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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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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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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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Not a very high score today, as I had difficulties pinpointing sample #12 of the Blind Tasting Competition.
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Everyone at the top of the leaderboard is sort of quietly chugging along, picking up a few points left and right. I'm kind of waiting for someone to explode and taking a more commanding lead.
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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 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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Always go with your first impression, it usually pays off during the Blind Tasting Competition. For me at least.
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Argh! I mean, it wasn't a very typical Old Pulteney, yet it bums me out that I didn't recognize a whisky from what is essentially one of my favourite distilleries.
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Speyside Distillery is one of those anonymous distilleries. To me at least. They tried to change that by hiring Michael Owen as spokes person, but that didn't pan out. Also, their name is a bit unlucky, as it can cause quite a bit confusion. Plus, are they really Speyside?
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What a difference a day makes. Yesterday I was still in the lead, now I'm 'only' fourth on the leaderboard of the Blind Tasting Competition.
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The final day of the Blind Tasting Competition! What it ride it has been. No, I didn't win, but I did alright :)
