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Kategorie: Speyside

The Balvenie 12 Single Barrel

Seit Langem geht es heute mal wieder in die Speyside und zwar nach Dufftown zu The Balvenie. Passend zum Sommer habe ich mir erneut eine first-fill exBourbon… Weiterlesen „The Balvenie 12 Single Barrel“

August 19, 2018 von mrbarleycorn

Aberlour 21 (Whic Architecture of Taste)

Erst vor Kurzem hat der Online Shop und unabhängige Abfüller Whic für reichlich Aufsehen mit dem Ben Nevis 1995/2018 aus der Nymphs of Whisky Collection gesorgt. Jetzt folgte… Weiterlesen „Aberlour 21 (Whic Architecture of Taste)“

Juli 21, 2018 von mrbarleycorn

Benromach 15

Heute wird es mal wieder etwas subjektiv, aber das ist im Falle des Benromach 15 überhaupt nicht schlimm. Gerade erst wurde die Abfüllung bei den World Whisky… Weiterlesen „Benromach 15“

April 14, 2018April 15, 2018 von mrbarleycorn

Miltonduff Aged 6 Years – The Barreliers

Neulich erreichte mich ein Päckchen des noch jungen unabhängigen Abfüllers „The Barreliers“ aus Berlin. Drin war ein Sample der zweiten Abfüllung: ein 6-jähriger Miltonduff aus dem Bourbonfass.… Weiterlesen „Miltonduff Aged 6 Years – The Barreliers“

März 7, 2018März 7, 2018 von mrbarleycorn

Craigellachie 17

Heute gibt es wieder einen Speyside-Malt in der Verkostung – der Craigellachie 17.

Dezember 15, 2017Januar 23, 2018 von mrbarleycorn

Aberlour 15 Double Cask Matured

Heute habe ich wieder einen tollen Einsteigermalt im Glas – den Aberlour 15 Double Cask Matured. Mit Einflüssen von Bourbon Hogsheads und Sherry Butts ist dieser Malt mit 15 Jahren genau das Richtige für die Weihnachtszeit.

November 19, 2017Januar 23, 2018 von mrbarleycorn

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New Blogpost! #linkinbio👉💻 Ad*Werbung aufgrund von Markennennung* Quick Review The Balvenie 12 Single Barrel First Fill Single Barrel Scotch Whisky | Speyside | Matured in an exBourbon Barrel | 47,8% Abv. | Natural Color | NCF Nose: Vanilla, Vanilla and even more Vanilla. Demerara sugar, honey, biscuits, butter, fudge, Wood and a slight touch of lemons. Really intense and straight forward. I like the nose a lot! Palate: Not as intense as the nose but still sweet and spicy with quite some oak. There is a slight sizzle on the tongue. White pepper and again lots and lots of Vanilla. I find white wine, sultanas, biscuits and almonds. Finish: Medium to long finish. Spices from white oak casks, dry and less sweet. This is a malt for those late summer days maybe even for the autumn. Not overly complex but still fun with its intense vanilla nose. Sláinte!

New blog post at mrbarleycorn.com #linkinbio👉💻 *Werbung | Produkt selbst gekauft* Yet another 25yo Islay Malt is subject of today's review - Caol Ila 25 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Aged 25 years in Oak | 43% Abv. | Chillfiltered | Added Color | Nose: The first thing I have to think of is a bonfire by the sea. Charcoal, fresh sea air and intense citrus notes hit my nose. There is a pleasant herbal note, vanilla, cookies, bergamot and iodine. Very condensed and rich on the nose. At the same time tangy and fresh. The peat smoke is very well integrated and less intense compared to younger bottlings. Palate: Creamy, oily, peaty and sweet. There's honey, blood oranges, lemons, cookies, Earl Grey Tea, vanilla, caramelized brown sugar and lots of oak as well as black pepper towards the end. There is also some white chocolate that comes to my mind while tasting. Again, the peat smoke is well matured and perfectly integrated. It would be a even better dram with 46-48% Abv. instead of 43%. Finish: Medium, lingering delicate peat smoke, maritime freshness, Honey and lemon zest. In total a very well matured malt that knows where it is from. I like the intense lemon notes in combination with the delicate peat smoke. Unfortunately this malt was bottled at only 43% Abv., therefore is chillfiltered and caramel ist added as well. Sláinte 🥃🌾

Old Pulteney all the way tonight! What's in your glasses tonight my dear #instadrammers ? Unfortunately that 2004 Single Cask is almost gone. Exited the upcoming release of OP's new range. Sláinte! *Werbung* #istdaswerbung #oderkanndasweg

