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Nov 20, 20232 min read

Drams with K; 14th November 2023 (IB, Balblair & Orkney)

K, another friend of mine, has brought some bottles from China, bottled by two Chinese Independent bottlers, for me to try. Table of...

Nov 15, 20232 min read

Event; The Macallan Harmony Experience 12nd Nov 2023 & other drams.

Content: Macallan Green Meadow 40.2% Macallan Amber Meadow 44.2% Ki One Batch 1 40% GlenDronach 8YO Octarine 46% I went to the Macallan...

Nov 13, 20231 min read

Meikle Toir 5YO The Turbo 50% (OB, GlenAllachie)

A small batch release of 2,500 bottles from the Meikle Toir series and the last sample I going to try for the series. Doubled in PPM, at...

Nov 8, 20232 min read

Meikle Toir 05 The Original 50% (OB, GlenAllachie)

TLDR; Ashy peat, oak spice and salty smoke. Nice scale: 81/100 Back with another Meikle Toir, this time is The Original, at 35ppm as...

Oct 30, 20231 min read

Balblair 2013 10YO 52.4% (IB, Whisky Broker)

TLDR; Banana cake, sweet yellow fruits and nutty oak spice. This Balblair was distilled on 4th March 2013 and aged in a first-fill...

Oct 25, 20231 min read

Meikle Toir 05 YO The Sherry One 48% (OB, GlenAllachie)

TLDR; Candy sweetness, watery ashy veggie peat and salty. Nice scale; 82/100 Similar to the previous one, peated GlenAllachie but aged in...

Oct 20, 20232 min read

Meikle Toir 5 YO The Chinquapin One 48% (OB, GlenAllachie)

TLDR; Sweet peat, simple and easy. Nice scale: 82/100 What do you call a peated GlenAllchie? It's not GlenAllachie 50th Anniversary...

Oct 5, 20232 min read

SMWS Dark 'N' Stormy Creme Brulee (IB, SMWS)

It is the time of the year that SMWS revisit Singapore; this time, they are with LMDW. And by signing up for exclusive priority, you do...

Sep 19, 20231 min read

Teaninich 2009 13YO 46% (IB, Signatory Vintage)

TLDR; Sweet, jasmine green tea and malts. Nice scale: 82/100 It's been a while since I wrote another not-so-sophisticated review; I was...

Aug 31, 20231 min read

Big Peat Christmas 2022 (IB, Douglas Laing)

TLDR; Lemon, herb, smoky and peat. Nice scale: 83/100 A blended Islay malt by Douglas Laing, liquids are drawn from Caol Ila, Bowmore,...

Aug 24, 20231 min read

Glen Garioch 2012 11YO 48.50% (IB, PST)

TLDR; Sweet, oaky and sunflower seeds Nice scale: 82/100 Distillate at Glen Garioch in 2012, aged for at least 11 years in first-fill...

Aug 19, 20233 min read

Drams with Ken & Friends, 22nd July (Macallan Sir Peter Blae/ Reflex/Linkwood/Springbank/Cu Bocan)

Kris the Cinderella made another trip to Ken's castle; over there, there are plenty of good drinks and welcoming friends. Just that I...

Aug 6, 20231 min read

Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask Release 50% (OB)

TLDR; Plum, ashy peat and oak spice. Nice scale: 83/100 From Ardnamurchan, a Highland distillery. Use of both peated and unpeated malt...

Jul 29, 20233 min read

Event: The GlenAllachie Tasting Food Pairings (GA 8YO/ 7YO/ 12YO/4YO-Future/10YO CSBATCH9)

Featuring a lineup of: 1) GlenAllachie 8 YO 2) GlenAllachie 7 YO Hungarian Virgin Oak 3) GlenAllachie 12YO Ruby Port Cask 4) GlenAllachie...

Jul 24, 20234 min read

Drams with Ken, 16th July (Glenfiddich/Balvenie/Glenfarclas/Macallan/STAGG/Caol Ila/Laphroaig etc..)

A trip to Ken's castle is always like Kris the Cinderella meets the prince. Cinderella sips every dram with gratefulness. And, I did give...

Jul 23, 20231 min read

Ledaig 2007 13 YO 48% (IB, LMDW)

TLDR; Smooth, salty, dry grass & well-balanced Nice scale: 84/100 Distillate at Tobermory Distillery in 2007, the peated expression of it...

Jul 18, 20231 min read

Tormore 1988 33 YO 56.2% (IB, The Whisky Baron)

Distilled at Tormore Distillery on 25th of May in 1988 and bottled on the 12nd of May in 2022. After 33 years, it has been bottled by The...

Jul 7, 20231 min read

Glen Scotia Victoriana L4 139 22 (OB, 54.2%)

TLDR; Dirty Campbeltown, brown sugar and light smoke dry soil peat. Nice scale: 88/100 That guy from Campbeltown, lesser talked about but...

Jul 2, 20231 min read

Longmorn 2008 Distillery Label 46% (IB, G&M)

TLDR; Soapy, vanilla, and good on the nose. Nice scale: 78/100 Distilled at Longmorn in 2008 and bottled by Gordon & Macphail in 2022 at...

Jun 26, 20232 min read

A Secret Speyside 2011 11YO 48.5%(IB, PST-Thompson Bros)

TLDR; Too distillate driven, oily, salty and meaty Nice scale: 79/100 Distilled at a secret Speyside distillery in 2011 and placed in two...