ralfy review 1033 – Mortlach 11yo @48.2%vol: (Signatory)

Big Bad John’s Northern Promise Single Malt Batch 1 

The Unbottling

Adam and Andrew hang out in the legendary BBJ’s to show off the brand new collaboration between The Strath and Fermentorium Distillery. Discover the unique story behind this historic new release that’s been 70 years in the making.  Order your bottle right now!

PREORDER Big Bad John’s Northern Promise – Single Malt Batch 1

Turntable Spirits: One Way or Another Blended Whisky, 46%

One Way or Another Blended Whisky

I’m back again with some of the nicest blends I’ve ever been able to try from the folks at Turntable Spirits. One Way Or Another is a 46%, natural colour, non-chill filtered blend that comes in at 78% grain and 22% malt whiskies. Lathered in sweet salted caramel, banana, walnuts, some fresh lemon zest sprinkled – this stuff is a must-have for those of us with a sweet tooth.

The breakdown of contents goes as so:

30% 1st fill bourbon Strathclyde.

21% Ex-red wine Invergordon.

15% Ex-marsala Cameronbridge.

12% Ex-madeira Cameronbridge.

22% 1st fill bourbon Linkwood.

All of this stuff combined gives us a rich yet light approach to a blended whisky that is much more transparent than some of its rivals. With a generally nicer approach to naming, labelling, and sound.

The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 560 – Sometimes Less Is Definitely More..!

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show, in which I’ll be taking a look at a selection of bottlings form the Speyside Distillery. Filmed in The Study Nottingham.

Featuring

Speyside Distillery Trutina Cask Strength Batch 4 59.4%
Speyside Distillery ‘Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2024’ 15 year old Single Cask 46%
Speyside Distillery Limited Edition 18 year old 46%
Speyside Distillery Tenne Cask Strength Batch 2 58.36%
Speyside Distillery Trilogia Limited Edition 46%
Speyside Distillery Fumare Cask Strength Batch 3 57.5%

ralfy review 1031 – Glen Scotia Double Cask @46%vol:

The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 559 – Where Has The Last Ten Years Gone..!

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at a few Ardnamurchan releases. Filmed in The Study Nottingham. Filmed & Edited by Chris Goodrum

Featuring

Ardnamurchan AD/ Paul Launois Third Release 57.1%
Ardnamurchan AD/ Sherry Cask Release 50%
Ardnamurchan AD/09.22 Cask Strength 58.4%
Ardnamurchan AD/ Cask Strength Release 58.1%
Ardnamurchan AD/08:17 CSK.592 ‘Visitors Centre Edition’ 60.4%
Ardnamurchan AD/10:22 ‘Madeira Cask Release’ 58.2%

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Compass Box Canvas Blended Malt, 46%

Compass Box have provided us with some ground breaking, incredible whiskies over two decades, and when I saw a discount email on some of the older, even more experimental stocks, it was hard to not grab whatever credit card was closest to hand.

This is Canvas. A collection of speyside and Highland and Speyside whiskies that are mostly bourbon orientated, but with a small parcel of them matured in Vino Naranja casks (orange wine).

The result is a blended malt whisky with some of most southern Spanish notes you could ever dream of. Layered with orange pith, pseudo-sherry notes that will make you taste milk chocolate, Aperol, juniper, orange oil, and summertime.

It’s a good whisky, but even with the discount, I’m not quite sure that it was worth £80 a bottle. Especially when you consider the strength of Compass Box’s core range. It’s quite hard to beat.

ralfy review 1030 Extras – Navigating whisky options.

ralfy review 1030 – Bunnahabhain 12yo @60.1%vol: (2023 Edition)