Whiskyfun https://www.whiskyfun.com/whatsnew.xml New tasting on Whiskyfun and other news by Serge and Angus Copyright 2002-2025, Whiskyfun. rulerealwhisky@gmail.com (Serge Valentin) A tiptoe through the decades at Ardbeg https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/A-tiptoe-through-the-decades-at-Ardbeg.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ardbeg 2009/2023 (59%, OB, cask #3771, 2nd fill PX sherry butt, 633 bottles)

Ardbeg 19 yo 2001/2020 (51.3%, Elixir Distillers 'The Single Malts of Scotland' for China, sherry hogshead, cask #1-115, 256 bottles)

Ardbeg 2000/2021 (47.5%, OB, cask #2662, refill bourbon barrel, 194 bottles)

Ardbeg 25 yo 1999 (49.5%, Club Batard x OBE for 1st anniversary, sherry, 88 bottles)

Ardbeg 30 yo 1973/2003 (51.9%, Douglas Laing 'Old & Rare', 94 bottles)

Ardbeg 30 yo 1967/1997 (51.7%, Signatory Vintage for USA, cask #1142, oloroso sherry butt, 530 bottles)

]]> Tormore to the fore https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Tormore-to-the-fore.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tormore 12 yo (46%, Douglas Laing, Premier Barrel, 310 bottles, +/-2025)

Tormore ‘Timeless’ (43%, OB, 2026)

Tormore 12 yo (46%, OB, 2026)

Tormore 16 yo (46.8%, OB, sherry cask, 2026)

]]> Indie Knockdhu https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Indie-Knockdhu.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Knockdhu 13 yo 2012/2025 (57%, Infrequent Flyers, Alistair Walker, ruby Port hogshead finish, cask #800068, 324 bottles)

Knockdhu 20 yo 2006/2026 (53.6%, Decadent Drams, refill hogshead, 114 bottles)

]]> Today Aberfeldy forty years later https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Today-Aberfeldy-forty-years-later.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aberfeldy 11 yo 2014/2026 (60%, Signatory Vintage, Cask Strength Collection, 1st fill oloroso, cask #4, 655 bottles)

Aberfeldy 1975/2002 (55.2%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society #60.25, ‘Apples and Menthol’, 184 bottles)

]]> A little bag of young Auchroisk https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/A-little-bag-of-young-Auchroisk.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Auchroisk 14 yo (46%, Cadenhead, Original Collection, 2025)

Auchroisk 11 yo 2010/2022 (53.4%, The Whisky Cask Company, ruby Port cask, cask #37, 314 bottles)

Auchroisk 11 yo 2015/2026 (57.9%, Lady of the Glen, manzanilla finish, cask #801525, 299 bottles)

Auchroisk 11 yo 2012/2024 (59.2%, Lady of the Glen, 'Rivesalts' finish, cask #802860, 283 bottles)

Auchroisk 7 yo 2007/2017 (53.5%, Limburg Dramclub, oloroso sherry cask)

Auchroisk 11 yo 2006/2018 (46%, Cadenhead, two bourbon barrels)

Auchroisk 12 yo 2006/2018 (55.3%, Cadenhead, Small Batch)

Auchroisk 13 yo 2012/2026 (59%, Single Cask Nation, oloroso hogshead, cask #170571, 256 bottles)

Auchroisk 15 yo 2008/2024 (54.1%, Dràm Mor, first fill bourbon, cask #816738, 231 bottles)

]]> Two indie Knockando https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Two-indie-Knockando.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Knockando 10 yo 2015/2025 (57%, Spirit of Scotland, Jas. Gordon, refill bourbon barrel, cask #1282, 157 bottles)

Knockando 15 yo 2010/2025 (54.4%, Signatory Vintage, Cask Strength Collection, 1st fill oloroso sherry hogshead finish, cask #4, 335 bottles)

]]> A few white rums to celebrate the month of July https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/A-few-white-rums-to-celebrate-the-month-of-July.html Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Saint James ‘Fleur de Canne’ (50%, OB, Martinique, agricole, +/-2025)

