Our final North Star Series 5 whisky was from the Islay region with a Caol Ila whisky. While it was the last, it was an entirely appropriate tasting order with this peaty robust dram coming after some lighter, flirtatious whiskies. … Continue reading
We shifted fully into peat mode with Caol Ila… part of the new La Maison du Whisky Artist # 8 series. Just as you would imagine from the swirl of smoke from Jérémie Lenoir’s photographs, this was no shy retiring whisky… … Continue reading
La Maison du Whisky has created special Artist Series… at Whisky Live Singapore 2018 in Singapore, they featured their new 8 Series. This time, they split the approach into non-sherry and sherry, with two different artists. We sampled them in the … Continue reading
At Whisky Live Singapore 2018, there were a few choice Gordon & MacPhail whiskies available in the VIP section. It provided a great opportunity to sample fine whiskies – particularly aged drams one could ordinarily not afford. We spotted this when … Continue reading
Every once and a while a rare whisky comes my way… something special shared with pride. Such was the case one fine evening in Mumbai many months ago where this 31 year Caol Ila graced our sipping, conversing and collective … Continue reading
Whisky Live’s Collector’s Room was such a terrific experience at the Singapore 2016 event. I couldn’t wait to see what treasures would be available to purchase a small dram… However it was quite the scaled back version… no delightful fully … Continue reading
After the Glen Garioch, we seemed more in the mood to return to the Islays and a peatier dram. Particularly if it happened to be a Caol Ila 36 year, bottled by Cadenhead’s! Who wouldn’t be tempted? And what did … Continue reading
Not so long ago, we had an opportunity to enjoy a special bottling of Caol Ila 1997 from Gordon & MacPhail’s Connoisseurs Choice range. Bottled in 2009, this made the delightful whisky a 12 year… Which reminded me that I’ve been meaning … Continue reading
After an organic experiment from Bruichladdich and the Bunnahabhain Eirigh Na Greine expression, our Islay tour came to a close with a special Caol Ila from Gordon & MacPhail’s Connoisseurs Choice range. Caol Ila Sept 1997 (bottled 2009) 43% (Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs … Continue reading
2019 continued with a brilliant February. It began in a rather chilly Canada warmed with a terrific weekend with family and friends in Winnipeg where I picked up a lovely quartet of whiskies from our friends over at Shelter Point. … Continue reading
