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Clan Colla 7 Year Old Single Grain Rum Finish 46% 70cl

A deliciously light and bright single grain whiskey here from Ireland’s Ahascragh, which holds the claim of being Ireland’s first zero-emissions distillery. This tasty single grain was initially aged in ex-bourbon barrels, ahead of a finishing period in Panamanian rum casks. The results are vibrantly mouthwatering.

Official tasting notes:

Nose: Christmas in a glass with vanilla and banana

Palate: Light and buttery with dried fruits and baking spices like nutmeg and cinnamon

Finish: Smooth and warming with spicy cereal

£49.96

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The Good Dram Show – Episode 584 ‘Holyrood Distillery’

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show, in which I’ll be taking a look at the new Holyrood distillery based in Edinburgh. Episode 584 It Would Be Rood Not To Do This Episode..! Filmed in The Study Nottingham.

THE REVIEW

Glenalllachie 17yo Oloroso & Mizunara

Quite the spot of decadence this week. A Glenallachie matured in ex-Oloroso and ex-Mizunara barrels. Bottled at 50% ABV with all of the other good natural stuff that comes with it.

Billy Walker dominates the world of sherry in a way that no other person or brand can really even touch. Macallan get close, don’t get me wrong. But when it comes to a positive element of cult of personality. Billy Walker is your go to man!

Billy never distilled this liquid so I’m unsure of it was in ex-bourbon prior to this and re-recked into sherry and Japanese oak, but that’s bye the bye when it comes to flavour. The dominance of the sherry on this liquid is so big bit also so subtle at the same time. You get all of these cocoa nib, orange oil, gentle tobacco notes from all of these huge sherry casks. However, the Mizunara element of this whisky takes a while to come through on the nose. You feel it significantly more on the taste.

Mizunara for me is always dominant with white and black pepper notes. It still has some natural sweetness to it with candied apple, but given the power of these sherry barrels the Mizunara is playing second fiddle to when it comes to aroma. The pepper notes contrast the massive sweetness of the liquid, also providing some wonderfully contrasting dryness that rounds off the taste.

All in all this is a very impressive whisky with loads of appeal. The only real downside is the price that comes along with it. Around that £250+ mark for a seventeen year old liquid is quite a push. A few years ago you would never see a limited edition Glenallachie sat n shelves, how ties are changing.

If you see this in a bar or if you’re in a whisky club with a few friends, this would make an incredible bottle to focus on. I also think the Mizunara could become more dominant the longer it’s open, but that will have to be tested another time.

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Bruichladdich 19YO End OF Message Wine Cask

THE REVIEW

Part two, and the final release in this weird and wonderful collection of single barrels from Bruichladdich. Bottled as a duo in a private cask purchase, just like the previous bottling, this was fully matured in an ex-Chateau d’Yquem barrel for nearly two decades! Bottled at cask strength with all of the fun things that accompany that, this is one of the reasons Bruichladdich have built such an incredible reputation for themselves. However, not every single barrel can be perfect on everyone’s palate.

This bottle sings of honeycomb, gingerbread, Bakewell tarts, glacier cherries and sweet almonds for as long as you could want. However, in a twist I wasn’t expecting we do get quite a dominant note of sulphur on this bottle. I’m unsure if this is from so long in a sweet wine cask, or if it’s Laddie’s spirit still being dominant in the mix after all of that time. Bruichladdich is known for having a very divisive new-make spirit. Some folks I’ve met in the whisky industry can barely spend more than a few minutes within the distillery as the aromas of their new make can be very butyric. It has a very acidic and almost blue cheese funkiness to it, that’s without being peated, too.

You get both cask and spirit within this and as much as it is a privilege to be able to try something as old and fun as this, it’s memorable but won’t be for everyone.

The Good Dram Show – Episode 583 ‘Clonakilty Distillery’

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at the range of spirits produced at the Clonakilty distillery in Ireland. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 583 Say Hello And Whey’ve Goodbye..!

Filmed in The Study Nottingham

Featuring

Clonakilty Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (Batch 2) 46%
Clonakilty Double Oak Blended Irish Whiskey 43.6%
Clonakilty Galley Head Rhum Cask Blended Irish Whiskey 40%
Clonakilty Galley Head Single Malt Irish Whiskey 40%
Clonakilty Port Cask Blended Irish Whiskey 43.6%

https://clonakiltydistillery.ie

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