This week, Glenugie! an unusual distillery that started out as Invernettie in 1831. Like most of it’s kind, many name changes and many different owners later, the doors closed in 1983. This Signatory bottling is 57.2% with a 100 month, Oloroso cask finish. That’s not a typo, 100 month finish at 33YO
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 305: Images of Tomintoul Malts of Scotland
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, tries a confusing malt… This bottle from Malts of Scotland is dubbed ‘Images of Tomintoul – Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge’, which might put you on the wrong track. Sure, the Tomintoul distillery is close to this bridge, but still 40 kilometres away. Closer, about 22 kilometres, you’ll find the Balmenach Distillery where Mark believes this malt was produced.
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 304: Blair Athol 10 Year Old 2007 Signatory Vintage
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, gets offered a sample. ‘Hey, Mark, I have here a Blair Athol. I was wondering if you had tried it yet.’ Mark confessed, with almost 4500 tasted whiskies on my counter, he does not know this by heart. ‘I’ll have to check my website,’ he declares. ‘It’s not on there,’ Benny declares, expectantly holding the bottle with a good measure still in it. ‘Well, then I have not yet tried it’, Mark smiles, accepting the bottle in thanks. ‘Let’s finish off this bottle and update our list.’
Welcome to this weeks episode of the show. To keep you entertained during the lock down I’m reviewing a number of bottlings from the independent bottling company Hannah Whisky Merchants under their Lady of the Glen label.
Closed Distillery Series, Part 2. This week we’re looking at a Speyside with a name change and a Highland who should really still be around. Caperdonich: Oroginally called Glen Grant No.2, they used to send the distillate over the road to GG1 via an over-road pipe, that only lasted for five years. Reopened in 1965 and named Caperdonich, the distillery was eventually demolished in 2010. Glenury Royal: Founded by a man who was the first to walk one thousand miles in one thousand hours…you hope his whisky is better than his achievements. Founded in 1825 and closing in 1983, Glenury went under radar for a long time, it’s now a highly sort after bottling with a high value price tag.
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 303: Glenfiddich 23 Year Old Grand Cru
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, tries a recent release from Glenfiddich. As far as Mark is concerned, this Glenfiddich Grand Cru could have been launched as the 5 release in the so-called Experimental Series, for after the regular bourbon and sherry maturation, this whisky was finished for an additional 4 months on first fill and second fill wine casks that were used for the fermentation of wine that would eventually become champagne. But no, this Grand Cru is released in a new ‘Grand’ series, which will see a second and third expression in 2020.
This weeks episode of the #GoodDramShow youtu.be/JmiJGuI_fGg features the new releases from. Welcome to this weeks episode of the show in which I’ll be reviewing the latest releases from the independent bottler Jame Eadie. These were due to be unrelieved at this months whisky tasting evening but covid-19 put the kibosh on that, so this video will have to suffice.
With all the bad stuff happening around the world, let’s open some long forgotten whiskies and enjoy! This is a series I hope to run for a while, taking you all through the tastes of closed distilleries! This video features: Glen Flagler 40%, 1970’s bottling – Only existing from 1965 to 1985, Glen Flagler is one of the shortest lived distilleries in Scottish history. A light and embracing lowland style that’s very reminiscent of current Daftmill bottles. Glenesk 40%, 1980’s bottling – A distillery with five different names in just under one hundred year history. Alluring and tropical on the nose and then, boom! This very staring and unusual aftertaste. Cheers!
