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While rumbling through my sample drawer, I came across one from a hand-filled GlenAllachie distillery exclusive. It was gifted to me last year during Spirit of Speyside by the ever-generous Juliette Buchan.
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A handfilled, dark, sherried GlenDronach.
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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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As if the Blind Tasting Competition wasn't difficult enough, the organization decided it was a good idea to bring in another whisky that was hand-filled at the distillery itself. That's the third in the last five days!
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I've never before encountered such a divisive whisky as the eighth sample of the Blind Tasting Competition. While some adored this dram, for me this Deanston was one of my least favourite whiskies I've tasted this entire year.
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So here's a lesson I already knew about, but apparently had to learn again: when participating in the Blind Tasting Competition, never ever change your entry at the last moment.
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Peat and sherry, sherry and peat. For many whisky enthusiasts it is an unbeatable combination.
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This is already the last post of my Benromach Extravaganza. Hasn't it been fun? I finish with a review of yet another handfilled bottling.
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An exclusive handfilled Benromach from 2006 that isn't very complex and has some rough edges. But it also has its share of good qualities, like a nice amount of fruitiness and the subtle use of peat.
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A bottle I hand-filled at the distillery, which is another example of the quality of Benromach's whisky.
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Considering every whisky I've tasted so far, I'd say Bowmore is probably my favourite peated Islay distillery.
