Welcome to this weeks episode of the show. It’s time to find out if there is some distillery character evident or is it all just a case of sherry, sherry and yet more sherry! Watch and find out!
This weeks episode of the Good DramShow youtu.be/tkqZ19TZNA4 is a general round up and features new and new-ish releases from Lindores Abbey, Mackmyra, North Star, The Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery, Bruichladdich and Kingsbarns.
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 335: Compass Box Delilah’s XXV
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, tries a celebratory release from Compass Box. Mike Miller opened his punk rock whisky bar Delilah’s in Chicago in 1993. I has been open every single day ever since. You can find more than 1.000 beers and spirits. Even the Belgian Oerbier and Duvel are served. In 2013, for the 20th anniversary, Compass Box created Delilah’s, a special blend. It was very popular and so it was re-created again in 2018, albeit with an extra maturation on sherry casks. It contains approximately 10% grain whisky – I presume Cameronbrigde. The result is this Delilah’s XXV. Shot on location in Roussillon, France.
A Campbeltown distillery, but it says ‘Highland’. No sign of ‘single malt’ definition. The distillery name is owned by Loch Lomond Distillery but the actual distillery is owned by J. A. Mitchell (Springbank) – Welcome to the absurdity of late 80’s Scotch whisky. This Glengyle 8YO is a true example of how confusing this industry used to be. Cheers!
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 334: Compass Box Oak Cross
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, tries the Oak Cross. Compass Box only makes blended malts, blended grains and blends. They are whisky makers, so to speak. The Oak Cross one of those blended malts that has become part of the core range – or the Signature Range as they call it themselves. It consists of 60% Clynelish, 20% Dailuaine and 20% Teaninich. It matured on casks with American oak staves and French oak heads – hence the name Oak Cross. Shot at the Abbey Notre-Dame de Sénanque in southern France.
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 333: Compass Box Transistor
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, enjoys a Boilermaker! BrewDog is an innovative, rebellious brewery in Scotland since 2007. They even have a bar in Brussels by now. They asked three whisky producers to create a whisky for a boilermaker. That’s the combination of whisky and beer – side by side. Duncan Taylor gave them Skeleton Key, the Dutch Zuidam delivered a 100% rye whisky Torpedo Tulip and Compass Box came up with this Transistor. It is created to be savored alongside the Punk IPA from BrewDog. The whisky is a blend of Cameronbridge grain with the following malts: Linkwood, Teaninich, Dailuaine and Clynelish. Parts of the whisky were matured on French oak from the Vosges.
Whisky and Art collide on this weeks episode of the Good Dram Show youtu.be/ibL5l6kOHKU featuring the inaugural releases from Distillers Art Ltd.
A distinct, regional classic. A whisky that melds a few different styles, culminating in what is highly considered to be the best distillery in Scotland…people aren’t wrong about that, but we all know that there are a lot of contenders. Springbank 10YO – A fruity smokescreen of a liquid, shrouded in the joy and mystery of a family owned, limited release, small allocation facility. a true joy.
