Ardbeg 10 Cask Strength, 61.7%.
It is finally here! The bottle we’ve all been waiting for, Ardbeg 10 Year Old Cask Strength!
A combination of refill ex-bourbon casks with some experimental casks filled with an unusually high strength spirit, this Islay colossal is finally starting to fix what has been wring with Ardbeg in the past few years for me. A tonic of sorts.
For too long, the labels were a little gimmick drive, the releases were undesirable (personally) and the prices were a little outrageous. Luckily, this bottle is a limited release, but has a price tag that is not unreasonable in the grand scheme of modern cask strength whisky releases.
A powerhouse of smoky, savoury and sweet, this is a bottle that does not disappoint in anyway, and with some of the big competition that has been creeping up in the last few years, this bottle does go to show that when they want to, Ardbeg can always hit it out of the park.
Adam and Andrew discuss the trilogy of smoky single casks that debuted at the 20th Victoria Whisky Festival here in Victoria BC Canada. Discover an Islay infused 100% rye whisky crafted right here on Vancouver Island by Stillhead. Canada’s first ever single cask Meikle Toir from Billy Walker’s GlenAllachie distillery in Speyside. And our first ever exclusive cask from Islay, a 12 year heavily peated Bunnahabhain from our friends at Signatory Vintage!
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 594: Ben Nevis 26 Year Old 1998 Liquid Art
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, has a headache… not really. Headache is the name of the beautiful artwork by none other than Fred Bervoets, which Liquid Art, in collaboration with Galerie De Zwarte Panter from Antwerp, used as a label. And we all know that 1995 to 1999 are very fine vintages for Ben Nevis, so this will undoubtedly be a treat.
Chivas Regal Crystal Gold, 40%
What do you do when you come across a product that just fills you full of hatred and contempt for an entire company? Well, you make a video about it. I doubt there was a clever thougth in the room when this idea was greenlit by however many people who were struggling to be creative. You can really tell that nobody who loves whisky works in large whisky companies anymore – it’s just bodies who nod. The second largest drinks company in the world who own however many brands and add colour to a majority of them all though, ‘Yes, lets strip the colour from an aged spirit and sell it to a market where we already have a strong sales presence.’ This product is a showcase of how inept, poorly thought out, poorly marketed, and rich these companies are. Go and check out the PR video for this as it’s one of the worst adverts for a spirit I’ve ever seen in my entire life. It gives Trump and his new ballroom project in such a big way.
A hateful, silly, patronising product that doesn’t deserve shelf space anywhere and shouldn’t have gone further than a scribbled out idea on a company branded notepad. Phil’s SUBSTACK
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Welcome this week’s episode of the show which is goverend by the random nature of chaos theory! Which is a bit of a fancy way of saying that it’s a random selection! The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 622 – A Philosophical Episode of the Show.! Filmed in The Study Nottingham
Featuring
Carn Mor Strictly Limited Inchgower 2016 (5 year old) 47.5% Carn Mor
Dewar Rattray ‘Individual Cask Bottling’ Arran 2011 (5 year old) 57.3% A.D. Rattray
Thompson Brothers Balmenach 2013 (10 year old) ‘Sherry Train’ 48.5% Thomson Brothers Distilling
Chorlton Whisky Glen Ord 8 year old 58.6% Chorlton Whisky
Woodrow’s of Edinburgh Warehouse Reserve Deanston 2008 (16 year old) 49.8% Woodrow’s of Edinburgh
Douglas Laing Provenance Bowmore 2015 (8 year old) 46% Douglas Laing
Disclaimer The views, thoughts, or opinions expressed during this episode are solely those of the individual involved (me) and do not represent those of my employer. Music Krepuskule – Betrayal Filmed & Edited by Chris Goodrum
