Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 461 : Invergordon 49 Year Old 1972 The Roots

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, is intrigued. A new Belgian bottler has emerged: The Roots. But Joren Nuyts, the sympathetic guy behind this new brand, will not limit himself to whisky. We can also expect other spirits, he told Mark. And he immediately put his money where his mouth was, because his first release concerns triplets: a Scottish grain, a very old cognac and a solid rum. What? The first release is not Scottish single malt? Gutsy! Mark immediately put those triplets on the lips, curious as he is. This is his review of the grain, an Invergordon of no less than 49 years old, distilled when Mark was a toddler of 2.

https://youtu.be/gkql1s2bAQY

ralfy review 946 Extras – Some Bothy perspective.

ralfy review 946 – Braeval (Braes Of Glenlivet) 13yo @55%vol: (North Star)

https://youtu.be/dLV7q5JLi34

Four Roses. Not much more needs to be said really, does it?

Their core range is some of the finest bourbon on the face of the planet, and this, their single barrel offering, is quite extraordinary for the money you pay for it.

Four Roses ability to experiment means that their single barrel stocks are some of the most diverse in the world of bourbon, so when something stands out to them, it really does to us as well.

Ashamed that it’s taken so long for me to review this, but here we are!

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be looking Hannah Whisky Merchants new small batch blended range called Dalgety and comparing two batches of their St Bridget’s Kirk.

https://youtu.be/UkOIAdhAS4o

ralfy review 945 Extras – More about Edradour.

ralfy review 945 – Edradour 10yo @46%vol: (Signatory)

The Good Dram Show – Episode 480 ‘Carn Mor – Strictly Limited”

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at a selection of new releases from Morrison Distillers in their Carn Mor Strictly Limited range.

https://youtu.be/aEzxNI4PHis

Blended whisky, for whatever reason, always seems to sit in a predisposed spot in some drinkers minds. We can put this down to years of marketing, or snobbish attitudes that still remain in whisky. The latter is dying out though, so that’s a plus.

Toki was introduced to the whisky market at an interesting and high demand point in the current world of Japanese whisky. Insane demand and the seemingly slow drip of Japanese whisky, even as a concept, is still reaching people. As a result, people want the best, the most awarded and what experts recommend. But alot of Suntory and Nikka’s most lauded products are now obselete for the everyday enjoyer of whisky.

Enter Toki. A combination of Chita, Hakushu and a few other products in the Suntory line, the idea of the style is to be light, fresh and very easy to drink. Can confirm that it hits these points rather well, and it’s affordable. Which isn’t a word that is associated with Japanese whisky too much these days.

Think of this product as a perfectly fine neat spirit, not expensive at all, but does the job well in the Japanese style. But it’s a very good quality mixer that has a huge versatility, but you can’t go wrong with a classic highball of this and gingerale, little slice of apple or lime as a garnish. Perfect.

It’s not going to blow your mind, but it won’t blow apart yout wallet if you want a Japanese whisky that hits all the trademark style points.

ralfy review 944 Extras – The Malt Moment.