ralfy review 975 Extras – 51 versions of one malt in 2023

ralfy review 975 – Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair @46.3%vol:

The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 506 – A Tasting From The Vaults..!

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at a selection of Independent bottlings of Bowmore that were released a few years ago.

Filmed in The Study Nottingham

Featuring James MacArthur Fine Malt Selection’ Bowmore 2000 (10 year old) 45%

Murray McDavid ‘Mission Series Gold’ Bowmore 1994 (14 year old) 54%

A. Dewar Rattray ‘Individual Cask Bottling’ Bowmore 1990 (17 year old) 54.1%

A. Dewar Rattray ‘Individual Cask Bottling’ Bowmore 1990 (20 year old) 50.2%

Douglas Laing Old Particular Bowmore 1998 (16 year old) 48.4%

Douglas Laing Xtra Old Particular Bowmore 1989 (25 year old) 55.1%

Tasting Notes 

https://youtu.be/ICQkR5_rOzA

Welcome to a 27YO single cask Macallan. Don’t often get to say that in general, let alone with a little sample sent in the post. This bottle is being sold via Mark Littler LTD and has been bottled by a client of his. Producing only 90 bottles that will be available via the link below, you can also view the huge history and links that this bottle has to huge chunks of Macallan’s history, outside of being distilled there.

I’ve had the privilege of trying this whisky prior to this video, it was a wonderful privilege to be able to try it again.

Macallan 27YO Mark Littler LTD

ralfy review 974 Extras – American Single Malt Whisky arrives !

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be looking at three distillery bottlings and three Independent bottlings of Laphroaig.

https://youtu.be/RSz7rYXc9m0

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 487: Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries a belter from Taiwain. Kavalan has won numerous awards with their Solist single cask releases. Whether it’s an ex-bourbon cask, sherry cask, vinho barrique or port cask, they all perform very well indeed. Mark got hold of one such release from 2021, bottled at a whopping 58.6% ABV, drawn from a sherry cask.

https://youtu.be/VM6okizMbWQ

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!