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Quietly plugging along is the Shieldmaiden-series from the independent label The Duchess. The third release has been for sale for a little while now, a Glenrothes 1996 20 Years Old from a bourbon hogshead.
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This particular Clynelish got a lot of attention in The Netherlands for being extremely waxy (even for a Clynelish), so it is one that I've been anxious to try. Let's see what all the fuzz has been about.
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A very well-rounded, superbly balanced sherried Arran from Single Malts of Scotland.
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One of these two Arrans is seriously one of the best 'bang for your buck'-whiskies available.
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Very good, but Jesus H. Christ, that's a lot of sherry influence. If you don't care about balance, than this is the Springbank for you.
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While I've appreciated the general high quality of Ben Nevis, I never really enjoyed its dirty-ish style. That is, until recently it seems. Hopefully this Ben Nevis 1996 from The Daily Dram will be another positive experience for me.
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The WhiskyNerds have done it again. This Springbank is their best bottling to date. Or at least, that's what I think :)
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Ben Nevis is not my favorite distillery so far, but this bottling by Alambic Classique is supposedly very good. I won't get my hopes up too high, but will this be the first Ben Nevis that I actually like?
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A textbook Clynelish from the WhiskyNerds that sits in the upper ranges of what this vintage (and others from the mid-1990s) generally has to offer.
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A Clynelish that has matured in a refill sherry butt. It'll be interesting to see how the sherry affects the spirit.
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The first sample of the Blind Tasting Competition turned out to be a succes competition-wise, but maybe I should've scored a lot more even.
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Serge Valentin, Ruben Luyten and Johan van Samang, three (former) whisky bloggers I immensely respect, all gave this Bowmore 1996 from The Whisky Agency high scores and even higher praise. I hope it can live up to that.
