The winners of the iLADDIE Whisky Nerd Awards are known! All the numbers have been added up! As per the rules set out in the beginning of 2017 points could be given for four criteria. How much did I learn... Continue Reading →
I was reminding the Feis Ile 2016 Masterclass when Octomore Black Art was first presented. If you missed the introduction you can look at it here If you have not seen the introduction. Please take 10 minutes to watch the... Continue Reading →
What can we learn from the information given about the #laddiemp6 Octomore bottles without nosing and tasting them? This is an attempt by me to predict some of the notes I can expect based on the know how I currently... Continue Reading →
The congener of “Smoked bacon” is parts of the “Smokey” sub category as part of the “peaty” head category. “Smoked bacon” is a congener that must be chemically linked to a lot of chemicals. For an overview one can look... Continue Reading →
I have listed some links to websites that I typically brows for whisky. The list is not static. Dutch Websites: http://www.vooreenmooiglas.nl/ https://www.bestofwhisky.com/nl/ http://www.dramtime.nl/ http://www.dh17.nl/webshop/ https://bestofwines.com/ https://www.whiskysite.nl/en/ https://drankdozijn.nl/ USA websites that ship abroad: https://www.binnys.com/ International websites: https://www.masterofmalt.com/ Distillery Webshops: https://www.bruichladdich.com/whisky-shop
The list of nominees has been made. The criteria have been agreed on! The scores have been added to the spreadsheet! This means the results for the 2016, Annual, Global, International (yeah yeah yeah, get on with it) Whisky Nerd... Continue Reading →
During the Feis Ile Festival on Islay The Bruichladdich Head Distiller Adam Hannett spoke during a Masterclass. The venue was held in warehouse 12 and hosted around 200 lucky attendees. I was looking at the live YouTube Stream and had... Continue Reading →
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