ralfy review 1010 Extras – Bottling consistency review.

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%

Lady of the Glen

ralfy review 1010 – Arran 10yo @46%vol: (OSWA winner 2023)

Phil will return next week….

ralfy review 1009 Extras – My controversial Whisky for 2024

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 517: Nc’nean Quiet Rebels ‘Gordon’

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries the new Nc’nean. This is the third release in Nc’nean’s Quiet Rebels series, all of which were created by a distillery employee. It started with the Annabel, named after founder Annabel Thomas, followed by the Lorna, named after the master distiller Lorna Davidson and now it’s time for the Gordon, named after Distillery Manager Gordon Wood. Gordon chose a malt that was made with STR red wine casks, ex-sherry casks and ex-Rivesaltes casks. Rivesales is a French fortified dessert wine from the Longuedoc-Rousillon, a so-called vin doux naturel.

https://youtu.be/fimopkdY0sc

ralfy review 1009 – MacLeans Nose Blended Scotch @ 46%vol:

The Good Dram Show – Episode 538 ‘Affordable Blends’

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show. As we are all skint after Christmas I’ll be taking a look at some ‘affordable’ blended whiskies. Are they worth it? Episode 537 – Yes Minister, It’s Whisky On A Budget Filmed in The Study Nottingham

Featuring Politician Blended Scotch Whisky 40%, Black Bull Blended Scotch Whisky ‘Peated Edition’ 50%, Old Perth Original Blended Malt Whisky 46%,  Eden Mill Guardbridge Blended Malt 46%, Gleann Mor Blended Irish Whiskey 43%, and  Maclean’s Nose Blended Scotch Whisky 46%

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 516: Auchentoshan 9 Year Old 2014 Old Particular for GOS

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries another Auchentoshan. GOS is a whiskyshop in Heers, Belgium which is still a rather a long drive for Mark, but luckily the shop owner Ruben also ships his bottles, so it was easy peasy for Mark to get some bottles of this stuff to his house. It’s a young Auchentoshan, drawn from a refill barrel, that was bottled especially for the shop in the Old Particular series by Douglas Laing.

https://youtu.be/XB8U1A6sZ7c

Macallan-Glenlivet 18YO Cask Strength

https://youtu.be/YdoIbuUPro4

A Macallan of years gone by, from which year I’m unsure, but nonetheless, bottled at cask strength by Cadenhead’s as an 18YO from a single sherry cask – I mean, what’s not to like? Well, this had some off notes for me, especially towards the end of the tasting, but the smell and start to the taste are simply wondrous! It’s somewhat classic in regards to sherry barrels and Macallan, but it’s a breath of fresh air to taste a Macallan of years gone by. I hate to sound like that kind of person, but if Macallan still tasted like this, for a reasonable price, the world would simply look no further.