing’s Old Malt Cask range.

https://youtu.be/1irgvvN8fOE

ralfy review 883 Extras – Q. – How to smell and taste in detail ?

ralfy review 883 – Glenturret 8yo @47.5%vol: (Carn Mor)

https://youtu.be/YPefAN7h4H0

When something of this calibre is released, I like to try my hardest to get one. Second time was a charm with this one!

Cask strength Bowmore is a truly remarkable thing. Yeah, it’s just a liquid…I get that. But for whisky drinkers, admirers, just fans as a whole, cask strength Bowmore is the highest of the high. I’ve never been disappointed by any official or independent bottlings of the stuff.

Released for Feis Ile 2021, this 18YO is packed with chocolate orange, pine, soft smoke, a huge finish and many reminders of how remarkable Bowmore can be. It’s overshadowed by other Islay distilleries who may release bigger, more powerful versions of their whiskies on a regualr basis. But when Bowmore do it, they hit all of the right notes. Exceptional.

Welcome to this weeks episode of the show in which I’ll be reviewing the latest release in the Moment series, the Brukswhisky DLX along with a few Moment bottlings from the past. I hope you enjoy it!

https://youtu.be/7IuROguL4KU

ralfy review 882 Extras. – Why many malts are bottled like blends.

ralfy review 882 – Caol Ila 10yo @58.2%vol: (WIN Dranken B.V.)

Welcome to this weeks episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at the Filey Bay range of whiskies from the Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery.

https://youtu.be/LwOCclMPMGI