ralfy review 979 – Laphroaig 10 yo Batch 15 @56.5%vol

Turntable Whiskies 03: Purple Haze, 46%

https://youtu.be/0bE8-Mj09Is

Purple Haze! All up in my…glass? Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, but luckily, the whisky is as impactful to taste as that song is when you first hear it.

We have:

44% Balmenach in a Pedro Ximinez Puncheon

42% Craigellachie in an Oloroso sherry butt

14% Invergordon in an ex-Sherry cask

All of these profiles really work soundly together. They amplify each other and are very complimentary. But, it’s still Craigellachie that leads the way with its slightly salt, soft savoury notes, all backed up with that densely soaked sherry profile. A true charmer and a very, very memorable blended whisky.

Massive congratulations to Turntable Whiskies for this release. It is rather special!

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show on which I’ll be taking a look at the new English distillery Circumstance based in Bristol.

https://youtu.be/TzZcXm5H9bc

ralfy review 978 Extras – More about cask wood.

Welcome, one and all, to Turntable Track 02: Firestarter!

Roaring in west coast peat and keeping the heat going with loads of virgin oak influence, here we have a rather interesting blend that has brought together two very powerful types of flavour in the whisky industry.

We have a liquid make up of:

40% Caol Ila matured in virgin oak.

23% Cameronbridge in virgin oak.

22% Benrinnes in virgin oak.

15% Invergordon in virgin oak.

Much to mull over here, but as you’ll see in the video I’ve got an issue with this selection of things. Please do watch to see if you agree with me.

ralfy review 978 – Speyburn 15yo @46%vol:

ralfy review 977 Extras – Navigating whisky.

Episode 508 ‘Kurayoshi & Kanosuke’

Welcome to a Japanese episode of the show, in which I’ll be taking a look at two of the new wave of Japanese distilleries, those being Kurayoshi and Kanosuke in Episode 508. The Value Of Whisky Is Entirely A Product Of The Interaction We Have With It! Filmed in The Study Nottingham.

Tasting Notes

Featuring Kurayoshi Distillery The Tottori Blend 43%

Kurayoshi Distillery The Tottori Blend ‘Bourbon Barrel’ 43%

Kurayoshi Distillery The Matsui Single Malt ‘Sakura Cask’ 48%

Kurayoshi Distillery The Matsui Single Malt ‘Mizunara Cask’ 48%

Kanosuke Limited Edition 2022 Release 59%

Thompson Brothers Kanosuke 2018 (4 year old) 58%

ralfy review 977 – Glen Scotia Double Cask Rum Finish @46%vol:

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 489: Ledaig 25 Year Old 1995 Valinch & Mallet

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, tries an unpeated Ledaig! He tasted this Ledaig for the first time at a tasting in Ghent, and really liked all but one bottle he tasted that night, but this one stood head and shoulders above the rest for him. This Ledaig was bottled by Valinch & Mallet in 2020 in their famous series The Lost Drams (which surprised Mark a bit, because Ledaig is still being made). It was distilled in 1995 and matured for a quarter of a century.

https://youtu.be/_bsPbMBFy90