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Longmorn 30 yo (1994/2015, Silver Seal, 56,3%)

Longmorn è una delle distillerie più celebrate dagli amanti dei whisky dello Speyside, fruttati e intensi: noi ne capiamo perfettamente le ragioni, e per non tenerci fuori

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Every time we go to Dufftown, we take a visit at G

Every time we go to Dufftown, we take a visit at Glenfiddich, if not for a tour at least for a walk in the gardens and in the beautiful visitor center - the very first opened in Scotland, back in 1969: that's proper pioneering! ⁣
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Glenfiddich is a historical distillery, being founded in 1887 by William Grant, former manager at Mortlach - today it's the best selling single malt in the world, and the company is still in the hands of the Grant family, together with Balvenie, Ailsa Bay and Kininvie.⁣
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What we really like is that despite this huge commercial success, it still is a very traditional distillery: think that in the Stillhouse n.2 all the stills are heated by direct fire! Another feature that is quite unique in Glenfiddich is the sort-of Solera System: this means that some of their mature stock from some cask types are vetted together in a solera tun, which is never fully emptied.⁣
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#glenfiddich #glenfiddichdistillery #glenfiddichwhisky #dufftown #belvenie #mortlach #scotchwhisky #whiskydistillery #speyside #speysidewhisky #singlemaltlife #whiskylife #whiskyblog #milanodabere #whiskyfacile #distillery #slainte #instadram #ウイスキー #威士忌 #виски #위스키 #whiskyblog #whiskyblogger

For our next distillery focus, a brand that needs

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Last post on our Springbank journey!⁣
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Sadly in these crazy times, whisky festivals are rare and we realized how dearly we miss them.⁣
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Speaking of festivals, this single cask of Springbank was distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2009 for the @milanowhiskyfestival.⁣
This cask no. 264, previously contained fino sherry and has been bottled at cask strength 57.1%.⁣
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A stunning malt we had the chance to try few times that reminds us why we keep this distillery so close to our hearts.⁣
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We really hope that soon festival will start again, we are really missing that incredible atmosphere!⁣
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#springbank #springbankdistillery #springbankwhisky #whiskyfestival #singlecask #finosherry #milanowhiskyfestival #milanodabere #whiskylife #slainte #instadram #whiskylove #whiskyblog #whiskyreview #whiskylover #milano #whiskyblog #whiskyblogger #campbeltown #campbeltownwhisky #scotchsinglemalt #scotchwhisky

Last Sunday we were in Castelfranco Veneto for the

Last Sunday we were in Castelfranco Veneto for the Whisky Revolution Freedom, the third edition of the @whiskyrevolution Festival. One of the most interesting features of this edition was the “Be a Gentleman” initiative: every participant could bring a bottle and give it to the festival, so that it could be opened, shared and tasted by the whole crowd at the main stand, in which we were involved pouring drams - we really liked this, since sharing is caring!

We thought that this was the right occasion to bring a special bottle that stayed looking at us from the shelf for a while now: it was a 2013 Springbank 21 yo!, one of the most reputed editions of this annual classic bottling.

Everything was in the right place: the 21 years of maturation brought a great elegance and a refined fruitiness, while the coastal and mineral soul of Campbeltown could shine, even after so many years in the cask. We’ll write our proper review in the next days, but for now please, believe us: it was a great, great dram.

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The focus of the next 3 posts is Springbank, the i

The focus of the next 3 posts is Springbank, the iconic distillery from Campbeltown!⁣
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We won’t annoy you with the usual info about Springbank, everyone knows the reasons of the iconic status of this distillery, from the very artisanal distillation method to the long history of the Mitchell’s family.⁣
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What we want to tell you is how rare and difficult is to bottle a cask of Springbank nowadays as an indie bottler.⁣
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That’s why we’re so happy to be able to try this 21yo single cask bottled by our friend Randy, the owner of @taraspirits, a famous shop and Ardbeg embassy in the center of Munich.⁣
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This cask has been bottled at 46,2% ( it’s a cask strength!), and aged exclusively in Oloroso sherry cask for 21 years.⁣
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Thank you again Randy!⁣
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This was the fifth bottle from the Tasting Facile

This was the fifth bottle from the Tasting Facile that we had on Sunday: the first edition of Brora 30 yo from Diageo’s Special Releases, bottled in 2002. It all comes from the legendary 1972 vintage, when the distillery was producing heavily peated whisky to cover the low output of Diageo Islay distilleries.

