You probably know how to read a whisky label by now (we discussed this a few months ago), but I still wanted to focus on some mentions you’ll find on many whiskies which should be taken with a lot of distance… –> ‘Premium”, “Rare” or “Deluxe” : it has actually turned into a “no-go” for me, each time I see a bottling with such a …
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“how do you get those rosemary honey notes on the nose or those honey-glazed bacon aromas, I can say it’s peaty and herbal but that’s it!“ I got asked this quite a lot during tasting sessions and I see plenty of you feeling a bit discouraged by whisky geeks’ tasting language… No, none of us whisky freaks are born with a perfect palate, we’ve learnt …
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You know what really grinds my gears? All those people always complaining about the prices of whisky. C’mon guys, there are so many affordable great malts out there! Yet another new release announced, yet another volley of criticisms from whisky drinkers, and yet this same old song “whisky prices have gone crazy, I could buy amazing bottlings 10 years ago for a third of the …
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