Phil will return next week……..

ralfy review 1078 Extras – Whisky one step at a time.

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 562: Black Bowmore 31 Year Old 1964

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a legendary malt… He never dreamed that he would ever have the chance to taste this legendary whisky. Who would have thought, when this whisky hit the market in 1995, that it would become an icon of sherry-aged whisky with a price tag of around 25,000 EUR today? But one of his good friends – who absolutely wishes to remain anonymous – owns a bottle and was willing to grant him a sample and lend the bottle to make a Rambling. A chance Mark obviously did not pass up and for which he is very grateful to his friend.

https://youtu.be/v3MOn7u75h4

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.

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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