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Whisky Magazine Issue 36

Whisky Magazine Issue 36

Published on 28/12/2003

Whisky Tastings

Ardbeg Uigeadail

The elemental opposite of the sophisticated Lord of the.....

Bruichladdich Legacy Series II 1965

Does Starbucks know about this?.....

Bruichladdich Vintage 1973

The whisky for a Baltimore crab feast. Why not a Bruich.....

Celtique Connexion Bruichladdich 1992 Spirit Safe & Cask Selection

It took me a while to get past the very pale colour (wh.....

Celtique Connexion Mortlach 1989 Spirit Safe & Cask Selection

Lacks contribution from wood. Lacks complexity......

Glen Flagler 1973

Better than it sounds. Rather odd, but I liked it. With.....

Murray McDavid Mission II Linkwood 1973

Very sophisticated bittersweet flavours. Adults only......

Murray McDavid Mission II Strathisla 1976

A good example of this distinctive and under-rated malt.....

Scotch Malt Whisky Society Yamazaki, 10 Years Old, 119.3

A surprising amount of peat in this usually very delica.....

Scotch Malt Whisky Society Yamazaki 1991, 11 Years Old, 119.5

Saves all the action for the finish. Very appetising......

Scotch Malt Whisky Society Hakushu 1981, 21 Years Old, 120.1

A very enigmatic malt. Lighter in body but drier and mo.....

Cooper's Choice Aberfeldy 1974

All the classic flavour elements. With its character "f.....

The Whisky Exchange Glenfiddich 1974 50th Anniversary of the Queen's Coronation

Despite the rich descriptors, I found this slightly sha.....

Celtique Connexion Clonmel Peated 8 Years Old

Another smoky whisky is always welcome, but I think I m.....

Royal Salute 50 Years Old

A work of craftsmanship, elegance and its own style......

Campbeltown Loch 21 Years Old

A good, solid blend. Serve chilled, neat, with Loch Fyn.....

Celtic Heartlands Bowmore 1968

Fresh, very drinkable. Doesn't remotely taste it's age......

Celtic Heartlands The Macallan 1968

Dry oloroso is a very good idea......

Killyloch 1967

Astonishingly fresh and youthful. Not complex, but an e.....

Contents

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The Miller’s Tale

Welcome to a landmark issue. A milestone. When Whisky Magazine was launched there were many blinkered sceptics – you know who you are – who asked “what on earth will you find to write about? Is there enough to regularly fill a magazine?”

Welcome to a landmark issue. A milestone. When Whisky Magazine was launched there were many blinkered sceptics – you know who you are – who asked “what on earth will you find to write about? Is there ...

By Marcin Miller in the section From the Editor

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Battle at Wounded Knee

Michael Jackson survives ot wonder about Jonnie Walker

Have you ever been sentenced to death? I have. I am happy to say the sentence was some time ago, though I do not know whether it was ever commuted. Recent events have made me wonder. I was only a few...

By Michael Jackson in the section Musings with Michael Jackson

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Time to sort this out

Dave Broom launches a campaign for clear labelling

Initially, the trade appeared to take the Cardhu/dow switch with remarkable equanimity. Maybe it just took a long time for the penny to drop, for now we have “Outraged of Speyside” protesting long and...

By Dave Broom in the section A dram with Dave Broom

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Acting the part

It was only amatter of time before Monarch of the Glen discovered whisky. Gavin Smith reports.

The scene: A Highland distillery close to the River Spey. The action: The distillery owner walks down the steps from the boardroom at the conclusion of a meeting, followed by a number of tweedy men. ...

By Gavin D. Smith in the section Whisky Profile

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We're celebrating five glorious years

Five years, my brain hurts alot; five years, that's all we've got..."

Five years, my brain hurts a lot; five years, that’s all we’ve got…” When David Bowie manically sang his way through the opening track on the classic Ziggy Stardust album, few would have given him muc...

