Introduction Continuing on my tasting journey through the Diageo 2009 Special Release samples that I got from whiskysamples.eu, I decided to compare the 25 and 30 year Taliskers to my bottle of Talisker 18 year. Talisker 18 has been one of my favorite whiskies for under $100, along with other great expressions such as Highland [...]
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Diageo 2009 Special Releases: Talisker 25 and 30 (plus the 18 year)
Posted in review, Talisker, tagged Diageo Special Releases, Talisker 18 review, Talisker 25 review, Talisker 30 review on November 28, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Diageo 2009 Special Release: Mannochmore 18 year
Posted in Mannochmore, review, tagged Diageo Special Releases, Mannochmore 1990 on November 18, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Introduction Every fall, whisky connoisseurs look forward to Diageo’s annual Special Releases. These special, limited run bottlings come from a subset of Diageo’s active and closed distilleries. There are nine Cask Strength bottlings in this year’s release, and I ordered a set of 30ml samples from whiskysamples.eu that contains seven of these. The first one [...]
The Highland Park core expressions – Part 2
Posted in Highland Park, review, tagged Highland Park 21, Highland Park 25, Highland Park 30 on November 11, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Introduction This is part 2 of my look at the Highland Park core expressions. In Part 1, I shared some details about how HP creates their whisky, and compared the 12, 15 and 18 year offerings. In this post, I will continue with the 21, 25 and 30 year expressions, for which I ordered a [...]
The Highland Park core expressions – Part 1
Posted in Highland Park, review, tagged Highland Park 12, Highland Park 15, Highland Park 18 on November 4, 2009 | 29 Comments »
Introduction I haven’t had the opportunity to attend a Highland Park tasting event, but I did notice that they bottle miniatures of most of their lineup, so I decided to buy some of those and do an HP comparison in the comfort of my own home. I already owned full size bottles of HP 12 [...]
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