Compass Box Art & Decadence – The Unbottling

Compass Box has long been a favourite here at The Strath, and this recent limited edition will join the pantheon of greats we’ve enjoyed together at Whisky Folk. Try it now for just $3 in-store anytime, and enjoy 10% off bottles while stocks last. 

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Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 532: Michter’s Toasted Barrel Finish Rye

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries an old American. Michter’s is one of America’s oldest brands, dating back to 1753 when the original distillery was founded in Pennsylvania, making it one of the oldest. It would take until 1950 before Louis Forman, a liquor broker and salesman, came up with the brand name, but the distillery went bankrupt in 1989. Fast forward to today and there are now two production facilities in Louisvilly Kentucky where the Michter’s bourbon and rye whiskies are being produced. Let’s dive into this Michter’s Toasted Barrel Finish Rye.

https://youtu.be/-QfQTsoPJSk

ralfy review 1035 Extras – Patiently accessing a ‘difficult’ malt whisky

Thompson Bros 8YO Blended Malt, 44.5%

https://youtu.be/6-5pt4aTerg

A combination of Clynelish and Glen Ord for below £40 a bottle? Plus, it has a vintage supermarket themed label. Sign. Me. Up.

This is my first Thompson Bros bottle (don’t @ me) and I couldn’t be happier about it. I’m not one for marketing emails, but as soon as I saw this, I bought it!

The Thompson Brothers are the owners of the Dornoch Distillery, and having released some young stock, their indie bottlings of single malts, blended malt, and blended whiskies are some of the most looked for and awarded styles of whisky in the modern world.

The combination of Clynelish and Glen Ord in this bottle is truly wonderful, easy, summer drink that has reams of nostalgia attached to it for anyone who has ever lived in the UK.

Scotch Malt Whisky Society of Canada July 2024 Outturn

THE VIDEO

Join Adam and Taryn as they once again introduces us to another epic set of SMWS releases at The Strath. Check out the SMWS page on The Strath’s webstore, where you can buy bottles and tickets to upcoming events – http://strathliquor.com/smws

ralfy review 1035 – Breath of the Highlands 12yo @52.7%vol: (Adelphi)

The SPEY Trilogia, 46% ABV

https://youtu.be/3QwHVryo5tA

I’m ashamed to say that I haven’t tried much from The SPEY distillery. Between chasing bourbon unicorns to open, strange Scotch bottles, indies, and all that stuff, this passed me by. But thankfully not anymore!

A combination of three of their own single malts, married together in a finish of first fill Tawny port, with that little bit of peat smoke ruminating throughout it. This is quite a bottle for the summer, and a refresher on the idea of port casks for me. I’ve rarely gotten on with them, besides rum casks, they’ve always been my ‘this never really works’ in the whisky world.

Anyway, this is a limited release of just 6,000 bottles, which for a distillery this small and under the radar is quite a small amount of anything.

Have you tried anything from SPEY before? Is there something I should pick up?

ralfy review 1034 Extras – The true value of Independent bottlers.

The Good Dram show is on hiatus during the redecoration of the set and will return in a few weeks.

In the interim please visit the site to catch up on previously published reviews

ralfy review 1034 – Glentauchers 14yo @50%vol: (Cadenhead)