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The Good Dram Show – Episode 629 ‘Hannah Whisky’
Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at the new releases from Hannah Whisky Merchants in their Lady of the Glen and St Briget’s Kirk ranges. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 629 – St Briget & The Tale Of The Blended Cask…! Filmed in The Study Nottingham. Filmed & Edited by Chris Goodrum
Featuring
St Bridget’s Kirk Blended Malt Solera Batch #5 48.5%
St Bridget’s Kirk Blended Scotch Whisky 1995 (29 year old) 44.1%
Lady of the Glen ‘Rare Cask’ Tamnavulin 2015 (10 year old) 55.4%
Lady of the Glen ‘Rare Cask’ Auchroisk 2015 (11 year old) 57.9%
Lady of the Glen ‘Rare Cask’ Port Charlotte 2005 (20 year old) 58.3%
Lady of the Glen ‘Rare Cask’ Ardmore 2013 (12 year old) 59.1%
Eagle Rare 12YO, 47.5%
I, like many others, was quite excited when this hit the UK shores. Eagle Rare is such a solid bottle of bourbon, especially when you can get it for a normal price – in all honesty, we’re lucky to have access to something as good as that.
Enter Eagle Rare 12 Year Old! a slightly older, boozier version of a gold standard. The big question is, do we think it’s worth the extra £20/£25 per bottle? Those extra few years in Kentucky warehousing can be brutal on flavour as well as evaporation. The shelves are less dense with aged bourbon than they used to be, but it does go to show that bourbon of this age is certainly doable.
Age isn’t an indicator of quality, we’re looking for flavour differences and flavour intensity. Does this do more? Is it more complex? Does the flavour last for longer? Those are the questions that are going to convince you to possibly part with 50% more than the price of the 10 Year Old classic.
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Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in whcich I’ll be taking a look at the latest batch of releases in Brave New Spirits Whisky Heroes range. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 628 – Manz An Illa & The Tale Of The Rouge Butt…! Filmed in The Study Nottingham. Filmed & Edited by Chris Goodrum
Featuring
Brave New Spirits ‘Whisky Heroes – Phantom of the Clock Tower’ Tormore 2010 (15 year old) 57.3%
Brave New Spirits ‘Whisky Heroes – Smoke Over The Craig’ Ardmillan Peated Lowland Blended Malt 2013 (12 year old) 59.8%
Brave New Spirits ‘Whisky Heroes – Showdown In The Green Valley’ Dailuaine 2010 (15 year old) 55.5%
Brave New Spirits ‘Whisky Heroes – The Malt Marauder’ Glen Moray 2014 (11 year old) 53.3%
Brave New Spirits ‘Whisky Heroes – Captain Shug & The Second Sight’ Teaninich 2012 (13 year old) 51.9%
Brave New Spirits ‘Whisky Heroes – Widow’s Cove’ Coal Ila 2014 (11 year old) 50.4%
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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.
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 598: Williamson 14 Year Old 2010 The Roots for Buds & Barrels
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries an excellent Islay malt. It’s an open secret that Williamson comes from the Laphroaig Distillery. It’s obviously a reference to Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Williamson, who managed the distillery from 1954 to 1972. It was Joren from The Roots who managed to get his hands on the cask and Tom from Buds & Barrels who had it bottled for his shop. The number of bottles? No idea. The label jokingly states ‘Bottle one of not many’.
Glenallachie Sinteis Part 2 & 3
Glenallachie Sinteis Part 2 & 3 (sin-teesh) Meaning synthesis in Scots Gaelic. It’s impossible to not pay attention to anything that Billy Walker is doing. He’s the king of sherry maturation and, along with myself, a huge fan of virgin oak maturation. It wouldn’t be long until we saw a fusion of his two cask passions coalescing into some limited edition releases for us all to fawn over.
All natural colour with no chill filtration and bottled at cask strength, these bottles are some of the most wonderful colours I’ve ever witnessed, so dark, deep and ruby red. The exploration of virgin oak influences is something I’ve been waiting for from any distillery. It makes total sense to have Glenallachie lead the way with this, whilst still making everything still affordable to someone wanting to explore it. French virgin oak has made its way into many different brands over the years, whilst Scottish oak has only appeared a handful of times – ( Greg Glass project and Glengoyne.)
After a wonderful chat with Billy at HIDE in London, he told me that the spice profiles of both French and Scottish oak are rather similar, I’d still try to push for a full Scottish oak maturation release, even just as a single barrel – something fun. The rest of that chat will remain a secret, but you’ll see something rather fun in this series next year! Part 2: a combination of Scottish virgin oak and Oloroso sherry casks – Waves of salted butter, cola syrup and dried fruits. Part 3: a combination of French virgin oak and Oloroso sherry casks – a super fusion of French patisserie aromas and additional indulgence from Oloroso sherry.
