Whisky of the Week review and tasting notes for whisky I rated Ordinary. This is a whisky where we look at each other and go “oh dear”. We usually don’t finish the glass. Harsh alcohol notes, unfinished edges and unbalanced. My child will probably inherit this bottle from me as I can’t even use it in cocktails. Rating: Ordinary.
About two years ago, I found this bottle of Galloway single grain Scotch whisky somewhere in a small bottle shop and bought it. It was relatively affordable, and it was a single grain. Not that this means much, but the information on the bottle about it being made on the banks of Loch Lomond looked interesting.
A while ago, I spotted the Speyburn Bradan Orach single malt Scotch whisky and added it to my collection. It was in the affordable category and retailed for around R 450.
My whisky collection focuses on whisky from around the world. Living in South Africa makes getting my hands on unique bottles quite tricky. So imagine my delight when I spotted a bottle of Maraska ABC whisky from Yugoslavia on an international whisky auction.
WordPress has a feature where it shows you what search terms lead people to your blog. The one thing that astounds me is that the most search term is Wild Reeds whiskey and Schoonspruit whiskey. These are not well-known whisky in South Africa. The Wild Reeds bourbon cask is also my most read article on the blog.
I am always on the lookout for whisky from interesting countries to compliment my collection. When I got the opportunity to add a Reisetbauer 12 year old single malt whisky from Austria, I grabbed it. The Reisetbauer family farm, Kirchdorfergut, is in the Hausruckviertel district of Upper Austria.