It was a stunning dram, with a lot of mineral oiliness, it had a coastal sharp side and a farmy sweetness that was just breathtaking... We’ll publish our full review on our blog next week, so stay tuned for this incredible malt!

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Sherry casks will be one of the main themes we’r

Sherry casks will be one of the main themes we’re going to discuss during the Tasting Facile we’re hosting tomorrow in Milan. We’ll have three sherried drams (half of the line-up), that are very different one from the other: we’ll have the @the_macallan 10 from the Eighties that we posted on Wednesday, an old school dram, silky and velvety, fruity and with a lovely subtle leathery/smoky note. Than we’ll move to the First Batch of a contemporary classic: @aberlour A’bunadh, bottled in 1998, a sherry bomb at cask strength, the very first of a long serie of successful sherry monsters.
We’ll close the sherry-trio with a 12yo Ledaig bottled for the 10th Anniversary of the Whisky Show in London, in 2018: sherry and peat, another layer of complexity and definitely not an easy marriage.
One bottled in the 80s, one in the late 90s and one a couple of years ago: it sounds quite an interesting trip to travel, isn’t it?!

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This sunday we’re celebrating our Eighth Tasting

This sunday we’re celebrating our Eighth Tasting Facile!, which is a humble party-tasting in which we try and offer to our friends some whiskies from the past at a reasonable price: because whisky is made for sharing! In the last years we opened quite a few nice bottles, including a 1947 Talisker, a 1939 Linkwood, Ardbegs from the Seventies and Eighties, young forgotten Port Ellens, old Clynelish, Rare Malts, Hand-Filled single casks… But a very steady presence in our Tasting Facile is always Macallan: and this year we won’t miss it! Ok, it won’t be the 1959 release that we opened last year, but still it’s a pretty nice dram…

Here we introduce you to Macallan 10 years old, bottled in the Eighties and imported in Italy by Giovinetti. A pure sherry bomb, it shows all the elegance and complexity that old Macallans could gain, combining this side with an impressive juiciness. This will be one of the six bottles of the Tasting, that unfortunately is already sold out… Stay tuned for the other bottles!

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Here a review of a great classic, the Laphroaig Qu

Here a review of a great classic, the Laphroaig Quarter cask! You can find on our website over 1300 whisky reviews! Link in bio ⁣
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N: we suddenly smash our nose against the peaty Laphroaig’s wall. The peat is harsh, with sensations of burnt rubber, smog and diesel… Even leather. Then the unique Laffy bandages note. The maritime side is present but blinking (breeze and sea foam). A rather typical Laphroaig, showing a nervous youth and a little “help” from the casks… Robust lemon, then cedar galore: it’s wonderfully fruity, in its own way, with a splash of cold mint… It’s dangerously verging to the Mojito! Liquid sugar makes the sweetness increasing with time, becoming candied and warm. Licorice.⁣
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P: definetely people-pleasing and easy. In one word, as we say in Italy, “puttanone”. A layer of licorice and caramel under a too heavy blanket of wood, really excessive. There’s also a third blanket, reminding to a medicine cabinet and to a maritime, salty peat. Everything doesn’t lack intensity, but honestly it tastes more disconnected than harmonious. Again candied notes, talking about the youth of the spirit. ⁣
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F: burnt wood, cola and licorice.⁣
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We understand the aim of the release: Laphroaig’s style is unique and aggressive, not for everyone. But if you carry that gene (gene? Which gene? Are you talking about a genetic matter???) that makes you love it and you still don’t know anything about Laphroaig, surely this QC will drive you crazy. It’s the perfect entry-level (it’s about 30 euro), but in the long time it could be a little boring.⁣
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