Wednesday 21 May 2014

Whisky review No. 6 - Cragganmore 12 yo Scotch

Hello again. I'm trying not to keep you waiting too long between reviews but there's only so much I can drink. Plus I have important things to do, like the washing up. I'm now working through Diageo's "classic malts" which are six single malt whiskies which they feel represent the main whisky regions of Scotland. They are Takisker from the Isle of Skye, Cragganmore from Speyside, Lagavulin from Islay, Glenkinchie from the Lowlands, Dalwhinnie from the Highlands and Oban from the West Highlands. I've already done Talisker 10, so here's Cragganmore 12. Lagavulin up next, then Glenkinchie. I'm looking forward to the Glenkinchie, I've never had a lowland whisky. Anyway, Cragganmore 12: Let's rock the party...

Thursday 8 May 2014

Whisky review No. 5 - Bunnahabhain 12 yo Scotch

Oh my goodness, this has taken me so long! I had to wait a bit for the bottle what with there being only one Vinmonopolet in town and them not having it in stock. The order was a little because of Easter as well. I could have gone to a different town, but I didn't think it was worth the train fare. Then I decided to order a new glen cairn with the Bunnahabhain logo on it for the pictures and it took just over a month to arrive. I've been thinking about this whisky for a while. Ralfy, the hero of ralfy.com, says it was the first single malt he ever tasted and PigHog from the straightrazorplace.com mentioned he'd bought a bottle and was quite pleased with it. So here it is...