Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 484: Milk & Honey 4 Year Old 2018 for The Barrel Baron

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries a young Israeli malt. This is already the second single cask that Marcel Kip – aka The Barrel Baron – bottles from this Israeli distillery. Mark had the privilege of judging a sample as early as June 2022. And now that it’s finally here, Mark is very eager to re-taste it. This time it concerns a four-year-old malt that spent its life on an ex-Islay cask. Please take note of the alcohol percentage. And another tip in advance: pour it into your glass and let it catch its breath for five minutes. Let’s get started!

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ralfy review 967 Extras – An Irish perspective on Irish Whiskey.

Phil will return next week………..

ralfy review 967 – Redbreast 15yo @46%vol: (OSWA winner 2022)

ralfy review 966 Extras – Presentation & Price of whiskies in 2023 (a perspective)

ralfy review – 966 Signatory Vintage Indi: Bottler (Winner OSWA’s 2022)

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 483: Glentauchers 13 Year Old 2009 Buds & Barrels

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries a lesser known malt. Independent bottler Buds & Barrels launched this summery Glentauchers in its ‘sticky label’ range at the end of last year, from a refill sherry butt. I confess, when I first read it, I looked surprised for a moment, because Manny and I had also bottled a Glentauchers 2009 from the same cask type in May of the same year. And then a monkey on the label too? I won’t say anything else, but I’m going to taste it right away.

https://youtu.be/auElXK6Jn7g

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Established in 1798, and still one of the oldest distilleries in Scottish history, the Tobermory distillery is home to peated and unpeated whisky. Ledaig is for those of you who prefer a distinctly west coast, peated, rugged, yet still sweet kind of whisky. Tobermory, I must say, it’s been a long time since I last tried it. It’s an ashamed thing to admit, but I know it has my full interest.

The label states ‘gentle, floral and unpeated’. This is true, no doubt about it. But inside this whisky are deeper, darker, more intense flavours than what I expected to find in a ‘lighter’ style of west coast single malt. This bottle honestly reminds me of salt, truffle, honey, candle wax, ginger, and vanilla. A very interesting and complex whisky for below £50 per bottle.

ralfy review 965 Extras – Opinion on new distilleries in 2023

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show, which I’ve titled ‘The Lowlands – Past & Present, which I think is self-explanatory.

https://youtu.be/NYW1tJN21io