ralfy review 974 – Thompson Bros 6yo SBW @46%vol:

ralfy review 973 Extras – Using our brain to smell & taste.

https://youtu.be/H5NMWsPbPzw

Laphroaig. 10. Cask. Strength. These words are enough to strike fear or love into the hearts of whisky drinkers. As such a divisive style of whisky, even peaty whisky fans can become divided over Laphroaig. However, when it’s presented in this manner, it is unmistakably, unequivocally, one of the best standard line bottles of whisky on the market.

I’m biased. I love Laphroaig. It’s probably my favourite Islay distillery. Yet to ever experience a version of this cask strength release that wasn’t draped in complexity and classic Laphroaig peatiness.

Some will undoubtedly disagree with how much I love this, but there aren’t many other cask strength Islay whiskies that are as affordable (contextually) as this…perhaps Ardbeg Uigeadail But even then, that can be so varied when it comes to the batches.

Either way, I hope you enjoy the review!

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 486: D.R.K.N.S.S. Batch 2 Asta Morris

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries something sinister… Last year he tasted the first batch of D.R.K.N.S.S. – or Darkness for short – from Asta Morris. That was a sherry-aged Lowlander, 465 bottles strong. However, this second batch, which has just been released, is a Highland malt. Obviously also matured on a sherry cask and the release this time is no less than 601 bottles strong.

https://youtu.be/yLLtnAwJg1A

ralfy review 973 – Luvians Glenlivet 2019 @46%vol:

The Good Dram Show – Episode 504 ‘Hazelburn’

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show. It has been over a year since I last did an episode of the show on the Springbank’s triple distilled spirit called Hazelburn, so here’s a new one! The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 504 – The Infinite Expectation of Possibilities!

Featuring

Hazelburn 2001 (17 year old) – Cage Bottling 47%

Hazelburn 21 year old (2022 Release) 46%

Hazelburn 2007 (10 year old) Single Cask 55.4%

Hazelburn 1997 (8 year old) Private Port Cask Malt House Islay Tokyo 56.2%

Cadenheads Authentic Collection Hazelburn 2007 (12 year old) 51.9%

Cadenheads ‘Wood Range – Sherry Cask’ Hazelburn 16 year old 58%

HAZELBURN WHISKY

CADENHEADS

Filmed in The Study Nottingham

Tasting Notes

The Lakes Whiskymaker’s #6, 52%

https://youtu.be/3E_xx4i7l1o

Established in 2011, The Lakes Distillery has really pushed itseld to the forefront of English whisky. Releasing a collection of well loved blends and limited release single malts, this is The Whiskymaker’s release #6. A vatting of ex-Oloroso, Pedro Ximinez and red wine casks from some European country (a little more clarity would’ve been great there.) Beyond that, it is honestly one of the best single malts I’ve tried this year, even if it does have some stiff competition from very well established Scottish brands.

Welcome to this week’s episode o the show in which I’ll be taking a look at the Glenturret distillery. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 503 – Hosh Or Tosh..?! Filmed in The Study Nottingham.

Tasting Notes

Featuring The Glenturret Triple Wood (2022 Release) 43%

The Glenturret 12 year old (2022 Release) 46%

The Glenturret 10 year old Peat Smoked (2022 Release) 46%

THE GLENTURRET

Dewar Rattray ‘Individual Cask Bottling’ Glenturret 1988 (25 year old) 45.3%

Douglas Laing Old Particular Glenturret 1988 (27 year old) 45.4%

Blackadder Raw Cask Glenturret 1978 (27 year old) 50.1%

Rabbit Hole Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 47.5%

https://youtu.be/AKC3lU8cgRg

Welcome back to the world of bourbon! It feels like so long since something new appeared in the UK, luckily that wait is over…for me, anyway.

Rabbit Hole is the concept of Kaveh Zamanian, a former clinical psychologist, now whisky maker! Here we have the Heigold, a Kentucky straight bourbon with 70% corn, 25% malted German rye and 5% malted barley. The name Heigold and the inclusion of German rye specifically is a reference to a German rock cutter who moved to Kentucky in the 1800’s. Lacking in the tropical fruit area, but very strong in the heavy spice and butterscotch flavour profile, Rabbit Hole Heigold is a relatively affordable and powerful style of bourbon that stands up on its own and probably in your favourite cocktail.

ralfy review 971 Extras – The value of QR Code communication.