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Cadenhead Glenlivet 16YO Cask Strength, 54.3%

THE VIDEO

Glenlivet is a very important distillery, not only celebrating their 200th Anniversary this year, but is one of the first single malt whiskies that we all come across at the start of our whisky journey. For some, the distillery stays a strong part of their whisky life. For others, we tend to use it as a foundation block to move into other areas of whisky.

Glenlivet had me in their accounts as soon as I tried the 16YO Nadurra bottling. My god. That liquid is one of the most important whiskies in my life, the first cask strength whisky that I ever purchased, and then they discontinued it. Now this isn’t a bitter rant at that, so many distilleries discontinued bottles at a similar time and that is a true shame, but the NAS versions were released and I wasn’t displeased by them, but they certainly weren’t the same experience.

This Cadenhead example is a fine way to retry this style of whisky that I miss so dearly, but there’s a couple of things we can be appreciative of now in the modern world. One, independent bottlers are so prevalent that you can find a style like this without any issues at all. Two, you don’t have to pay auction prices to experience this style of whisky anymore. Third, Glenlivet are respected and very important, but I don’t feel that they’re ‘loved’ anymore. I feel people buy it out of necessity because it’s a top three distillery in Scotland, and they know the name, not because they love the liquid. Let’s stop playing it safe. You’ve got enough money.

The Good Dram Show – Episode 548 ‘Glaschu Spirits Company’

The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 548 – I’m An Aerospace Age.Warrior..! Filmed in The Study Nottingham. Welcome to this week’s episode f the show in which I’ll be taking a look at a selection of releases from the relatively new Independant bottling company Glaschu Spirits.

Featuring

Glaschu Spirits Company ‘Havelock Series’ Ardlair 2014 (9 year old) 50%

Glaschu Spirits Company Aultmore 2013 (9 year old) 50%

Glaschu Spirits Company Glenglassaugh (Craigmills) 2011 (12 year old) 50%

Glaschu Spirits Company ‘Havelock Series’ Islay 2008 (15 year old) 50%

Glaschu Spirits Company Glenglassaugh (Peated – Auchinderrom) 2010 (13 year old) 50%

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 525: Starward in collaboration with Lagavulin

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries a whisky from Down Under. In 2015, Diageo invested a whopping 10 million Australian dollars in Starward, which meant that the distillery was able to move to new, much larger premises and thus increase production tenfold! In addition, it gained access to a global market, which explains the current popularity of the Starward whisky. And of course, the new family connection also meant that they suddenly had access to barrels from other distilleries from the Diageo stable at Starward, as happened here. After a regular maturation in red wine barrels from Australia, this malt was given a finish in barrels from the aristocrat of Islay: Lagavulin. To highlight the link, both the label and the box were given the typical Lagavulin green color.

https://youtu.be/fltPpaJ25Vk

That Boutique-y Whisky Company Core Range – The Unbottlings

THE VIDEO

We’re not sure why, but we got our hands on an advance shipment of these beauties, which came in at a stunning price! All of these whiskies are stunning bargains in their own right, and we couldn’t be prouder to have them on our shelves.

Glen Moray Classic Peated – The Unbottling

THE VIDEO

Finally, Glen Moray has landed on the shelves out here in BC (weirdly just in time for their “Pheonix rising” bottle to win Best Single Malt Scotch at the World Whisky Awards). Check out why Adam’s excited to share this one.

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Burnt Ends Whiskey – The Unbottling

THE VIDEO

A particularly experimental whisk(e)y, that truly has to be tasted to be understood.

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The Deveron 18 – The Unbottling (A Whisky Bargain)

THE VIDEO

Well well well, Adam managed to sniff out another absolute bargain of a whisky for the Strath’s lucky customers. We have this 18-year-old single malt Scotch for an absolutely magnificent price. In fact, we can’t find it listed for less anywhere in the world! We love a whisky bargain, especially when it tastes this good.

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