Was it good, or was it bad? Whisky in 2022 has been a bit of a rollercoaster, to say the least. Insane auction prices, auction drops, Springbank being more illusive than Shergar in Atlantis, unavailability, glassware scares, and, of course, Macallan.
But above all of this. What were your high and low points of whisky in 2022?
This week’s episode of Good Dram Show features the new Potuguese collection from Tomatin Distillery along with a couple of oldies!
I’m a big fan of Clynelish and Lagavulin, two of my favourite distilleries that have ever existed in all of whisky.
Cutting a long story short… these whiskies are wonderful. They’re genuinely complex, classic examples of what these distilleries became famous for. However, there is a crux to this praise, and that comes in the way of a £310 price tag for two twelve year old whiskies. Stop me when you think this is getting absurd.
Price increases on special release bottles aren’t unusual, and I expect it when it comes to the really old, very rare, very unique examples of any type of whisky. But for two bottles of an average age that are classic examples of distillery character, where’s the price justification?
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 473: Highland Park 15 Year Old Viking Heart
Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries an Orkney malt. When he was guided through the shop after the tour at Highland Park, Mark’s eye fell on this ceramic bottle from Highland Park. He took it home because it was Dearly Beloved’s favorite of the tasting. Time to thoroughly test it himself.
