Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 519: The Wasted Wolf
Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, discovers The Wasted Wolf. It is a whisky bar & shop in Belgium. They’ve recently started bottling single casks as well, which triggered Mark to go an pay them a visit. In this 15min Rambling, he’ll try their first three releases: a Glen Moray, Campbeltown blended malt and a Milk & Honey.
Talisker. A distillery with a lot of new competition in its vicinity, and a distillery that, in many peoples eyes, needs…reinvention…but in a way that benefits the drinker.
Outside of that view, this is the Talisker Parley release. A whisky that has a 3% donation from every bottle goes to helping replant 100,000,000 square meters of ocean forest. Finished in XO Cognac casks for an unknown amount of time and bottled at 48.6% – it is disappointing.
On paper, this should be brilliant, but it falls short in some places and then loses its identity in others. Very powerful cask influence with little Talisker character pushing through. A rather large price point of £85, with less than 5% of that going to charity… which is the point of the bottle. I’m not a fan.
Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be reviewing a selection of samples that have been given to me by viewers of the show. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 541 – It’s The Colour Of Old…Engine Oil!
Filmed in The Study Nottingham
Featuring Duncan Taylor Battlehill Ben Nevis 9 year old Cognac Finish 46%
Whisky Sponge ‘Edition No.67’ Old Rhosdhu 1993 (29 year old) 57.1%
Master of Malt Campbeltown 2014 (8 year old) 54.9%
Cadenheads Authentic Collection Annandale 2015 (8 year old) 53.6%
Single Cask Nation Benrinnes 2011 (11 year old) 53.2%
Bartels Whisky Speyside Distillery 1995 (23 year old) 49.6%
ralfy review 1011 Extras – Blending up !
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 518: Glenkinchie 27 Year Old ‘The Floral Treasure’ DSR 2023
Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries an 27 years old Glenkinchie. The Diageo Special Releases are a yearly returning series that is highly anticipated by many whisky lovers. This year’s edition included on of the oldest expressions from Glenkinchie, that Lowland distillery about an hour’s drive away from Edinburgh. Aptly named ‘The Floral Treasure’, Mark found it one of the best releases in this year’s offering.
Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged, 57.85%
Maker’s Mark have been asked for years from baying customers – ‘Where’s the older stocks?’ The distillery always replied with ‘our liquid just doesn’t work at older ages.’ For years, we’ve all enjoyed Maker’s for what it is, as well as the innovation that they’ve championed over the last decade. But here we have it, the oldest Maker’s Mark ever released to the public!
A combination of 87% 12YO stock and 13% 11YO stock, this is a cask strength, powerful, elegantly put together set of casks that just won’t quit.
I love this liquid, a proud owner of it. But one thing Maker’s really advertised with this was ‘no bitterness’, personally I do taste bitterness, but it’s welcomed and rather complementary to the super buttery, and sometimes very floral aroma that this Kentucky legend has.
It’s a pleasure to have this in my collection, letting people try it, seeing how it develops over time, and the occasional cocktail with it. Congratulations, Maker’s Mark – this thing is a stunner.
Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at the Eden Mill and Dartmoor distilleries. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 540 – Bulbous Ball & Paper Mills…! Filmed in The Study Nottingham
Featuring
Dartmoor Whisky Ex-Bourbon 46%
Dartmoor Whisky Ex-Bordeaux Cask 46%
Dartmoor Whisky Ex-Oloroso Cask 46%
Eden Mill Bourbon Cask Single Malt 46%
Eden Mill Sherry Cask Single Malt 46%
Eden Mill 2003 ‘Art of St Andrews’ Single Malt 46.5%
The Good Dram Show – Episode 539 ‘Lady of the Glen’
Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at some releases from Hannah Whisky Merchants in their Lady of the Glen Range. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum. Episode 538 – Clearing Out The Notebook…! Filmed in The Study Nottingham
Featuring
Lady of the Glen ‘Rare Cask’ Knockdhu 2012 (10 year old) 58.2%
Lady of the Glen ‘Rare Cask’ Blair Athol 2013 (10 year old) 57.7%
Lady of the Glen ‘Rare Cask’ Teaninich 2010 (13 year old) 58%
Lady of the Glen ‘Rare Cask’ Dailuaine 2013 (10 year old) 59%
Lady of the Glen Rare Cask Dufftown 2008 (13 year old) 54.7%
Lady of the Glen ‘Rare Cask’ Caol Ila 2013 (10 year old) 56.7%
