tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849369726599920882024-02-20T12:12:04.656+01:00Whisky-UUnited By PassionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-67683762899554493792017-03-17T15:59:00.000+01:002017-03-17T15:59:35.388+01:00The Glenlivet Sensology ExperienceI was lucky enough that I got aproached by Patrick from a Swiss whisky club called Whiskybox who asked me if I wanted to join him and a few other guys from said club to visit Pernod Ricard Switzerland for their Sensology Experience. The Glenlivet Sensology Experience is a programm by Pernod Ricard with the intention to show people how our sense of taste is influenced by our other sensesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-10930049801281110342017-02-24T15:33:00.001+01:002017-02-24T15:44:23.434+01:00Why I Will Start Rating WhiskyIt's been a long time since I last published a post on this blog but now I'm back and there will be some changes. Over the course of the last few months I was thinking a lot about the state of whisky today and also the state of whisky blogging and there are a few things that are bothering me to a certain extent. Now note that this will not be a rant on what is wrong with whisky nowadays but thereAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-27222268965532860442016-11-04T15:39:00.000+01:002016-11-04T15:40:12.161+01:00Tobermory 1995 Claxton's
The second expression in a little trio of Claxton's whiskies that I reviewed is a 20 years old Tobermory.
This spirit was distilled on 26.4.1995 and was matured in a refill hogshead. It is bottled at 48%.
Nose: It starts dry with notes of lemon and green Apples. A touch of seawater and a lot of malty aromas. There are also some grainy notes like oats and muesli. The alcohol is a bit stingy butAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-17680247046990511822016-10-26T19:53:00.000+02:002016-10-26T19:53:09.346+02:00Auchroisk 1991 Claxton's
Picture by Claxton's
It was a really nice surprise when I recently got a message by Yorkshire based independent bottler Claxton's who asked if I want to review some of their expressions. As I had read some very interesting reviews of their whiskies I was really eager to try them.
The first whisky out of three samples I reviewed was a 25 years old Auchroisk from a single Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-42740750624628175112016-09-29T14:57:00.002+02:002016-09-29T15:27:06.147+02:00Compass Box - Just Ask
In the spring of 2016 Compass Box started a campaign for more transparency in Scotch whisky after they had to remove the full recipe of all components of two of their blends (you can read everything about that campaign here)
Fast forward half a year and not much has changed and Compass Box has now ended their drive for more transparency for now.
But with the release of two new Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-19833875140013387722016-09-29T14:04:00.000+02:002016-09-29T14:04:06.821+02:00The Resurgence Of The Age Statement?
Everyone who has even the slightest interest in whisky must by now have heard of the term NAS (no age statement). The regulations for Scotch whisky say that if an age is stated it must be the age of the youngest component in the bottle. In recent years (although NAS is much older) it has become a trend in the industry to omit that age statement. The reason is that distilleries want to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-14907902399256614622016-09-20T23:37:00.000+02:002016-09-20T23:37:39.819+02:00Scotland Roadtrip Pt. II Part 1
About a year ago I was bored and on a whim I logged into my twitter account that I had created a few years ago (but never really used) and started to follow a few whisky distilleries and bloggers. Back then I wasn't writing a blog or anything I was just a young whisky fanatic from Switzerland. Nevertheless I got a follow back from some whisky bloggers and other whisky enthusiasts which Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-91156245945906871252016-08-25T09:38:00.000+02:002016-09-20T23:54:00.685+02:00Scotland Roadtrip Pt. I
In July me and my friend Pascal made a dream come true and went on a roadtrip to the holy land of whisky. Since we got into drinking Scotch we were always talking about going to visit the distilleries and the beautiful country and now we finally made it happen. Because there is so much to write about this will be a write up in multiple parts and I intend to make a few in depth portraits of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-52346307002873077052016-07-04T17:09:00.000+02:002016-07-04T17:15:38.105+02:00Teeling Revival II
I was quite surprised when last week the postman delivered a package from Dublin. Inside the package was a sample bottle of whiskey alongside a letter from the Teeling Whiskey Company who invited me to review their latest release. That whiskey is the Revival Vol. II which is a commemorative bottling to mark the first anniversary of the Dublin based Distillery.
Teeling is the first distillery Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-30097432810796978932016-06-29T14:45:00.000+02:002016-06-29T14:45:28.167+02:00Back From A Roadtrip - Next one ahead...The last few weeks I didn't really get to enjoy as much whisky as I usually do. First I was pretty occupied with a paper for a course at the university and then I went to a little roadtrip with two friends. We made this trip to France to watch two matches of the Swiss national team at the football European Championship. First we drove from Zurich to Lille where Switzerland played the host France.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-33520858562937835462016-05-27T15:41:00.002+02:002016-05-27T15:42:23.058+02:00Amazing Acla Da Fans TastingIn another article that I published at the end of march I wrote about a memorable whisky tasting that I attended. The tasting was organized by Acla Da Fans, a Swiss whisky retailer and a lot of people that I know through an online forum attend these events. Those who read that article might remember that I was absolutely amazed by this night and that's why I also attended their most recent Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-2625579961521772962016-05-17T16:35:00.002+02:002016-05-17T16:36:17.845+02:00Hosting Another Private TastingOne way to really get into whisky is by attending a tasting. Here in Switzerland you have a lot of possibilities because there are lot of tastings being offered either at whisky events or by whisky shops. At whisky Neumarkt, the shop where I am employed we offer private tastings for groups of 4-8 persons. Normally my boss is hosting the tastings but two month ago I got the chance to lead a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-52327543468341555522016-04-19T16:57:00.000+02:002016-04-19T17:00:30.931+02:00My First SMWS Tasting Part 2for part 1 please click here
After the official tasting flight with the 5 aforementioned whiskies the night wasn't over yet. First we had the chance to sample some other expressions from the current SMWS outturn for 5 Swiss Francs a dram. I thought that this is a great deal because in a bar you would pay much more for single cask whiskies of this quality.
