ralfy review 993 – Wolfburn ‘Fathers Day’ Quarter cask @ 54.2%vol:

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 500: Auchentoshan’s 200th Anniversary Festival & more…

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, is known as the Toshan Man, huge fan of the Lowland triple distilled malt Auchentoshan, founded in 1823. On 3 September 2023 Auchentoshan celebrated its 200^th anniversary with a festival on the distillery grounds with cocktails, foodtrucks, local musicians, single malt (doh!) and – the icing on the cake – the release of a special 25 Year Old for the occasion. It goes without saying that Mark was there… this is his report. And it’s no coincidence that this is Rambling 500! Oh, right, lest we forget… Mark also visited the Glenkinchie Distillery, the Clydeside Distillery, the Port of Leith Distillery and the Johnnie Walker Experience.

https://youtu.be/ZpDa0KZwq4Y

Lagg Corriecravie, 55% ABV

https://youtu.be/g7kZevk_ApM

My second experience of Lagg, and I have to say that it is yet to let me down in any way at all. The first release was expensive, but due to the secondary market, I don’t blame them. A sherry finished whisky (the colour is remarkable!). We have a peat level of 50ppm, 55% ABV, and what makes this all even more impressive is that it can only be 4YO, at most.

This is better, in many ways, than most new Ardbeg releases. Most new, affordable Bowmore releases, most new Highland Park releases…and it’s just over £60 a bottle. Stop reading this and go and buy one. Watch the review first, though, of course.

The Good Dram Show – Episode 524 ‘Lady of the Glen’

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at some of the new releases from Hannah Whisky Merchants in their Lady of the Glen range.

https://youtu.be/W3D7itSiHYA

ralfy review 992 Extras – The evolution of whisky awareness by customers.

Drinking Out Loud

Scapegrace Revenant (aka Smoking A Bougie Twizzler) – The Unbottling

THE VIDEO

Check out Adam’s unbottling of July 2023’s free drop-in-dram, nicknamed “Smoking A Bougie Twizzler”. This month we’re looking at whiskies with some weird wood influence.

Scapegrace – Revenant III Single Malt

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ralfy review 992 – Lochlea Ploughing Edition 1st crop @46%vol:

The Good Dram Show – Episode 523 ‘Springbank’

Welcome to the annual Springbank episode of the show. This week I’ll be taking a look at a number of Independent bottlings aged 21 years plus! The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 523 – Simply…..The Annual Springbank Episode!

Featuring Lockett Brothers Reserve Springbank 1993 (21 year old) 49.4%

Lombard Jewels of Scotland Springbank 1991 (21 year old) 49.7%

Whisky Sponge Springbank 1995 (26 year old) ‘Edition 60A’ 51.1%

Whisky Sponge Springbank 1994 (27 year old) ‘Edition 60B’ 47%

SCOMA Springbank 1991 (27 year old) 50.6%

That Boutique-y Whisky Company Springbank Batch 5 25 year old 53.3% 

https://youtu.be/K8gQXgkVBs8

Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask Release!

A combination of first fill oloroso and Pedro Ximinez casks, with a mix of fifty percent peated malt and fifty percent unpeated malted barley.  Ardnamurchan are the distillery of the future for me. A transparent presentation, but with the liquid being genuinely good, bits of peat, bits of lemony sweetness. Truly fantastic. You’d be hard pressed to tell me this whisky was only six years old at most. A truly wonderful bit of west coast flavour.

Drinking Out Loud

Oban Distillers Edition (aka The Silly Wizard) – The Unbottling

THE VIDEO

Check out Adam’s unbottling of July 2023’s premium drop-in-dram, nicknamed “The Silly Wizard”.This month we’re looking at whiskies with some weird wood influence.

Oban – Distiller’s Edition 2022

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