Dzama ‘Cuvée Blanche Prestige’ (40%, OB, Madagascar, +/-2024)

Baie des Trésors 2023 ‘Plein Soleil’ (54%, Baie des Trésors, Martinique, agricole)

La Favorite 2023 ‘La Digue’ (52%, OB, Martinique, agricole)

Mother Mesccia (47%, Velier/Distillerie de Monaco, Haiti, clairin, 2025)

La Salle (51.5%, OB, Martinique, agricole, +/-2024)

William Hinton ‘White’ (40%, OB, Madeira, agricole, +/-2025)

Sodade ‘Cuvée Rumporter’ (44.7%, OB, Cabo Verde, +/-2025)

Bologne ‘Black Cane’ (50%, OB, 10th Anniversary, Guadeloupe, agricole, +/-2025)

Bonpland ‘Blanc VSOP’ (40%, OB, Germany, blended rum, +/-2020)

Variable ‘Dunderclap’ (74%, Rum et al., USA, +/-2025)

]]> Two Kornog from Bretagne https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Two-Kornog-from-Bretagne.html Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kornog (46%, OB, France, Brittany, +/-2026)

Kornog 8 yo 2018/2026 (58.4%, Amateur Spirits, France, Brittany, 1st fill bourbon barrel)

]]> A small gathering of Glen Garioch https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/A-small-gathering-of-Glen-Garioch.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Glengarioch 18 yo 1975/1994 (46.3%, Cadenhead, Original Collection)

Glen Garioch 31 yo (54.6%, Elixir Distillers 'Macbeth Act One: The Thanes', four bourbon barrels, 600 bottles, 2023)

Glen Garioch 52 yo 1973/2026 (53.8%, WhiskyLand, Decadent Drinks, 1st fill sherry butt, 240 bottles)

Glen Garioch 13 yo 2012/2026 (49.7%, Villa Konthor and The Whisky Agency, ruby Port barrique)

Glen Garioch 13 yo 2011/2025 (57.8%, Watashi Whisky, 1st fill bourbon barrel, cask #3732)

]]> Recent Port Ellens, IB vs OB https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Recent-Port-Ellens-IB-vs-OB.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Port Ellen 45 yo 1980/2025 (57.6%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice Heritage Collection, refill American oak hogshead)

Port Ellen 46 yo 1978/2025 ‘Prism’ (57.8%, OB, refill hogshead then refill American oak puncheon, magnum and miniatures)

]]> Gordon & MacPhail Strathislas, distilled twenty years apart https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Gordon-MacPhail-Strathislas-distilled-twenty-years-apart.html https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Gordon-MacPhail-Strathislas-distilled-twenty-years-apart.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gordon-MacPhail-Strathislas-distilled-twenty-years-apart.html

Strathisla 27 yo 1997/2024 (55.7%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, for HNWS 19th Anniversary, Taiwan, refill American hogshead, cask #47798, 224 bottles)

]]> Glen Spey again https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Glen-Spey-again.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Glen Spey 11 yo 2014/2026 (57.4%, Spirit of Scotland, Jas. Gordon, refill bourbon barrel, cask #802954, 244 bottles)

Glen Spey 18 yo 2007/2026 (57.4%, Signatory Vintage, Cask Strength Collection, 1st fill sherry butt, cask #4, 662 bottles)

]]> A few tequilas to help us through the heatwave https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/A-few-tequilas-to-help-us-through-the-heatwave.html Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Patron ‘Reposado’ (40%, OB, tequila, 100% agave, for the USA, +/-2020)

Curado ‘Cocido’ (40%, OB, Tequila blanco, +/-2025)

G4 ‘Reposado’ (40%, OB, tequila, +/-2023)

Cenote ‘Cristalino Anejo’ (40%, OB, tequila, +/-2023)

Cenote ‘Green Orange’ (40%, OB, tequila, +/-2023)

Corazon ‘Expresiones Reposado’ (40%, OB, tequila, Buffalo Trace barrel, +/-2022)

Vivir ‘Anejo’ (40%, OB, tequila, +/-2023)

