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The Good Dram Show – Episode 530 ‘Tomatin & Cù Bòcan’

The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 530 – Nosing Some Of Columbia’s Finest…!

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at some new releases from both Tomatin and Cù Bòcan. Filmed in The Study Nottingham.

Featuring

Cù Bòcan Creation No5 46% Cù Bòcan 12 year old 46% https://www.cu-bocan.com

Tomatin ‘Italian Collection’ 2010 (12 year old) Marsala Edition 46%

Tomatin ‘Italian Collection’ 2010 (12 year old) Barolo Edition 46%

Tomatin ‘Italian Collection’ 2010 (12 year old) Amarone Edition 46%

Tomatin 2001 (20 year old) ‘UK Exclusive Single Cask’ 57.4% https://tomatin.com

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 504: North British 26 Year Old 1996 Electric Coo

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries a grain. David Stirk published a very nice and informative book entitled ‘Independent Scotch – The History of Independent Bottlers’ thanks to the help of Crowdfunding. If you supported the project financially, you not only received a signed copy of the first edition, but also this bottle. Mark was one of the many supporters and could therefore add a bottle to his bar cabinet. It is a single grain from Edinburgh of no less than 26 years old, matured on a refill sherry cask.

https://youtu.be/_iR10BaoJ3g

ralfy review 998 Extras – Tasting a bottle that delivers a ‘finish’

Ardmore Gordon & MacPhail 2003 Strath 20th Anniversary Single Cask – The Unbottling

It’s time to release the showpiece of The Strath’s 20th Anniversary series of Single Casks – it’s from Adam’s favourite distillery and was distilled on the year our store was founded!!  

Buy this whisky now at our online store 

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Online Scotch Whisky Awards 2023 (your vote matters)

Turntable Spirits: Smokin’ Riff

We had a lovely little session with Turntable Spirits a few months ago, and now they’re back with their core range of blended whiskies.

28% North British Virgin Oak

24% Craigellachie PX Puncheon

21% Knockdhu PX Puncheon

18% Caol Ila Ex-Bourbon Oak

9% Caol Ila Ex-Red Wine Oak

Even more powerful flavours this time around! Craigellachie and Caol Ila, PX Sherry, Red Wine and Virgin Oak. Wonderfully balanced with the Caol Ila creeping through on the nose, along with the red wine, just dropping those dried red fruit notes. The end of this is that Caol Ila peat and light orchard fruit notes of apple, pear and pineapple.

https://youtu.be/nTlCIOrOSN4

Royal Salute The Lost (Peated) Blend by Chivas Regal – The Unbottling

Well now, this is an unexpected treat! The Strath isn’t an airport, but somehow we managed to get our hands on this exciting travel retail exclusive limited edition. 21 years aged, pleasantly peated, and containing whisky from three different closed distilleries… this one’s a cracker!

From The Official Website

At the heart of The Lost Blend are rare whiskies rescued from distilleries that have vanished into the mist. These lost blends are married with other exceptional Scotch whiskies to create a unique taste of history. The Lost Blend is available exclusively at travel retail outlets.

On the nose, there are notes of sweet orange and peaches, balanced perfectly with smouldering bonfire embers. Take a sip, and enjoy the fruits of all this labour. Relish sweet, juicy pears, fresh hazelnuts and charred orange rind balanced perfectly with aromatic, smoky peat.

Buy this whisky now at our online store – Royal Salute – The Lost (Peated) Blend 21 Years Old

Adam’s Notes

This is an incredibly exciting and rare whisky that we’re exceedingly lucky to have on our shelves. Why? Well, first off it’s supposed to only be available at Duty Free Travel Retail stores. Secondly, the whisky itself is a masterfully crafted blend that contains whiskies from three different legendary closed distilleries – Caperdonich (peated), Imperial, and Dumbarton. And then there’s the fact that it’s almost HALF the price here than in European airports. This is a whisky aficionado’s dream come true. Check out my video further down on this page for more.

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