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The Blind Tasting Competition is about to start — and I'm participating again after a two year absence. Wish me luck!
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It's here, the new Benromach Cask Strength Vintage 2008! I compare it to the whisky it replaces, the (in my mind at least) modern classic that is the Benromach 100 Proof.
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A closer look at 7 different whiskies from Glen Albyn, a closed distillery that is all but forgotten.
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A few weeks ago I was sent a sample of each cask to determine whether or not it is time to bottle our Strathearn casks. I can't believe it's been four years already since these casks were filled!
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The next two and a half weeks on Words of Whisky will be all about blind tasting. Why? Well, read this!
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Nothing rare or exclusive to celebrate the third anniversary of Words of Whisky. Instead a review of two budget blends for the Dutch market. Hooray! :D
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Westland Distillery's star is rising, not just in the United States, but in Europe as well.
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If you don't like Benromach, then you should just stop reading now. If you are a fan, than you are in for a treat, because for the next three weeks Words of Whisky will be all about Benromach.
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Braunstein's Danica Whisky is a new kid on the block. Their whisky is well-known in Denmark, but is now also making a name for themselves in other parts of Europe.
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Denny Mac Taggart recently started working at Glenfiddich. He has fallen in love with Dufftown, and wrote an ode to the whisky capital of the world.
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Tasting the Craigellachie 19yo with and without a cold. The results are, not surprisingly, very different.
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An all-time classic takes the crown in The Sherry Project. Which makes me happy and sad at the same time.
