Adam introduces three cask strength editions from the Speyside distillery, a now closed single malt producer that is super hard to find. Try now instore at The Strath in Victoria for free, and save % on your bottles as part of the Strath’s Whisky Sale!
Adam discovers the brand new relaunch of Sanctuary single malt by Fermentorium at Phillips here in Victoria BC. Want to try it? Come and celebrate the launch with us at a very special tasting event and launch party on Dec 7th! Links below.
Join Phillips Fermentorium and the Deb Rhymer band as they launch their brand new re-imagined Sanctuary whisky at the Sunday Blues Service.
Macallan 25YO, 43%, 2023
I finally got the chance to taste one of the most ‘if I could, I would’ bottles in the world. Does it live up to its hype, or is it just a rich person’s everyday liquid?
There’s no doubt that Macallan has spent the time and money on making a great product. From the facilitating and building of a brand new distillery, one of the biggest in the world of single malt, to securing cooperages in both The US and Spain for maximum control over their barrel sourcing processes. So we’ve got a distillery making great spirit and sourcing some of the best wood from America and Europe. A big question, though, why is it all so expensive?
Even with all of this process and spending, is it that different to how many other distilleries spend countless time and money on sourcing casks? Yes, 90%+ of Macallan’s stock is all about sherry seasoning, but even so, does this warrant a double cost to the consumer for this process? So many questions.
Jumping into the whisky, Macallan 25 Year Old, matured in ex-sherry and ex-sherry seasoned casks, mostly European oak with perhaps a smattering of American oak running around in there. Bottled at 43%, natural colour, some chill filtration for consistency, as you would expect at £2,000 a bottle.
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Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 582: Clynelish 30 Year Old 1993 Claxton’s
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a waxy oldie. How often do you get the chance to taste a Clynelish that’s three decades old? Rarely or never, of course. When Mark had the pleasure of tasting this delight at Jurgen Vromans’ session at the unrivaled Liquid Leuven in January 2025, he immediately ordered himself a bottle: ‘Considering the rather hefty price tag, I regard it as an early 60th birthday gift to myself… But I can taste it already, right?’ It comes in a beautiful wooden box in the typical square decanter, but with a lovely illustration on the back of the bottle.
Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at the first releases from a new Independent bottling company called Integrity Malts. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum. Episode 613 – Bottling Whisky With Integrity..! Filmed in The Study Nottingham
Featuring
Integrity Malts Glen Moray 2013 (12 year old) 56.6%
Integrity Malts Highland Park 2003 (22 year old) 47.7%
Integrity Malts Bunnahbhain Staoisha 2020 (5 year old) 65.1%
Integrity Malts Ardmore 2015 (10 year old) Pedro Ximinez Quarter Cask Finish 55.9%
Integrity Malts Ardmore 2015 (10 year old) Ex-Laphroaig Quarter Cask Finish 55.9%
Scapa 10YO
Many of my questions have finally been answered about Scapa. Mainly, where is it? Is it gone? Why aren’t there any official public releases anymore?
Well, here they are. A 10, 16, and 21YO expression launched earlier this year by the folks at Pernod Ricard. We all remember the day of Scapa 16YO in its original format. A wonderful Speyside alternative from the Orkney islands – fruity, a little salty, but a very welcoming pour…and then, boom, it was gone. Prices skyrocketed and demand was still there, but the distillery, outside of some very old or limited single cask releases, not a peep.
Anyway, here was have the new 10 Year Old release. Fully matured in ex-American oak and bottled at a rather lovely 48% ABV – what could be the problem? Well, honestly, nothing so far.
I picked this up on sale for £44 a bottle, reduced from the usual £50RRP and it’s an absolute delight. It’s fruity, creamy, relatively exotic in it s flavour profiles and isn’t the craziest price for a standard release from a small distillery. Fair play, Scapa, everything is very good right now.
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