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You will never know for sure which Islay single malt whisky a Port Askaig is, but with this 8-year-old dram you can taste that it is an Islay-peated whisky immediately. Despite its youth, it is quite complex, but very pleasant to drink. Bottled at 45.8%.
Port Askaig is a town on the whisky island of Islay. Nearby is the Caol Ila Distillery. Port Askaig is also the brand of a peated Islay single malt whisky bottled by Elixir Distillers. This Cask Strength edition matured in bourbon casks. (59.4%)
Port Charlotte has established itself this century among the big names in smoky Islay whiskies. It is one of two heavily peated single malt whiskies from the Bruichladdich distillery. And this is the 10-year-old standard PC, the 2020 release. (50%)
With the Cask Exploration series, Bruichladdich Distillery experiments with the cask maturation of its peated Port Charlotte single malt whisky. This Valinch An Tuba-Mhasgaidh edition matured for 12 years in an excellent bourbon cask. (58.4%, score 89.59)
With the Cask Exploration series, Bruichladdich Distillery experiments with the cask maturation of its peated Port Charlotte single malt whisky. This Valinch Smachd Air Caileachd edition aged for 12 years in a Monbazillac cask as well. (57.7%; score 88)
This PC10 was released in the Port Charlotte Pro Na Linntean series. The heavily peated single malt whisky from the Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay was bottled in 2012 in 6000 bottles at 59.8% cask strength after 10 years of maturation in bourbon casks.
This PC5 is the 1st edition in the Port Charlotte Evolution series. The heavily peated single malt whisky from Bruichladdich on Islay was bottled in 2006 in over 6000 bottles, at a cask strength of 63.5% (!), after 5 years of maturation in bourbon casks.
This PC6 was released as Port Charlotte Cuairt-Beatha. The heavily peated single malt whisky from the Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay was bottled in 2007 at a hefty cask strength of 61.6% after 6 years of maturation in bourbon and madeira casks.
This PC7 was released as Port Charlotte Sin An Doigh Ileach. The heavily peated single malt whisky from the Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay was bottled in 2008 at a hefty cask strength of 61.0% after 7 years of maturation in bourbon casks.
In the more than 15 years that the Port Charlotte brand now exists, it has built up a solid reputation as a peated single malt whisky. This PC8 certainly contributed to that reputation. The 8 refers to the age of this malt that aged in bourbon casks.
The spirit for this Port Charlotte single malt whisky went into a 1st-fill sherry cask in 2006, from which it was bottled after 11 years of maturation at 62,9% cask strength. At the time, it was as 'Distillery Valinch', only available at the distillery.
The spirit for this Port Charlotte single malt whisky went into a 2nd-fill sherry cask in 2005, from which it was bottled after 13 years of maturation at 57.8% cask strength. At the time, it was as 'Distillery Valinch', only available at the distillery.
Every once in a while we have one in the shop, a Port Ellen. And now it's that time again! On the shelf is now a Port Ellen 8th Release, a Diageo Special Release. The almost legendary Islay single malt whisky matured for no less than 29 years. (55.3%)
The Port Ellen single malt certainly belongs in the list of legendary whiskies. And furthermore, this is an exceptional bottling of this Islay legend: vintage 1982 and bottled in 2005 as a 22-year-old, heavily sherried dram at a cask strength of 61.7%!
The history of Rebel whiskies goes back to 1849. Instead of distilling bourbon whiskey from corn and rye, the founders of Rebel Yell made their bourbon from corn and wheat. That makes this bourbon unique to this day. This edition is bottled at 55% ABV.
About 170 years ago, Rebel Yell already made bourbon whiskey from corn and wheat. And as this bourbon was made at the time, it is still made at Lux Row Distillers today. This Small Batch Reserve is said to have matured extra long. Bottled at 45.3%.
In addition to a unique bourbon whiskey, made from corn with wheat instead of rye, other whiskies are also made under the Rebel Yell brand. For example this straight rye whiskey. It was distilled in Indiana and aged for 2 years, and then bottled at 45%.
A bottling from the Irish Midleton Distillery. A 12 year old single pot still whiskey, so made from malted and unmalted barley, and triple distilled. This Redbreast matured in bourbon and sherry casks. A fine Irish whiskey for a nice price. At 40%.
If you want to taste an Irish single pot still whiskey at cask strength, this 12 year old Redbreast is an option. Aged in bourbon and sherry casks. Pot still whiskey is made from barley malt and unmalted barley. This batch is at 57.2% cask strength.
Fruitier, more complex and subtle than his younger namesakes. That is the general impression of this 21-year-old Redbreast single pot-still whiskey. The perfect balance and the long finish are also praised. An Irish whiskey to indulge in!
We do not know the age of this Redbreast single pot-still whiskey, but we do know that it finished in 1st fill sherry casks. You can tell this by the typical sherry notes that are well balanced with the pot still notes. It remains a real Irish whiskey.
Douglas Laing is known for its blended malt whiskies. Their motto is: 'If a single malt is a violin, then a blended malt is an entire orchestra!'. Well-known are, for example, their Big Peat-blended Islay malts. This is also included in this sample set.
This Remus Repeal Reserve is a blend of five straight bourbon whiskeys from 8 to 14 years old. The share of rye in the mashbill of this bourbons ranges from 21% to 36%. The Ross & Squibb Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana released here a top bourbon. 50%
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