Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 240: Compass Box The Spaniard

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries a recent release by Compass Box. Enfant terrible John Glaser created this ‘The Story of the Spaniard’. Some 340 bottles were released for The Spaniard, a cocktail bar in New York. This is the general release for us regular mortals. It was composed with 40% Aberlour on sherry butt, 25% Teaninich on wine cask, Deanston on refill butt for 8% and refill hogshead for 7%, 5% Glen Elgin from recharred barrels and finally 15% Highland Blended malt from heavily toasted French oak. For the anoraks: that final 15% consists of 60% Clynelish, 20% Dailuaine and 20% Teaninich. You still with us?

https://youtu.be/-tHppawLAd8

Not this week, apologies…..

ralfy’s 10th ! 

https://youtu.be/GMtfMqhI0jA

B.I.B. in the Bothy.

https://youtu.be/0y9WucVyPOI

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 239: Isle of Jura 30 Year Old

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, goes Jura! It has been way too long since he last tried a whisky from the Isle of Jura. So let him go for the big guns and try a 30 Year Old that listens to the name Camas an Staca, which means as much as Standing Stones. It refers to some of the ancient stones spread over the island. The whisky matured for 27 years in American oak and then got a finish for three years on Spanish Amoroso sherry casks.

https://youtu.be/vjWIRl0Fkds

We’re waiting for the details…

Welcome to the landmark 300th episode of the show and what better way to celebrate it than by looking at a selection of the limited edition releases by the Langatun distillery in Switzerland.

https://youtu.be/_ara7U9EkSw

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 237: Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, visited the Kavalan Distillery in Taiwan. They have a beautiful range of single casks bottlings in their so-called Solist range. This is one of them: Vinho Barrique, a wine cask. Mark is very fond of the bourbon and sherry matured Kavalan, but wine for him is often hit or miss. But in this case – cask W090220005 that was bottled in 2009 – Mark thinks it is an absolute stunner. The video was shot at the Kavalan Distillery!

https://youtu.be/JLTBrTGS-uc

Ralfy Publishes Ralfy Review #762

TOBERMORY 2002 MADEIRA CASK FINISH

https://youtu.be/IZzC3XITrNY

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 236: The Picts 21 Year Old 1997 for MMM

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, bottles another single cask for MMM.  In 2019 Mark & Manny will again seek out 4 lovely single casks for their new Tribe Series and they are proud to present the first one to you: The Picts. The label was designed by a Flemish artist who was inspired by the tribes that shaped modern Scotland. And the whisky? Well, that remains a secret. Let’s just say that it was distilled at a world famous distillery – founded in 1886 – in the valley of the deer and matured for 21 long years on a bourbon cask. Nuff said.

https://youtu.be/PX_Un4gwLY0