ralfy review 1078 – Deanston single cask 18yo @54.3%vol: (Gleann Mor)

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at a selection of bottlings in the new Cask Masters releases from Brave New Spirits. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum. Episode 592 – Mastering The Art of the Cask Finish…? Filmed in The Study Nottingham

Featuring

Brave New Spirits ‘Cask Masters: Golden Proof’ Royal Brackla 2012 (12 year old) 49.8%
Brave New Spirits ‘Cask Masters: Distillers Cut’ Inchgower 2016 (8 year old) 57.1%
Brave New Spirits ‘Cask Masters: Distillers Cut’ Tomintoul 2015 (10 year old) 55.3%
Brave New Spirits ‘Cask Masters: Golden Proof’ Benrinnes 2011 (13 year old) 51.9%
Brave New Spirits ‘Cask Masters: Distillers Cut’ Auchroisk 2011 (13 year old) 54.7%
Brave New Spirits ‘Cask Masters: Golden Proof’ Teaninich 2010 (14 year old) 51.9%

www.bravenewspirits.com

ralfy review 1077 Extras – Finding value in N.A.S. whiskies.

Highland Laird Longmorn 17YO, 43.2%

THE REVIEW

It isn’t every day that we get our hands on a good value, old anything. The folks at Bartels Whisky are happily changing that with this rather classic example of Longmorn.

You have to really go back a good decade to see mid-teen Longmorn on the shelf for below £70 a bottle. This is such a wonderful example of how tropical, sweet and delicious Longmorn is, with an attractive price tag, from a company who are clearly here to offer good value to the whisky drinker.

Other companies could have amped this price up with a pretty box and a fancier bottle, nope, not here. We get a well age, gently oak driven Speyside that has all of the grace and style that we know Longmorn to have. I’ve left the company website below, so please do go and check out their options.

BARTELS WHISKY

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ralfy review 1077 – Ardnahoe Bholsa @50%vol:

The Good Dram Show – Episode 591 ‘Fettercairn’

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be looking at a selection of Fettercairn releases. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum. Episode 591 – How To Train Your Beast..!  Filmed in The Study Nottingham.

Featuring

Hunter Laing Hepburn’s Choice Fettercairn 2008 (6 year old) 46%
Hunter Laing Distillers Art Fettercairn 2002 (14 year old) 48%
https://hunterlaing.com

Carn Mor Strictly Limited Fettercairn 2009 (7 year old) 46%
htps://www.carnmorwhisky.co.uk

Douglas McGibbon Provenance Fettercairn 2005 (10 year old) 46%
Douglas McGibbon Provenance Fettercairn 2003 (11 year old) 46%
https://www.douglaslaing.com

Fettercairn 16 year old 3rd Release 2022 46.4%
https://www.fettercairnwhisky.com/en-gb/

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 561: Port Charlotte 7 Year Old 2014 Islay Barley

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries another special Ileach. Bruichladdich is known for producing three different malts: Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte, and Octomore. In Mark’s glass is a 7-year-old Port Charlotte, produced with locally grown barley, hence the name Islay Barley. It is surprisingly (well, yes) pale, knowing that it is a vatting of 84% bourbon, 8% virgin oak, and 8% Bordeaux wine casks. For the anoraks among us – you know who you are – Mark would like to add that the malt comes from these farms on Islay: Island, Cruach, Coull, Rockside, Dunlossit Estate, Mulindry, Craigens & Sunderland Farms. Let’s get to it!

https://youtu.be/vZ36VjPuYvY

ralfy review 1076 Extras – Two generations of Ballechin 10yo’s compared.

Macaloney’s Cath-Nah-Aven, 46%

https://youtu.be/Om50jNQsKXo

Travelling down the road of classic sherry influence, here we have the Cath-Nah-Aven. A single malt that is fully matured in the rich styles of Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry.

This is of such familiarity to all of us who love whisky anyway, but in particular, for those of us who are fans of Speyside style whiskies – this is what the team at Macaloney’s have tried to pay homage to, with this syrupy, dark chocolate laden single malt.

A fun fact on their website is that this is sherry matured, but all of the wood is North American white oak (Quercus Alba) – whether or not these casks were seasoned (quite high chance) and then sold on to whisky manufacturers wo are in need of sherry barrels. This isn’t a new practice and has been occurring for decades. So just because your whisky might state ‘sherry seasoned casks’ chances are this is the type of barrel influence that you’ve loved for years and just not realised it.

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ralfy review 1076 – Ballechin 10yo @46%vol: (2025)