Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 356: Talisker Distillery Exclusive 2007

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a distillery exclusive from Skye. As long as there is a pandemic, Mark will continue his online whisky tastings, the so-called WhisQy Masterclasses. WhisQy with the Q of Quarantine of course. They are quite popular which makes him happy, for it allows him to share drams and stories despite the crisis. In the fifth edition Mark presented a line-up of Talisker which included this Distillery Exclusive from 2017. Some 6.000 bottles were released  and the label reveals the following: ‘First matured in refill oak casks, then specially charred American Oak hogsheads, before finally maturing in old European Oak puncheons’.

https://youtu.be/ayf5FJkBt7c

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Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 355: Talisker 2009 Distillers Edition

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a special malt from Skye. Barely three months ago Mark had tried the Distillers Edition from 2007, bottled in 2017. But he recently presented this version from 2009, bottled in 2019, during his online tasting WhisQy (Whisky in Quarantine) Edition #5: Talisker Treats. As always, the Talisker Distillers Edition is double matured on Amoroso sherry casks.

https://youtu.be/xyYbpZDgMUg

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 354: Ballechin 10 Year Old 2010 Signatory for McShelfie

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, gets a taste of Pitlochry. Belgian Whisky Club of the Year McShelfie selected a single cask of 10 years old Ballechin that matured on a sherry cask. Indeed, it’s another heavily peated malt from the Edradour distillery.

https://youtu.be/BKl07ue_jSQ

Due to Covid, Whisky Wednesday filming is postponed…

Welcome to the second episode of the show devoted to North Star Spirits. In this episode I’ll be looking at their Series 012 releases.

https://youtu.be/zRs1lNiXJtY

This weeks episode of the #GoodDramShow https://youtu.be/mFCBE9TJJcU features the Series 011 releases from North Star Whisky

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 353: Caol Ila 13 Year Old 2007 The Octave for Wine4You

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, tries another Ileach. An Octave is a smaller type of cask that enables the spirit to have more contact with the wood and hence mature a lot faster. This Caol Ila from 2007 had the pleasure of kissing wood from a sherry octave. It was bottled by Duncan Taylor in their famous The Octave series, exclusively for the Belgian shop Wine4You. And it’s a stunner!

https://youtu.be/8JTTWxGhDCQ

I DON’T HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN AIRPORT TO GET THIS ANYMORE!! THE JOY!

I’ve waited for a solid opportunity to talk about this whisky when it wasn’t disappearing onto planes, literally. Finally avaliable for purchase from all specialist retailers, Makers Mark Cask Strength is an abundance of brown sugar and tobacco. Providing all of the elegant Makers style with some Kentucky power, which is very welcome here in Manchester! Cheers!

https://youtu.be/ja5i3SdB0wM

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 352: Peat’s Beast 25 Year Old

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, tries an undisclosed Ileach. Peat’s Beast is not the most famous whisky around, yet worth seeking out. After all, it is an Islay single malt – albeit undisclosed. The Peat’s Beast 25 years old is a limited edition and if Mark were a betting man… he claims this might be a Bowmore. Don’t take his word for it, though.

https://youtu.be/_zwKfEQAelU