Welcome to this weeks episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at a selection of whiskies from Australia, Germany and Sweden.

https://youtu.be/UcQuKMF1yr8

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 450: Kentucky Owl Confiscated in 1916

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a bourbon. A few weeks ago Mark had his friends John and Mary-Angela from the States over for a visit. Not only had John brought the Oban 18 Year Old – a US exclusive – and the Lagavulin Offerman Edition 2 on Guinness casks – also only available in the US – he brought Mark a third bottle: this Kentucky Owl. “A little something only, but I felt you should taste it,” he added. With pleasure, Mark replied.  After all, it’s not called “The Wise Man’s Bourbon” for nothing, right?

https://youtu.be/L6pxp-kfFwc

ralfy review 933 Extras – Information on quality of casks (Part 2/3)

ralfy review 934 Extras – Information on quality of casks (Part3/3)

https://youtu.be/Gdd6c5qMaLU

Where to begin…

I knew I would open this on a big occasion, and it hasn’t disappointed on any level whatsoever.

I had the joy of trying this a few years ago and, even at that time, I said to myself – ‘I’m buying this and opening it when I turn 30.’ I like being a man of my word and I stuck to it.

Wading through emails making sure it was the right bottle code and batch, and now it’s in the glass and smelling like every wonderful, exotic fruit imaginable with lashings of creme caramel, vanilla custard, malty biscuits and clensing note of menthol and blackberry.

This is a very special whisky to me and I hope that you all have a product like this, something that just makes you remember how incredible some whiskies just are. How they seem to change in aroma and flavour, minute by minute.

Whisky is a hot topic and there’s so much to choose form, but when it comes to bottles like this. Save them for those big days, because if you already know how good they are, it makes the situation even better than you could imagine.

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 449: Cley Secret Islay

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a Dutch malt. Paul and Maria from the Rotterdam Cley distillery have a special place in Mark’s heart. They make really nice whisky and they are also super sympathetic people. That’s always good for a nice story. And they are getting more and more acclaim – rightly so! – because after the special festival bottling for the whisky festival in Eindhoven – selected by The Barrel Baron – this time they bottled a very special malt for the Whisky Festival in Delft in May 2022. A Secret Islay! And triple distilled! After 4 years on a classic bourbon cask, this Dutch malt got an 18-month finish on a cask on which an Islay whisky previously matured.

https://youtu.be/iRuIYE5_UIY

This weeks episode of the Good Dram Show https://youtu.be/OTEi0yHFxxQ features the Rebels ‘Guerilla Casks’ releases from @bravenewspirits

ralfy review 933 – Ledaig 18yo @46.3%vol: (2022)

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

https://youtu.be/wl0tRR-B18w

Took me long enough to review it, but here we are, finally.

Wild Turkey Rare Breed. The small batch, cask strength bourbon that all are compared against.

Picking up so many plaudits amongst whisky drinkers of all varieties and styles, that alone says something about the quality of what is inside. The same mash bill as all other Wild Turkey products but with a smaller batching of casks, roughly 250, it still allows these classic WT notes of caramel corn, dill, peanuts and wave after wave of deliciousness!

ralfy review 932 Extras – Information on quality of casks (Part 1)

ralfy review 932 – Deanston 18yo @ 46.3%vol: (2022)