The long list of reviews for May is below. I’m still trying to clear my huge backlog of swapped and purchased samples and there will be a bunch of those. From open bottles you can expect a review of another of the ancient G&M Longmorns I split with friends (probably the 1968), a few of the recent K&L exclusives and maybe a bunch of Amruts that I will probably be opening for a vertical tasting with friends this month. As always, please feel free to make nominations for the short list and I’ll try to get to as many as I can (and I’ll also try to catch up to promises and requests from the last couple of months that I lost track of).
Food posts will continue as well: cooking and restaurant reviews. Despite my continuing obsession with getting pictures accepted by Foodgawker, I do think my cooking posts are different from those on a lot of food blogs out there in that my primary focus really is on the recipes and not on stories or multiple high resolution pictures of finished dishes. I do hope that people are cooking along from time to time and that you’ll write in if you are.
Amrut 4, 2009, Bourbon Cask #3445, Unpeated
Amrut 4, 2009, PX Sherry Cask #2701
Amrut 4, 2009, Port Pipe #2712, Peated
Amrut Portonova, Batch 1
Ardbeg Galileo
Ardmore Traditional
Arran 16, 1996 (Glen Fahrn)
Arran 1996-2013, Bourbon Cask #539
Bladnoch 11, 2002 (for K&L)
Bowmore 11, 2000 (OMC)
Bowmore Small Batch
Clynelish14, 1998 (Archives)
Craigellachie 18, 1995 (Hepburn’s Choice for K&L)
Dallas Dhu 25, 1975 (Signatory)
Elijah Craig 18
Glen Grant 21 (G&M)
Glen Ord 17, 1997 (Signatory for K&L)
Glen Scotia 20, 1991 (Wilson & Morgan)
Glenburgie 19, 1995 (Signatory for K&L)
Highland Park 11, 1993 (Hart Bros.)
Highland Park 16, 1995 (A.D. Rattray)
Highland Park 17, 1996 (Malts of Scotland)
Highland Park 19, 1990 (Signatory)
Highland Park, “Dark Origins”
Kilchoman 100% Islay, Batch 3
Longmorn 31, 1978 (TWE Masterpieces)
Longmorn 42, 1968 (G&M for van Wees)
Longmorn 44, 1966 (G&M for van Wees)
Longmorn 46, 1964 (G&M for van Wees)
North of Scotland 42, 1971 (Gordon & Company)
Russell’s Reserve 10
Scapa 12
Scapa 20, 1993, CSE
Springbank 13, 2000, Refill Sherry (SMWS)
Talisker 25, 2006 Release
Tomatin 21, 1991 (C&S)
Willett 8 yo, Wheated
Willett 11 yo, Family Estate (for the Wine and Cheese Place)
Keep up the good work — please!!
I enjoy your food and recipe posts immensely.
I’ve been eying that 18YO Craigellachie, if you were to review it before it sold out I would be very interested to learn your opinion!
I’ll toss in a vote for the Glen Scotia just because I like seeing that old dog get some attention.
Glen Scotia can be fabulous stuff. I’ve been seeking it out lately.
Jordan, any chance you’ve had that “1991 Signatory Glen Scotia 22 year old Cask Strength” from Binny’s? I have one in the stash that bought sight-unseen, so to speak. The only review I’ve ever found for it is the one that a buyer attached to it on the Binny’s website.
http://www13.binnys.com/spirits/Signatory_Glen_Scotia_22_year_old_Cask_Strength_Binnys_Handpicked_Cask_65252.html
It’ll be a while until I open it, but I like to contemplate what’s waiting for me.
Have it, but have not opened it yet. Glen Scotia is mighty thin on the ground in the US, so that’s and the 43% Signatory and G&M ones are just about it at this point. Thankfully there’s a lot more available internationally.
That’s a hell of a list. I’m looking forward to all of them. Even the Scapa 12.
Waiting eagerly for the ’68 van Wees Longmorn review!
Curious what you think about the Dark Origins- I know you’re an HP fan and don’t mind a little of the dreaded S-word.
Also curious on the Dark Origins. Yes please!