ralfy review 1127 – Tullibardine 15yo @43%vol:

Ardnamurchan Paul Launois 2021 vs 2026

THE VIDEO

I’ve been wanting to do this for ages, now the time has arrived! What is arguably one of the most in-demand and complex bottles of single malt sold on the market, here we have Ardnamurchan Paul Launois.

A small batch single malt that has been produced with the use of American and French Oak influences, along with being bottled at cask strength.

A flavour profile that morphs between sweet, sugary, herbaceous, botanical, buttery, orchard fruits, powerfully dry and then coming back around to remind of rum & raisin ice cream in a summer blushed garden.

It’s no secret that I’ve been a massive fan of this distillery since buying the first bottle they ever released, seeing what they’ve created and released makes me so happy. The west coast mainland of Scotland has been sparse with whisky distilleries for a long time, now we have some absolute gems amongst the rugged terrain.

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ralfy review 1126 Extras – An ‘Official’ and an ‘Indi’ compared.

ralfy review 1126 – Mortlach 15yo @46%vol: (G.O.T.)

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 600: Arran 10 Year Old Arran Barley

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a new Arran. In 2025, Arran announced a new ten-year-old malt: the Arran Barley. As the name suggests, this malt was distilled using barley grown on the island. Mark first tasted it in November 2025 at the excellent Spirits in the Sky festival in Brussels and not long afterwards he received a bottle as a gift from a few colleagues, so it’s high time to sample it again, he feels.

https://youtu.be/a-RfmL9kBPs

The Good Dram Show – Episode 632 ‘Japanese Whisky’

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at a selection of Japanese whiskies. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 632 – The Japanese Elephant In The Room…! Filmed in The Study Nottingham.

Featuring

Fuji Gotemba ‘Kirin-Fuji Sanroku’ Single Grain 50% www.fujigotemba-distillery.com 

Nikka Coffey Grain 45% Nikka Coffey Malt 45%

Nikka From The Barrel Extra Marriage 51.4% https://www.nikka.com/en/

Onikishi Sakura Blended Japanese Whisky 43% www.milestonebeverages.com/br

Yamakaki Limited Edition 2022 43% www.suntory.com/factory/yamazaki/

Clydeside Fortnight, 46%

THE REVIEW

Located on the banks of The Clyde in an old pump house with an incredible family history, here we have Clydeside Fortnight. A peated single malt, produced during the two week period of the year where the distillery gets smoky! Aged for six years in refill ex-bourbon casks, this is a bottle of whisky that is perfect for existing peatheads, or those looking to get into the style.

Coming in at 46% with no additional colour of chill filtration, it’s a bountiful aroma and taste that isn’t reliant on peat, it’s simply there to add more complexity and style, something which this six year old single malt has buckets of.

The nose is all sticky honey, sweet peat and baked lemon. Almost like eating lemon curd by a bonfire. The taste brings out more citrus with some touches of tropical fruits like pineapple and kiwi, with that welcome peat smoke dancing around in the background. The finish is soft, warming and gentle with refill barrel spice and a heavier hit of that smokiness – the finish reminds me of those smoke machines at school discos when you were a kid.

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Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 599: Compass Box Ethereal

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a rather special blended malt. For the 65th anniversary of the French La Maison du Whisky, John Glaser and his associates created this blended malt with Miltonduff, Caol Ila, Old Pulteney, and Ardbeg. The components are 17 and 26 years old! So, we can expect a smoky whisky.

https://youtu.be/YwAb21HmV3o

ralfy review 1125 Extras – A micro-blend of malts.

ralfy review 1125 – Tomintoul 14yo @46%vol: (2026)