#flashbackfriday with this image from last summer. Old Pulteney 12 by the Baltic Sea. The Wick Distillery will release their new fleet soon, which I am super excited of! Enjoy your Weekend everyone - Sláinte 🥃🌾😊

Most recent addition to the Collection! Hazelburn 2004/2018 13yo Oloroso Cask Matured. Had a two-year-old gift card for a local whisky store and finally treated myself whith this gem from Campbeltown. This is my first Hazelburn Whisky and I am quite exited to try it. What is your favourite Campbeltown Malt? Sláinte

This weeks Review: Ledaig 10. #linkinbio👉💻 Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Tobermory Distillery | Aged 10 years in exBourbon Barrels | 46,3% Abv. | NCF | Natural Color Nose: Heavy peat smoke on the nose accompanied by a honeylike sweetness, herbs, hay, floral and citric notes. After a while in the glas there is white wine, vanilla and a pleasant maritime freshness. Palate: Again, there is intense peat smoke predominantly. The nose is represented quite well on the tongue. the malt starts quite powerful what I really like. There is honey, light fruit and minerals which I also enjoy. Slight earthy notes, towards the end black pepper and a dry bitterness. Finish: Medium finish, lingering peat smoke, some oak and bittersweetness. I really enjoyed this standard malt from Tobermory Distillery. Especially its intense peat smoke and the minerality in the tongue. Great for those warmer days. Sláinte!

New Blogpost at mrbarleycorn.com #linkinbio👉💻 Glen Scotia 2008 Vintage Ruby Port Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Matured in first-fill exBourbon and finished in Ruby Port casks | 10yo | Bottled at cask strength of 57.8% Abv. | NCF | Natural color Nose: Sweet honey, fresh seabreeze and some fresh lemons. The peat smoke is present but quite subtle and located somewhere between Springbank and Talisker. In the beginning the alcohol is very present and bites in the nose. After ten minutes in the glas this harsh alcohol fades and leaves room for the other flavours like red fruit. There is rasberries, strawberries, gooseberries and red currant - the whole range. Water helps to intensify all these falvours and shows notes of red jelly bears and wildberry sirup. Antica Formula comes to my mind. Palate: Oily, sweet and powerful. Leaves a decent sizzle on the tongue and shows intense notes of honey and fudge. There is red fruit as well but rather subtle. The delicate peat smoke ads complexity. A hint of maritime saltyness is there as well. Adding water helps a lot. Finish: Medium finish, sweet, savoury, becoming slightly bitter. Black pepper and lingering but not intense peat smoke. Very nice. Great Whisky for less than 50€. Cask strength, well done finish and good complexity for a ten-year-old. Get yourself one of these badboys if you have got the Chance! Sláinte!

Next one up is the wonderful Glengoyne 21 #linkinbio What are your experiences whith Glengoyne? Which of their many expressions can you recommend? Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Matured 21 for years in exSherry casks (most of them first fill european oak) | 43% Abv. | Natuaral color Nose: Honey, brown sugar, rasberries, gingerbread, chocolate, Vanilla and oak. There is light fruit as well, like apricots and some oranges. Very full and complex in the nose. This is a malt to nose for hours. Finally there are some deep leather and Coffee notes. Palate: The first thing that comes to my mind is a peach fried in butter. Very sweet and heavy on the tongue this 21-year-old is great fun. There are tons of spices, oak accompanied by a pleasant fruitiness. Eventhough, this Glengoyne was bottled at 43% Abv. it leaves hat enough power to transport all the aromas quite well. The spices make me think of Christmas time one again. Coffee and chocolate in the end. Finish: Medium finish with honey, brown sugar, baking cocoa and orange peel. Becoming more and more dry and leaving a feeling of slightly smoke. This is not a summer malt! But the flavours perfectly fit into the colder times of the year. I really enjoyed its deep sherry flavours with spice and fruit at the same time. Have you had this one before? Sláinte!