By Marcin Miller in the section

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Mix it up and start again

Why don't whiskies from different nations ever get belnded togeterh? Or do they? Gavin Smith found out

It was one of those questions that hardly seemed worth answering. “If they blend different Scotch whiskies together, why don’t they ever put Irish or bourbon in as well?” “Well, it wouldn’t work, o...

By Gavin D. Smith in the section Whisky Trends

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Soup up your starter

Martine Nouet provides us with some warnimg soup recipes and shows us how to liven them up with a drop of whisky to make an ideal starter to any meal

There is a tradition in the Périgord region, in the South West of France, to add a good dash of red wine to your bowl of soup. We call it faire chabrot, a phrase deriving from chevreau (kid in English...

By Martine Nouet in the section Whisky and Food

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London mixes a recipe for success

Whisky cocktails present mixologists with a unique set of problems. But some of London's finest were up for the challenge. Dominic Roskrow reports.

Morning is spluttering to a conclusion and we’re into that part of the day which diners would consider brunch time. At The Lonsdale in London’s Notting Hill our guests are arriving. Slowly. Some with ...

By Dominic Roskrow in the section Whisky Cocktails

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A lord among malts (Glenrothes)

Glenrothes has a formidable reputation as a single malt and is a key component in the internationally renowned Cutty Sark. Tom Bruce-Gardyne visited the distillery

Glenrothes single malt from Speyside slipped onto the market fairly late in the day. It was only in 1987 that the decision was taken to release a limited amount as a 12 year-old. The big names of th...

By Tom Bruce-Gardyne in the section Distillery Focus

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Collector's corner

Distillery representative for whisky Magazine John M Rose presents another selection of collectible whisky

In the last five years there has been a huge increase in the number of people collecting old and rare whiskies. I think this is due to publications such as Whisky Magazine and also to the six fine whi...

By John Rose in the section Collecting Whisky

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Extending the family

Bourbon producer Heaven Hill is a family business that’s branching out. Kate Ennis joined the extended family in Kentucky for a preview of their new vintage.

It might well be the case that Heaven Hill president Max Shapira likes to keep it in the family when it comes to his business – but that family seems to be growing by the month. There are three gener...

By Kate Ennis in the section American Whiskey

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A rose amongst the thorns (Aberiour)

Our Mystery Visitor discovers the Aberiour Distilery Experience

If you look carefully, there’s a curious piece of distilling history just as you enter the Aberlour distillery. Right on the gatehouse of this Speyside malt, you can find a lion rampant engraved in st...

By in the section Mystery Visitor

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The distinct smell of winter

Jefferson Chase writes about The Winter Father by Andre Dubus Snr.

Watching the leaves fall off the trees in Central Europe this autumn, I was reminded that one of the consolations of winter is that it provides a perfect excuse to stay inside with a good drink and a...

By Jefferson Chase in the section Whisky Literature

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From Russia with love...

Vodka is the drink of choice for the average Russian but whisky has its fans. How did it get there? Erkin Touzmohamedov recounts the strange case of whisky and Stalin

I had my first dram when I was 12. My father was a diplomat and was one of few Soviets in the mid 70s who had a chance to see the world and – as a side effect – to virtually have a taste of it. And...

By Erkin Touzmahamedov in the section Russian Whisky

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Cool and collected

Ian Wisniewski explores the mysteries of the ageing warehouse and looks at how different types affect the eventual taste of your whisky

With the cask contributing up to 70 per cent of a malt’s flavour, oak management has become an essential element of every distillery manifesto. But it’s not just the provenance of the oak that matters...

By Ian Wisniewski in the section Whisky Production

p74

A place of my own at last

Editor Dominic Roskrow celebrates the end of his first year by getting his own column

At long last, here it is – my very own column. By the time you see it, it will be completely decorated with words and sentences. Right now, though, it’s all gleaming and new, and this paragraph is, me...

By Dominic Roskrow in the section The Last Word

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