Teremana ‘Blanco Small Batch’ (40%, OB, tequila, +/-2025)

Curado ‘Blue Weber’ (40%, OB, tequila, +/-2023)

Villa Lobos ‘Reposado’ (40%, OB, tequila, +/-2024)

Curado ‘Cupreata’ (40%, OB, tequila, blanco, +/-2023)

Cascahuin ‘Los Convidados Edicion Especial’ (47%, Swell de Spirits, tequila, 2025)

]]> Today, some excellent indie Pulteney https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Today-some-excellent-indie-Pulteney.html Pulteney 12 yo 2013/2006 (55.1%, Single Cask Nation, bourbon barrel, cask #180903, 220 bottles)

Old Pulteney 19 yo 2006/2025 (50.2%, Malts of Scotland for HNWS Taiwan 20th Anniversary, sherry hogshead, cask #MoS25029, 206 bottles)

]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Braeval aka Braes of Glenlivet https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Braeval-aka-Braes-of-Glenlivet.html Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Braeval 9 yo 2016/2026 (60.5%, Spirit of Scotland, Jas. Gordon, refill bourbon barrel, cask #205570, 239 bottles)

Braeval 16 yo 2010/2026 (62.7%, Tri Carragh, 2nd fill red wine octave, 92 bottles)

Braeval 36 yo 1989/2025 (51.6%, WhiskyLand, refill hogshead, 143 bottles)

]]> Official Balvenie and indie Burnside https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Official-Balvenie-and-indie-Burnside.html Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Balvenie 12 yo 2012/2025 (47.3%, OB, A collection of Curious Casks, Montilla Wine Seasoned Cask)

Burnside 35 yo 1989/2025 (53%, Archive, barrel, blended malt, cask #2500727, 268 bottles)

]]> Tamnavulin without wine https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Tamnavulin-without-wine.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tamnavulin 10 yo 2015/2026 (55.4%, Lady of the Glen, hogshead, cask #301041, 290 bottles)

Tamnavulin 34 yo 1991/2026 (48.7%, WhiskyLand, 1st fill sherry hogshead, 208 bottles)

]]> Two Midleton Very Rare against Two Bushmills https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Two-Midleton-Very-Rare-against-Two-Bushmills.html Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Midleton Very Rare 2003/2025 (58.3%, OB, Irish, Cask Circle, M&C Private Cask Selection, 1st fill bourbon, cask #20139)

Midleton Very Rare 2001 (56.2%, OB, Irish, Cask Circle, M&C Private Cask Selection, 1st fill rum cask, cask #65877, 83 bottles, +/-2025)

Bushmills 34 yo 1991/2025 (46.2%, The Whisky Blues & Abyss, 1st fill bourbon barrel, cask #11534, 137 bottles)

Bushmills 33 yo 1991/2025 (49%, Whisky Pacific, 1st fill bourbon barrel, cask #11537, 183 bottles)

Redbreast 20 yo ‘Small Batch’ (60%, OB, The Whisky Exchange, third-fill oloroso sherry cask, 2026)

]]> A small bag of cat-approved rums https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/A-small-bag-of-cat-approved-rums.html Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prata Alambique Magnifica 2 yo (38%, Cadenhead, Brazil, Cachaça, Malternatives Release, +/-2020)

Renaissance 2016/2024 ‘Bordeaux Clouded Leopard’ (66.5%, OB, Taiwan, cask #19136, 90 bottles)

Tahiti 2017/2023 (57%, S.B.S., French Polynesia, bourbon cask, cask #1423, 277 bottles)

Papalin 5 yo ‘High Esters Overproof’ (57%, Velier, Jamaica, 2025)

Cuban Rum 33 yo 1992/2025 (59.8%, The Antelope, cask #9207)

HPDN 2000/2023 ‘LROK’ (48.6%, Precious Liquors for The Auld Alliance, Jamaica, cask #86, 219 bottles)

]]> Young Bladnoch for the summer https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Young-Bladnoch-for-the-summer.html Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bladnoch 8 yo ‘American oak red wine’ (46,7%, OB, The Galloway Collection, double cask, 2025)