The first expression that I tried Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-81029672085271608042016-04-15T16:05:00.002+02:002016-04-19T17:01:05.261+02:00My Desert Island Dram2 days ago I told you that I will be featured on another whisky blog. The blog that I'm talking about is The Amateur Drammer who has a series called Desert Island Drams. In this series each week a person from withing the whisky world nominates the one whisky that they would take to a deserted Island if they could only pick one.
When Andy contacted me and asked me if I want Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-29652664856725145742016-04-15T15:02:00.000+02:002016-04-19T17:00:04.394+02:00My First SMWS TastingsLast Friday I had the chance to attend a special tasting of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS).
The SMWS is an organisation that bottles single cask whiskies at their natural cask strength exclusively for their members. It all started in the late 70ies when a group of friends shared the cost to buy a cask from the Glenfarclas distillery. Over the time the group grew bigger and they purchasedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-70012528754552840672016-04-12T09:57:00.001+02:002016-04-12T09:57:35.389+02:00Whisky-U Being Featured On Another BlogVery soon I'm going to be featured on another whisky blog. Watch this space...
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-89105427596442792862016-04-05T17:29:00.000+02:002016-04-05T23:09:08.276+02:00A Memorable Night At Acla Da FansLast week I attended a stunning tasting again. It took place in a village 10 minutes away from Zurich so after I was done with classes at the university I took the train to go to an event that would turn out to be one of my greatest whisky experiences. I didn't know anyone that attended the tasting in real life but I knew a lot of them through a Swiss whisky forum. Right after I got there a guy Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-91398279236855879122016-03-24T10:52:00.000+01:002016-03-24T10:53:04.729+01:00Some Fantastic Douglas Laing WhiskiesAs I scrolled through the pictures of my phone I saw this one that was made at the Whisky Ship in Lucerne. This picture shows me with Rick Drysdale who works for Douglas Laing (as the fast thinking ones among you may have already noticed).
Rick and me posing with some Douglas Laing Remarkable Malt Whiskies
I totally forgot that I had this picture taken by my mate Pascal who attended the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-49927997964536916752016-03-10T15:12:00.000+01:002016-03-10T15:48:34.372+01:00Whisky Meets Wine MasterclassLast saturday I had the pleasure to attend masterclass with the name "Whisky meets wine" at the whisky ships in Lucerne. The evening was hosted by Marcel Telser who is the owner of a whisky distillery in Liechtenstein, a tiny country next to Switzerland, and Jürgen Deibel who is an expert for spirits and a 40 years veteran in the whisky industry. Some of you may already know Jürgen Deibel becauseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-52742599275207575592016-03-08T22:41:00.000+01:002016-03-08T22:41:18.181+01:00Puni - The Italian Malt WhiskyHi maltmates I hope you are all doing well. Last wednesday I've written that this weekend would be quite a whisky fueled one and I can tell you that it didn't disappoint. I got the chance to try a lot of new stuff which I'm going to tell you about so stay tuned for some new articles flying in. In todays post I want to tell you a little bit about two new whisky discoveries that I made last Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-64639725538810527812016-03-03T08:36:00.001+01:002016-03-03T08:36:55.594+01:00The Postman Has Been Busy
Yesterday the postman dropped a rather nice delivery at Whisky-U headquarter. I got three samples from the Benromach distillery: The 10 years old, the 15 years old, and the brand new 35 years old.
Next Thursday I will take part in the #Benromach35 tweet tasting. On March 10th from 19:00 GMT me and other whisky people on twitter will write our thoughts on this three expressions. You can follow Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-89167854426322499212016-03-02T07:33:00.001+01:002016-03-02T07:33:09.166+01:00Busy Whisky Week AheadThis week is gonna be quite a whisky fueled one. Tomorrow I will travel from Zurich to Basel where I will meet up with a friend. We will then go to a whisky tasting where you can try whatever you want out of 50 different whiskies from all over the world. The after I will go back to my beloved Zurich (people from Zurich and Basel usually don't like each other) where I will work in the whisky shop.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-62950027756158102542016-03-01T12:08:00.001+01:002016-03-01T12:08:48.231+01:00Hosting My First Whisky TastingLast saturday I had the chance to get a unique experience on my whisky adventure. My boss couldn't work this Saturday so I had to work friday and saturday. On friday morning as I was on my way to work I got a call from my boss. He got a request to host a private tasting on saturday afternoon in the shop and asked me if I was willing to host it. Of course I was very excited and quickly agreed. I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-19085133725807561632016-02-26T13:54:00.000+01:002016-02-26T13:54:42.802+01:00Scotch Whisky Transparency
Hey
everyone. You may or may not have heard about it but a week ago Glasgow based
blending company Compass Box have launched a campaign for more transparency in Scotch whisky. Those of you who are
up to date of what’s happening in the world of whisky may wonder why I publish
this article now when the campaign started last week and there have been
several articles about it. That has different Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484936972659992088.post-65772261971336332662016-02-18T23:05:00.000+01:002016-02-18T23:05:01.327+01:00Whisky Rev-U 2 Bruichladdich Rocks
Hi Malt
Mates. I hope you are all fine. It’s been quite a while since I last posted a
whisky review so I thought now would be the right time to publish my second
Rev-U. The malt that I’m going to present is the Bruichladdich Rocks.
Bruichladdich
is a malt distillery on the Isle of Islay. It was founded in 1881 and was shut
down twice: From 1929-1937 and from 1994-2000. In the year 2000 the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.com2