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The WhiskyNerds' Ledaig is a fitting conclusion to the Blind Tasting Competition—made even better by a very satisfying final placement in the rankings for yours truly.
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The Longmorn 2005 15 Years from North Star Spirits may just be the mother of all sherry bombs. It comes at a high price but might actually be worth it.
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The Bunnahabhain 2008 11 Years Manzanilla Cask actually co-exists fairly well with the Manzanilla influence. But I'm not entirely convinced.
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Once you get past the massive ABV, there's a real fruity dram hidden in this Tomintoul 2005 12 Years Single Cask for De Monnik Dranken.
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A totally gorgeous Longrow 2002 17 Years bottled for the Netherlands, but a frustrating day of the Blind Tasting Competition.
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Today I realised my lowest score so far. There's one consolation though: the Dailuaine 1998 15 Years for Whisky in Leiden is fantastic.
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Day 8 of the Blind Tasting Competition: a delicious Tobermory 1994 25 Years by Kintra & The Whisky Mercenary. And a perfect score to top it off!
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A satisfying Glenfarclas bottled in celebration of an impressive milestone—Han van Wees' induction as Master of the Quaich.
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They don't make 'em more heavily sherried than this Edradour 2010 9 Years bottled by Van Wees in their The Ultimate range.
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We take a turn into the world of sherry-matured single malt, with an appetizing Glenlossie 2007 12 Years from Càrn Mòr.
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The Kingsbarns Family Reserve shows a lot of promise. Hell, promise already fulfilled I'd say. My surprise whisky of 2020.
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Michiel Wigman's Croftengea 2005 15 Years was bottled as part of his They Inspired series, featuring Catherine the Great.
