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Sansibar has just released a 15th Anniversary series . They have been on our radar since 2013 or so, first with the grey / gold labels, then Samurai releases, Highland clans and many more.It looks like they've kept aside some nice casks for this celebration: Clynelish 1993 and Glentauchers 1996, and then some 20+ year
It seems that The Whisky Agency has worked on an extensive series of 'friends' bottlings. A lot of them are celebrating anniversaries as well, like The Nectar, Sansibar, Whisky Agents...I have a dozen samples waiting and I decided to go for Bowmore first. Three Bowmores from the same era, with similar ABV's.
The Whisky Jury bottled its second and third armagnac (after the excellent Garreau 1976) as a duo. Both come from Domaine de Laguille in Eauze. In their cellars they selected a 1971 from dame-jeannes (100% baco) and a 1987 from a single cask (baco and ugni-blanc).
We'll have the latest Maltbarn releases in one go, starting with a Blended Malt 1993 from a sherry cask. The other four whiskies are single malts with a clearly lighter colour.
This is the third and last installment of the Zodiac series which was started in February 2026 by The Whisky Exchange. We'll be trying a Macduff, a Campbeltown blended malt and two pitch-dark sherry bombs from an undisclosed Speyside distillery and Bunnahabhain. The series now contains 12 bottlings, mostly middle-aged
This is the sixth and final release in the Harmony Collection from The Macallan . We've tried Rich Cacao and Intense Arabica a few years ago, and more recently also Cherrywood Lapsang Tea.The new release is Inspired by Fresh Coconut . It is made in collaboration with TimeSpirit, the Macallan estate’s dining experience
German importer Kirsch Import is celebrating 50 years in business. To mark the occasion they're release a number of limited editions. One of them is a 32 year old Talisker 1993 . It will be officially presented at Whisky Live Germany in Hamburg.
Little Brown Dog is a name we haven't had before. They started in 2018 as a 'traditionally unconventional' independent bottler based in Aberdeenshire, but they already moved into micro-distilling as well. The company is run by Andrew and Chris and takes its name from Andrew's beloved dog who passed away in 2022.In our
We're looking at a few samples from Asian independent bottlers again. We're seeing Shinanoya, Lucky Choice, Kanpaikai and Mateo Art in different collabs. Two of the whiskies are from Ardbeg distillery, disclosed and undisclosed.
Laphroaig teamed up with actor Willem Dafoe to create a limited edition bottling, nicknamed "Willem by Willem". The Laphroaig Willem Dafoe Edition is accompanied with a short film 'The Taste' - it can be seen on Youtube .I'm not the biggest fan of celebrity collabs when it comes to whisky. It seems Dafoe (who had a Sco
I visited the Whisky Jury movie studios offices the other day (really, check out their Youtube channel) where I was introduced to the latest releases. Rums and armagnacs will get the spotlight later, first we're focusing on a few single malt whiskies, including two Ben Nevis bottlings and two very old Speysiders.
Four armagnacs today. We start with a closed estate Michel Tartas , which was bottled by Authentic Spirits . Next up there are names we had before: Chateau Garreau 1976, Hontambère 2014 selected by Le Blog à Roger and Domaine Pouy bottled by L'Encantada.
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