Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 300: Cardhu 18 Year Old

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky vlogger, goes back to basics. Around 70% of what is distilled at Cardhu goes into the famous Johnnie Walker blends. The other 30% hits the market as single malt. We’ll try the 18 Year Old, which is very popular in France, Portugal, Spain and Greece. This has everything to do with the local warm climate, where this fruity Speyside truly shines.

https://youtu.be/T78Yl1B4H34

Double distilled Irish single malt? Not words you hear together alot. However, between the folks at Cooley Distillery – they’ve made this style a more welcome and somewhat traditional approach to the modern Irish style. Bourbon, Oloroso and Moscstel wine casks unite together for this wonderfully juicy and summer driven style of fruity Irish style, a personal favourite. Cheers!

https://youtu.be/uNoYB1rtRkA

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show. This episode is dedicated to the Mackmyra Reserve cask programme, which allows the general public to purchase their own small 30 litre cask. These samples give you an idea of what happens to the spirit in these small casks and when you should bottle them.

https://youtu.be/WVROnibbGmk

ralfy.com try’s a ‘posh’ malt !

https://youtu.be/ht_zyryCqkY

Welcome to this weeks episode of the show in which I’ll be reviewing a selection of Lidl own brand bottlings. Are they good value for money?

https://youtu.be/KTKhHkEZILk

I haven’t been able to try this whisky for a long time, thankfully it’s now available and I can lay my bearded hands on it! Matured in bourbon and sherry casks for most of its life and then finished in the finest of port casks, Bushmilld 16YO has this wonderfully coca-cola, syrupy, cherry notes strewn throughout. A truly delightful whisky to drink. Cheers!

https://youtu.be/4WGzptWZ_20

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 299: Clynelish 10 Year Old 2009 Highland Whisky Festival 2019

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tastes another celebratory Clynelish. For the very first time in history you could score a hand-filled bottle at Clynelish during the Highland Whisky Festival 2019. That had everything to do with the fact that the distillery celebrates its 200^th Anniversary. The original Clynelish was founded in 1819. Hence it sold out pretty quickly too, but a friend of Mark’s was there and thus able to get him a bottle. ‘Hurray! I love this whisky community’, says Mark.

https://youtu.be/VGpjie2LHh4

This weeks episode of the show features some new-ish releases from the St Georges distillery.

https://youtu.be/3hPLnBiqTAg

A walk through and brief history of two of the more obscure distilleries in Japan. Kirin/Fuji-Gotemba, opening in 1972 and still producing today – their offering is a 50% blended whisky made from stock all of their own. Mars Shinshu on the other hand, this is a 52%, peated Japanese whisky with a troublesome history. Based on the flavours though, the future is bright. The future is Mars…but it’ll cost you.

https://youtu.be/5YIQdrQf1Y0

ralfy review 814 – Glenlivet 12yo Double Oak @ 40%vol:

ralfy.com has a squeeky cork !

https://youtu.be/TOEpO4rCnZg