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Kentucky Straight Bourbon WHISKY. Interestingly, Maker’s Mark does not use the name WhiskEY, typical of the American Bourbon.
Ageing time: minimum 4 years
45% ABV
Mash Bill: 70% corn, 16% red winter wheat, 14% malted barley
Color: amber +2, with copper sheen
Continue reading „Maker’s Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky – review”
There’s a tasting of one of my favourite whiskies tonight. When I tried the Ardbeg Ten for the first time, it totally knocked me out …
Ardbeg means „Small Height”
Scotch Single Malt
Region: Islay
46% ABV
Heavily peated 55 PPM
Matured in ex-Bourbon casks
Non chill-filtered
Color: amber -2, without the addition of caramel Continue reading „Ardbeg Ten Islay Single Malt – whisky review”
Jameson Irish Whiskey, is a very popular blended whiskey in the USA. You can meet it almost allover the world. Every single year, approx. 14 mln litres of distillate goes into this whiskey.
The name comes from the founder of the distillery, Jonh Jameson
Irish Blend
NAS
40% ABV
Not smoky
Matured in ex-Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks
Chill filtered
Color: amber Continue reading „Jameson Irish Whiskey – whiskey review”
Today, we’re invited for an unexpected meeting. We meet a peated single malt whisky from Speyside, what is rather unusual for this region, isn’t it? The Ardmore single malt is known for its content in a well-known blend – Teacher’s Highland Cream.
Ardmore means “Big Height”
Scotch Single Malt
Region: Speyside
40% ABV
Slightly peaty, approx. 8 PPM
Matured in ex-Bourbon casks
Chill-filtered
Let’s take a look at a Whisky, which is the main component of „Teacher’s” – an interesting blend, known for its smoky character.
Color: gold, fairly bright, with artificial colouring
Nose: rubber, smoke, sulfur, light notes of oak, alcohol slightly bothers, although without exaggeration, it is not bad hidden under the smoke. 17/25
Taste: a smoked piece of wood … something like a pencil, that laid in the fire for a few seconds, caramel, again you feel a fairly young distillate, but a slight note of smoke, nicely covers it and alcohol is less noticeable. 18/25
Finish: surprisingly long, slightly dry, smoky and caramel. 19/25
Balance: usually Single Malts from this distillery contain 12-14 PPM. In this case, however, 20% of the content is a completely non – peated distillate, called „Ardlair”, which is not produced for sale (it is usually used for the production of blends). The final product looks better than you would expect for the price. A slight breeze of smoke conceals alcohol nicely. 18/25
Other reviews:
Murray (2017): 71.5 / 100
Miler (2016): 73/100
I was surprised by the price. In Netto, in Germany it costs 19 €! It is a very good price, but the quality … is way behind other Malts. In Poland, the price ranges from PLN 100-130.
If you just want to start the adventure with smoky Whiskies, I recommend it. It is better to spend 20 € on this bottle and come to the conclusion that the smoky spirits don’t suit us, rather than buy Oban or Talisker and spend almost twice as much to say the same 😉
Of course, it’s possible that smoky Whiskies will turn out to be exactly what the tigers like the most … then it will be an interesting, delicate start. Later on, it will be time for stronger punch of smoke, for example those Malts from the island of Islay.
I got this bottle as a gift, in a set of miniatures from my boss … (she will probably read it right away)
More photos here
The very first single malt whisky for the most of the whisky-fans is definitely Glenfiddich 12. In my case, it looked a bit different. Someone gave me a dram of that Glenfiddich and I was indeed impressed, but not enough to buy a bottle or to start the Adventure with whisky.
Aberlour 12 Double Cask
The first single malt i bought for me was the Aberlour 12 Double Cask. I knew what I was doing. Today, I still remember where I got it (and I also know its price). Oh, it was well-spent money. Continue reading „Aberlour 12 Double Cask – whisky review”
