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North Star Series 8 – Glenturret 8 year 58.3%

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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The last North Star we sampled was from the Highlands – Glenturret to be precise. I will admit when I selected this bottle, I was hugely influenced by how spectucular the LMdW Artist Glenturret 30 year was! This impression was … Continue reading →

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North Star Series 8 – Auchroisk 13 year 51.2%

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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Next up in our meander through a few North Stars‘ is a cask strength dram from Auchroisk Distillery. While we tasted blind, with the reveal, our ex-Diageo lady shared how once upon a time it was bottled as Singleton as … Continue reading →

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North Star Regions – Speyside 12 year 50%

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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North Star has a Millennial Series with whiskies from Scotland’s four main regions – Highland, Speyside, Islay and Island. I started with the Highland and have now cracked open the Speyside! Alas I haven’t been able to get my hands on … Continue reading →

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North Star European Chapter – Royal Brackla, Fettercairn, Ichgower

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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Twas the night before Diwali… also Friday the 13th November… and as dusk fell in Europe, we cracked open a trio of North Star drams. Our bottles had traversed quite some distance before we could sip together!  Originally from Scotland, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cask Strength, Scotland | Tagged Fettercairn, Inchgower, North Star, Royal Brackla | Leave a reply

North Star – Fettercairn 12 year 57.4%

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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Back in 1829, Fettercairn Distillery was one of the 1st newly licensed distillery in the Highland thanks to Sir Alexander Ramsay. It was sold within the year to the Gladstone family who carried on making whisky along with getting into … Continue reading →

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North Star – Royal Brackla 11 year 55.2%

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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I first sampled this North Star bottling of Royal Brackla in Berlin over a year ago at The Union Jack Pub. It left a positive impression of a pleasant, cheerful summery dram and I was curious to give it another … Continue reading →

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North Star Regions – Highland 11 year 50%

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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Glasgow based independent bottler North Star has a Millennial Series featuring whiskies from Scotland’s four main regions – Highland, Speyside, Islay and Island. So far I’ve only managed to acquire the Highland and Speyside, together with a Royal Brackla. Whilst … Continue reading →

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North Star Line-up

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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Don’t laugh… but I seem to be developing a wee obsession… And I completely blame the folks at North Star for bottling such tempting drams! Since moving to Germany a whole world of possibilities opened up to order whisky! The … Continue reading →

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North Star Series 8 – Inchgower 11 year 52.5%

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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The minis can’t have all the fun in virtual tastings! It was time to also crack open one of the big boys! And that is exactly what happened one fine eve with the Bombay Malt &Cigar gentlemen. What did they have? … Continue reading →

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North Star – Auchroisk, Glenturret, Inchgower, Fettercairn, Caol Ila

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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I used to think folks who would write about the whiskies they added to their collection without tasting were a bit daft. After all, for me it is the journey – discovering something more about a whisky through experiencing it … Continue reading →

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