Bladnoch 7 yo 2018/2025 (58.8%, OB for Quaich Bar, oloroso hogshead, cask #735, 319 bottles)

]]> Old bottlings of Springbank https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Old-bottlings-of-Springbank.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Springbank 15 yo (46%, OB, black label, early 1990s)

Springbank 1966/1987 (59.9%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #27.5)

]]> Pointless tastings: two official Glenfarclas https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Pointless-tastings-two-official-Glenfarclas.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Glenfarclas 46 yo 1954/2000 (43%, OB, 1193 bottles)

Glenfarclas 50 yo 1963/2013 (43%, OB, sherry, cask #174, 136 bottles)

]]> Dalmore OB vs IB https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Dalmore-OB-vs-IB.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dalmore 17 yo (42%, OB, +/-2025)

Dalmore 11 yo 2012/2023 (55.6%, Hart Bros., first filled Burgundy)

]]> Fifteen jonge and oude jenever from the Netherlands https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Fifteen-jonge-and-oude-jenever-from-the-Netherlands.html Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hartevelt Prima (35%, OB, Jonge Jenever, the Netherlands)

Hooghoudt Dubbele Graan Jenever (35%, OB, Jonge Jenever, The Netherland)

Henkes (35%, OB, Jonge Jenever, The Netherlands)

Ketel1 (35%, OB, Graanjenever, The Netherlands)

Bokma (35%, OB, Jonge Graanjenever Rond, The Netherlands)

Goblet (35%, OB, Jonge Graanjenever, The Netherlands)

Boomsma (35%, OB, Jonge Graanenever, The Netherlands)

Floryn (35%, OB, Jonge Jenever, The Netherlands)

Bokma (35%, OB, Jonge Graanjenever Vierkant, The Netherlands)

Rutte & Zn (35%, OB, Oude Simon Graanjenever, The Netherlands)

Hoppe (35%, OB, Jonge Jenever, The Netherlands)

Verhoeven (35%, Jonge Graanjenever, The Netherlands)

Bokma ‘Oude Friesche Genever’ (38%, OB, Graanjenever, The Netherlands)

Blankenheym & Nolet (38%, OB, Oude Jenever, The Netherlands)

Zuidam Oude Genever 12 yo 2011/2023 (38%, OB, The Netherlands, oloroso sherry, 636 bottles)

]]> Independent Balblair https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Independent-Balblair.html Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Balblair 17 yo 2008/2026 (53%, Maltbarn, bourbon cask, 86 bottles)

Balblair 21 yo 1990/2011 (57.9%, The Gillies Club Australia, 34th bottling, cask #169, 300/582 bottles)

]]> A few blends picked at random https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/A-few-blends-picked-at-random.html Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Johnnie Walker ‘Blonde’ (40%, OB, blended Scotch, +/-2026)

Dewar's 8 yo 'Caribbean Smooth' (40%, OB, blended scotch, +/-2025)

Grant’s Stand Fast (no ABV, OB, blended Scotch, twist cap, +/-1965)

Ainslie’s King’s Legend ‘Old Special’ (40%, OB, blended Scotch, M. Di Chiano, long twist cap, +/-1970)

Blended Scotch 12 yo (53%, Decadent Drams, refill sherry hogshead, 295 bottles, 2025)

Coachbuilt 18 yo (48%, blended Scotch, 3,000 bottles, 2024)

Soho Selection 30 yo 1994/2025 ‘VAT #3’ (49.5%, Milroy’s, peated cask, blended Scotch)

Blended Scotch 26 yo ‘Kung Hei Fat Choy’ (45%, Lucky Choice & Friends, sherry butt, cask #6962024, +/-2025)

]]> Glenlochy 29 vs 43 yo https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Glenlochy-29-vs-43-yo.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Glenlochy 29 yo 1970/2000 (57.2%, Signatory Vintage ‘Silent Stills’, cask #3359, 248 bottles)

Glenlochy 43 yo 1979 (53.6%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice Heritage Collection, refill American hogshead, 2023-2026)