New Blog entry - A Dream of Scotland "The Old Man of Islay" bottled by @bruehler_whiskyhaus #linkinbio Single Malt Scotch Whisky | South coast of Islay | Matured for 10 years in a Pedro Ximénes Cask | 54.7% Abv. | NCF | Natural Color Nose: Mineral and medical peat smoke hits the nose right away. It is not overwhelming but omnipresent. The peat smoke is accompanied by fresh red fruit such as wild berries and red grapes. At the same time the malt brings a pleasant des breeze to the nose. There is an intense sweetness that reminds me of cottoncandy. Some citric notes round up the experience. Palate: Extremely oily and sirup like on the palate. That cottoncandy sweetness reminds me of drambuie and smokey honey. The 54.7% Abv. are perfectly integrated and lead to a pleasant sizzle on the tongue. There are fruity notes as well like wild berry jam. The malt cannot deny the influence of the sherry cask. Very rich mouth feel - I this one a whole lot! Finish: Medium finish. Creamy, fruity with citrus and long lingering peat smoke. This Islay Malt is definitely for sweet tooths! Unfortunately it is sold out already. Therefore, I am really excited for the releases to come from Brühler Whiskyhaus.

Perfect way to relax on a sunday! Getting educated and entertained at the same time by German magazine @derwhiskybotschafter Enjoy your sundays everyone! #readwhibo #sunday #relax #whisky #whiskey #singlemalt #scotch #rye #bourbon #grain #magazine #whiskybotschafter #mackmyra #laphroaig #glenmoray #ardbeg #whiskybase #slyrs #highlands #speyside #Islay

Last weekend me and my fellow whisky nerds from Leipzig filled this 30l exBourbon cask with port wine. It was built out of an ex Jim Beam ASB for our needs at Fassfabrik Krogemann in Bremen. From now on it will rest for the next 6 months before we are going to replace the port by 30l of scottish new make. Stay tuned for more info on the experiment! Sláinte!

New Blogpost! #linkinbio👉💻 Great Whisky but already sold out! @whic.de Nymphs of Whisky Collection has a new member from Ben Nevis Distillery. Matured in a sherry butt for 22 years this malt has intense fruit flavours. There is a beautiful mixture of sweet and sour in combination with mature wooden flavours. Also some chocolate, pine trees and citrus make it to my nose and palate. The finish adds another layer to it with hints of coffee, berries and a pleasant bitterness. Check out https://whic.de/schottland/abfueller-whic for their other releases. Sláinte!

New Blogpost at mrbarleycorn.com! I hope everyone is having a great and relaxed sunday. I finally found some time to write some new notes. This time I have revied Kilkerran 12 of Glengyle Distillery. #linkinbio👉💻 Here are my quick notes in English for all of you #instadrammers Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Matured in 30% exSherry and 70% exBourbon Casks | 12 yo | 46% Abv. | NCF | Natural Color Nose: Sweet and maritime peat smoke come slowly to my nose. The journey continues with red apples, pears and grapes towards a crumble with caramelized brown sugar. Delicious! After a while there are citric notes, honey and elegant vanilla. The 46% Abv. is almost not present on the nose. Palate: Very oily and rich on the palate and again it is maritime sweet-salty peat smoke that is slightly dominant. There is still enough space for other aromas such as honey, butterscotch, apples and pears (the peel of it). It also tastes somehow must but not in an unoleasant way. After a while I identify red grapes, nuts and cereals. There is a lot to discover. Very complex. Finish: Medium finish. Malty and Dry with sweet smoke. I am impressed by the quality produced at Glengyle Distillery! Very nice malt for a great value. One of my favs at the Moment.

It's been a while since the Ardbeg Peat&Love Bus Tour stopped here in Leipzig and as promised I also wrote down my thoughts on the 2018 Committee Realse Ardbeg Grooves. #linkinbio Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 51.6 % Abv. | Aged in exBourbon and French Wine Casks | Natural Color | non-Chillfiltered | Nose: Yes, it is an Ardbeg 😉 Cold and Dry peat smoke accompanied by a touch of sweet oranges. The influence of the wine can be clearly identified and with time becomes more and more intense. It is really fun to nose this one. As the Ardbeg Grooves gets sweeter it reminds me of that typical sweet bubblegum flavor of my childhood. There is orange juice, spices and a wood of pines as well. Beautiful in the nose. Palate: Again the peat smoke of course is very prominent. But with each second on the tongue it gets sweeter and a nice sparkle adds to the sweetness. Brown sugar, red grapes, grilled and saltet lemons and yes BBQ-Sauce as well. The 51.6% Abv. are perfectly integrated. Therefore I had no need to water down that malt. Finish: Oily, smoky and medium long with notes of dark chocolate, spices and some undefined herbs. The wine influence makes it adstringend towards the end. Well, this is again an Ardbeg that knows how to impress me. I Love the combination of red wine and islay peat smokyness. It is nice to smell how the Whisky changes with time after being poured into the glas. I was sitting there for almost 30 mins nosing it before I took the first sip. Sláinte, Mr Barleycorn I'd like to thank @stefangourmetageleipzig for the complimentary sample.

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