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Review #123: Nikka Coffey Malt
The Nikka Coffey Malt comes from Suntory’s Miyagikyo distillery outside Sendai Japan. Coffey Malt is one of the few 100% malt whiskies distilled on a column (Coffey) still, as opposed to a pot still. Coffey Stills were the first …
Review #117: Game of Thrones “House Lannister” Lagavulin
4/10. Nose: Smoke, banana bread, pink, short lived bubble gum that you get at a ballpark.
Palate: Honey, astringently oaky, smoke and waves of banana bread.
5 Recommended Single Malt Scotch Whiskies under $50
We’ve tried a few hundred single malts at this point, so we finally feel qualified to recommend whiskies. Before we get into the recommendations, few parameters:
- All the whiskies are readily available; nothing on the list is impossible to
Kavalan Vertical Tasting: Vinho Barrique, Manzanilla & Soloist Sherry
Today we're tasting the Kavalan Vinho Barique, The Manzanilla and Fino Sherry casks head to head. These are all high end whiskies from Kavalan, Taiwan's premier distillery.
Getting Lost in the Woods
This drink comes from a bar in Lithuania, by way of /u/seanloreaux2 on Reddit. The original calls for 2 oz Oban, 0.5 oz pine infused simple syrup, 0.25 oz Fernet and 0.25 oz peated scotch (marked as optional but the more peat the merrier!)
Review #114: Ruadh Mhor 10 (Single Cask Nation)
Rounding out a round of Single Cask Nation sample reviews with a ten year old bottling of Single Cask Rudah Mhor. This is a peated expression from the Glen Turret distillery in Perthshire.
Whisky Review #110: Cheftain’s Ledaig 21 Review
Legaig is the peated expression of the Tobermory distillery, the only currently open distillery on the Isle of Mull. The distillery was actually originally called Ledaig, and was founded way back in 1798. We grabbed a rare Sherried cask strength …
Review #109: SCN Ben Nevis 23 year (1996)
We've both been scarred so heavily by an Old Malt Cask bottling of Ben Nevis (review here), that we usually pass by any Ben Nevis offerings and spring for scotch from basically any other distillery.
Review #108: Single Cask Nation Milk and Honey 2 Year
Single Cask Nation (SCN) has sprung to cult status overnight. We have a Lechaig from this independent bottler that we absolutely adore, so I’ve been actively following their newsletters. They announced a Milk and Honey 2 year old rum cask …