]]> A few Smögen from Sweden https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/A-few-Smogen-from-Sweden.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Askeim 8 yo ‘Batch No.2’ (57.2%, OB, Sweden, +/-2026)

Smögen 15 yo (55.7%, OB, Sweden, batch #L001, bourbon barrels, 2025)

Smögen 12 yo 2014/2026 ‘100 proof’ (57.1%, OB, Sweden, bourbon & sherry)

Smögen 12 yo 2013/2025 (58.3%, Casky, the Antelope & Cask le Sens, first fill PX hogshead, cask #5 :2, 274 bottles)

Smögen 11 yo 2014/2025 (60%, OB for The Whisky Blues, Sweden, 1st fill bourbon barrel, cask #12, 280 bottles)

]]> Two Caol Ila 1983s bottled 30 years apart https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Two-Caol-Ila-1983s-bottled-30-years-apart.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Caol Ila 1983/1996 (59.6%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #53.15)

Caol Ila 42 yo 1983/2026 (56.4%, OB, Rare Series, refill American oak hogshead and European oak puncheons, 318 bottles)

]]> Just a few cognacs and armagnacs https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Just-a-few-cognacs-and-armagnacs.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Castillon ‘V.S.O.P.’ (40%, OB, cognac, Fine Champagne, +/-1975)

A de Fussigny ‘2050’ (40%, OB, 2024)

Domaine d’Embidoure ‘XO’ (42%, OB, armagnac, +/-2025)

Château Hontambère 2014/2026 (54.5%, OB, for Le Blog à Roger, Ténarèze, folle blanche, cask #H1, 100 bottles)

Vallein-Tercinier 2020/2025 (64.3%, Piacere Rinato, Fins Bois)

Michelet 2018/2025 ‘Lot nr. 18’ (64.9%, Piacere Rinato, Grande Champagne)

Baron de Sigognac 1973 (46.2%, Old Master Spirits, bas armagnac, +/-2026)

Guillaume Duluc ‘Napoléon’ (70%, Authentic Spirits, Grande Champagne, +/-2026)

]]> Three cracking Benromach plus probably another one https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Three-cracking-Benromach-plus-probably-another-one.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Benromach 2003/2025 ‘Small Batch Edition #1’ (56%, OB, first fill bourbon and sherry)

Benromach 2002/2025 (55.6%, OB, for Wisedrink China, first fill bourbon barrel, cask #365, 150 bottles)

Benromach 48 yo 1976/2025 (43.8%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice Heritage Collection, first fill sherry hogshead)

Glen Mosset 11 yo 2014/2026 (55.9%, Le Gus’t, hogshead, cask #1018, 298 bottles)

]]> Four or five whiskies from the Far East https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Four-or-five-whiskies-from-the-Far-East.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tsingtao ‘Year of the Loong’ (40%, OB, China, single malt, bourbon & Mongolian oak, 2024)

Sadhana 2006/2019 (43%, OB, Tibet, single malt)

Vê Dê Di ‘Distiller’s Choice’ (43%, OB, Viet Nam, single malt, sherry, bourbon & new American oak)

The Chuan ‘Small Batch NO. D15’ (46.8%, OB, Pure Malt, China, finished in PX, 2025)

Kimchangsoo 2021 (52.7%, OB, Korea, peated, 1st fill amontillado, 498 bottles, +/-2026)

Daiking ‘Cask Strength’ (54.2%, OB, China, Black Ink wine cask, +/-2026)

]]> Clynelish from nought to 42 yo https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Clynelish-from-nought-to-42-yo.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Clynelish 0 yo (62.9%, Milroy’s, Soho Selection, New Make Spirit, 2026)

Clynelish 23 yo 2002/2025 (51%, Thompson Bros. for HNWS Taiwan 20th Anniversary, refill barrel, cask #238, 172 bottles)

Kittenish 25 yo 2000/2025 (52.8%, The Whisky Blues, ex-Caol Ila refill hogshead, cask #1426, 294 bottles)

Clynelish 42 yo 1983/2026 (49.5%, OB, Rare Series, refill American oak hogshead, 160 bottles)

