Auchroisk / Tormore / Benrinnes / Ardmore Signatory
Last Wednesday, two friends and I hosted a second sherried whiskies session at Rennes Whisky Club, this time featuring three
Bottlers
Reviews of whiskies from independent bottlers
Three Independent Secret Orkney
On the menu today, three independent secret Orkney whiskies, bottled by Signatory Vintage, Brühler Whiskyhaus and The Single Cask Limited.
Two Glenlivet 2007 Signatory Vintage
We review a pair of high ABV and first fill Oloroso matured Glenlivet 2007 bottled by Signatory Vintage for La Maison du Whisky and Kirsch.
Auchroisk Boutique-y / vanWees / AD Rattray
We review a trio of independent bottling of Auchroisk from That Boutique-y Whisky Company, van Wees and A.D. Rattray.
Glenrothes 1996 Cadenhead / 1993 SMWS
We review a pair of old Glenrothes 1996 Cadeanhead and 1993 SMWS, from one of the lesser-known Edrington distilleries.
Drouin 21yo Boutique-y / English Apple Brandy London Distillery
We compare two apple brandies with 30% ABV separating them: a Christian Drouin 21yo Boutique-y vs a 12yo English apple brandy from TLDC.
Auchentoshan Batch 7 Boutique-y & Handfill
We take a look at two triple distilled single malts: the Auchentoshan Batch 7 That Boutique-y and a 2009 Handfill single cask.
Beau Lot 70 / Voyer Lot 90 Malternative Belgium
We review a pair of Grande Champagne cognacs with the Paul Beau Lot 70 and François Voyer Lot 90 Malternative Belgium.
Port Charlotte 2001, 2002 WhiskySponge / MaltBarn
We review a trio of heavily peated whiskies from Bruichladdich with an official Port Charlotte 2001 and two 2002 from WhiskySponge & MaltBarn
Balmenach 15yo Batch 4 That Boutique-y Whisky Company
We review a Balmenach 15-year-old Batch 4 by That Boutique-y Whisky Company, a US exclusive from 2020 from the underrepresented distillery.
Irish #1 15yo Batch 6 That Boutique-y Whisky Company
We review an Irish Single Malt Whiskey #1 15-year-old Batch 6 from That Boutique-y Whisky Company, from last year’s Boutique-y Advent Calendar
A Speyside Distillery 2010 Elixir Distillers
We review a Speyside single malt from a secret distillery, with the ‘A Speyside Distillery’ 2010 from Elixir Distillers, released in 2020.