ralfy review 986 – Dingle Samhain whiskey @50.5%vol: (triple distilled)

ralfy review 985 Extras – World Whisky Season 2023

ralfy review 985 – Filey Bay Double Oak 

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 493: Virginia Highland Malt Whisky Port Cask Finished

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries something… special. Recently his American friend John came by again. And once again he had a bottle with him that Mark hadn’t seen before, let alone tasted. From Virginia, yes. The Virginia Distillery is located at the foot of the famous Blue Ridge Mountains. But when Mark read the label, he looked up, because it says very clearly: ‘A marriage of Scotch malt whisky and American whisky finished in port wine casks’. This is actually a blended malt because the American whisky is also 100% single malt. Mark calls it a hybrid. And you should know that the American in the mix matured for 5 years and that the whole thing was finished on port casks for another 12 months after marriage. The whisky has won the title of Best American Blended Malt 5 years and running at the World Whisky Awards in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021! Mark does wonder how many entries there were for that category. But enough of that, pop that bottle!

https://youtu.be/g1GjHX8rdnc

https://youtu.be/uDVWxK5zonU

I’ve not been able to get ahold of Midleton Very Rare for a while. With new master distillers coming in, and demand for the product seeing unprecedented new heights, I’m rather thankful to a customer for loaning me this bottle to review.

A combination of rather well aged single grain and single pot still whiskies, even at just 40% ABV, Midleton Very Rare is a rather special and very tasty option when it comes to premium blended whiskies.

With a nose that is dense with the most tangy, exotic fruits that I’ve come across for a while. All backed up by a drier, richer palate of coffee, soft oak, Xmas spices, and white chocolate.

A whisky that I would take over Johnnie Walker Blue Label in a heartbeat, here we have the 2023 release.

The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 516 

A Viewers Choice Episode..!

Welcome to another viewers choice episode of the show. This week I’ll be looking at a selection of releases including a very special, one-off bottling from the other Campbeltown distillery!

Featuring;

Glen Scotia Campbeltown Harbour 40%

Glen Scotia 18 year old 46%

Glen Scotia Victoriana ‘Cask Strength’ 54.2%

Glen Scotia 2019 ‘Dunnage Warehouse Tasting – Private Bottling’ 54.9%

Glen Scotia Seasonal Release 12 year old 54.7%

https://www.glenscotia.com

ralfy review 984 Extras – Hunting for value whiskies

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 492: Rittenhouse Straight Rye

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries an American rye. While Rittenhouse is actually a style of rye whiskey from Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, to be exact), it’s distilled at Heaven Hill, which took over the brand decades ago. The mashbill consists of 51% rye, 37% corn and the remaining 12% is malted barley. Note that he proudly mentions “Bottled-in-Bond” on the label. This means that it is a whiskey of one particular season, one distillery, has matured for at least 4 years in a warehouse that is supervised by the government and was also bottled at exactly 100 Proof (50% ABV).

https://youtu.be/1L8sYYXPfSk

ralfy review 984 – Jura Bourbon cask @40%vol: (Bargain)

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show which features Daiking Single Malt Chinese Whisky . Yes, that’s correct, Chinese Whisky! Is it any good? Well you’ll just have to watch and find out!

https://youtu.be/XvZA51SzI7o