Secret Highland 14 yo 2008/2023 (53.4%, Acla Selection, Classic Series, sherry hogshead, cask #194553, 180 bottles)

]]> Today indie Dallas Dhu https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Today-indie-Dallas-Dhu.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dallas Dhu 26 yo (44.5%, Cadenhead, black dumpy, late 1980s)

Dallas Dhu 50 yo 1971 (43.7%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice Heritage Collection, Refill American Hogshead, +/-2022-2026)

]]> Ardbeg under different names, and 30 years apart https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Ardbeg-under-different-names-and-30-years-apart.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Kildalton 22 yo 2003/2025 (53.3%, The Whisky Blues and PK Spirits, 2nd fill bourbon barrel, 249 bottles)

Ardbeg 1973/1992 (56.1%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #33.14)

An Islay Kildalton Distillery 22 yo 2003/2026 (53.4%, Abyss & HNWS, Synergy Collection, bourbon barrel, cask #118, 251 bottles)

Ardbeg 15 yo 2009/2025 (54.5%, Lucky Choice & Mateo Art, first fill Rivesaltes barrique, cask #90341, 90 bottles)

]]> A few more rums and quite a wee mess https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/A-few-more-rums-and-quite-a-wee-mess.html Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bayou ‘Reserve Rum’ (40%, OB, USA, +/-2025)

Spinnaker 8 yo 2016 ‘LFCH’ (61.2%, Jamaica, +/-2025)

Mainland Rum 10 yo 2015 (70.1%, Superlative Spirits, USA, California, K&L exclusive, virgin white oak, +/-2026)

Easy Peasy ‘Exotic Blended Rum’ (51%, Swell de Spirits, 1,400 bottles, +/-2025)

Clarendon 27 yo 1995/2023 (64.7%, Distilia x Rhum Attitude x Bar Lamp Tokyo)

A French Antilles Distillery 2017/2024 (57.6%, Bedford Park, 225 bottles)

Jamaican Rum 18 yo (49.3%, Decadent Drams, 2025)

]]> Glenugie vs Glenury https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Glenugie-vs-Glenury.html Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Glenugie 15 yo 1977/1993 (63.6%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #99.3)

Glenury Royal 1970/2026 (62.4%, OB, Rare Series, 232 bottles)

]]> Just a few Bowmore with highs and lows https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Just-a-few-Bowmore-with-highs-and-lows.html Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bowmore 2005/2026 (48.8%, The Whisky Agency, Made for Friends, refill sherry hogshead, 269 bottles)

Bowmore 8 yo (43%, OB, Sherriff’s, Emmepi Italy, +/-1975)

Bowmore 18 yo 2007/2026 (50.3%, Boogieman Whisky Society, Gentle Giant, bourbon hogshead, 90 bottles)

Bowmore 18 yo 2007/2026 (54.1%, Wu Dram Clan, bourbon barrel, cask #6358)

Bowmore ‘Voyage’ (56%, OB, Port Casked, 2000)

]]> Some Japanese malts, completely at random and all over the place https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Some-Japanese-malts-completely-at-random-and-all-over-the-place.html Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yamazaki 18 yo ‘Mizunara 2025 Release’ (48%, OB)

Mars Tsunuki 2021/2025 (58%, OB for AF Trade & Tiffany’s New York Bar, PX sherry hogshead, cask #T2378, 259 bottles)

Chichibu Distillery II (55.5%, OB, bourbon, 2025)

Shindo ‘Experimental 02’ (48%, OB, 2026)

Shindo 2022/2025 (62%, OB, for AF Trade, Dram Good Stuff & Courser of Woodland, Hong Kong, Mizunara, cask #10255)

Sakurao 2020/2026 (60%, OB, for Hong Kong and Macau, first fill Marsala, cask #7158, 253 bottles)

Sakurao 2021/2025 (62%, OB, for Bar Buonasera HK, 1st fill bourbon barrel, cask #6147, 207 bottles)

Miyagikyo 10 yo (45%, OB, for France, 2025)

]]> Two young Glen Grant https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Two-young-Glen-Grant.html Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Glen Grant 15 yo (50%, OB, bourbon, +/-2026)

Glen Grant 8 yo (100°proof, Gordon & MacPhail, 75.7cl, 1970s)

]]> An incredible Glendronach duo https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/An-incredible-Glendronach-duo.html Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Glendronach 21 yo ‘2025 Edition’ (48%, OB, sherry cask matured)

Glendronach 56 yo 1968/2025 ‘Bicentennial’ (44.9%, OB for Glendronach’s Bicentenary, sherry, 200 bottles, 2026)

]]> Some cognac again https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Some-cognac-again.html Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Courvoisier ‘VS’ (40%, OB, blend, +/-1985)

Château de Montifaud ‘VS’ (40%, OB, petite champagne, +/-2025)

Richard Delisle ‘VS’ (40%, OB, blend, +/-2025)

Larsen ‘Viking Ship’ (40%, OB, grande and petite champagne, +/-2025)

Famille Cabanne ‘A.100’ (46.6%, Old Master Spirits, Grande Champagne, 2026)

Famille Duluc ‘Lot 70’ (46.1%, Authentic Spirits, Grande Champagne, ugni blanc, 2026)

Fins Bois ‘Lot 45’ (58.2%, Malternative Belgium, Asia-Pacific exclusive, 96 bottles, 2025)

Peyrot ‘V.61 A.64’ (43.8%, Old Master Spirits, Grande Champagne, 2026)

]]> Two top-level indie black Glenlivets, 35 years apart https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Two-top-level-indie-black-Glenlivets-35-years-apart.html Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Glenlivet 18 yo 1972/1990 (54.9%, Cadenhead, black dumpy, 75cl)

Speyside (GL) 16 yo ‘Exceptional Cask #7’ (57.1%, Signatory Vintage, 100 Proof series, 1st fill oloroso hogshead, 2024)

]]> A new Talisker mini-verticale https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/A-new-Talisker-mini-verticale.html Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Talisker 33 yo 1992/2026 (60.1%, OB, Rare Series, 331 bottles)

Talisker 27 yo 1989/2016 (51.6%, Whisky Lovers Hong Kong, for Rex Tong, hogshead, cask #912, 138 bottles)

Talisker 39 yo 1987/2026 (51.4%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice Heritage Collection, refill sherry butt, cask #22601101, 300 bottles)

]]> Bruichladdich 2010 versus 1969 https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Bruichladdich-2010-versus-1969.html Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bruichladdich 13 yo 2010/2024 ‘release 9.1’ (63%, Dramfool’s Jim McEwan Signature Collection, premier grand cru supérieur Sauternes barrique, cask #2339, 236 bottles)

Bruichladdich 15 yo 1969/1985 (54%, Gordon & MacPhail for Intertrade & Turatello)

]]> Strathmill 1988 https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Strathmill-1988.html Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Strathmill 37 yo 1988/2026 (45.1%, Sansibar & The Whisky Agency, hogshead)

Strathmill 36 yo 1988/2024 (46.6%, Anchor & The Elysian 8th Anniversary, hogshead, cask #795)

]]> Rosebank and some maths https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Rosebank-and-some-maths.html Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rosebank 1979/1991 (58.5%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #25.3)

Rosebank 34 yo 1991/2025 (53.1%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice Heritage Collection, First-Fill Bourbon Barrel)

]]> Two not-so-secret Speysiders in sherry https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Two-not-so-secret-Speysiders-in-sherry.html Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Blended Malt 25 yo 2000/2025 (51.2%, C. Dully Selection, sherry butt, cask #12, 200 bottles)

Marketing Malt 20 yo 2005/2025 (57.1%, Decadent Drams, Speyside single malt, 1st fill European oak sherry butts, 612 bottles)

]]> Glenmorangie new 15 vs old 25 https://www.whiskyfun.com/2026/Glenmorangie-new-15-vs-old-25.html Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Glenmorangie 15 yo ‘The Lasanta’ (43%, OB, bourbon & sherry, +/-2026)

Glenmorangie 25 yo ‘Quarter Century’ (43%, OB, +/-2012)

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