Whisky Whiskey

My exploration of Tamdhu continues with a review of their 15 Year Single Malt. Renowned as a Sherry Bomb to rival Glendronach and Macallan, I test that reputation. I also dive into Saladin Boxes for malting, and the reinvention of Tamdhu as a Single Malt brand, tracing the history of the 15 Year offering. Does this make me smile? Hell yes it does...and then some.
With John Chidgey.

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'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
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Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

Having heard that Tamdhu were known for their Sherried Scotches and being a fan of this type of Whisky, I had to grab a three pack of samples to try. The first one to review is their 12 Year Single Malt offering, but without anything definitive on whether it was Chill-Filtered I set up my own, rather rudimentary experiment to try and determine if it was Chill-Filtered before I opened the sample bottle. What did I learn? It might surprise you...but more than likely not...
With John Chidgey.

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'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
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Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

AOB are a small Distillery in Mullumbimby in Northern NSW, only a 2.5 hour drive from where I live. I'd never heard of them before until I tried this sample from an Advent Calendar I picked up last year. Their Single Malt Ausskey was matured in a Pinot Noir cask and the result left me wanting more.
With John Chidgey.

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Episode Gold Producers:

'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
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Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

Amber Lane are an Australian Distillery a hour North of Sydney and they make some unusual Ausskey's, including the Equinox. It's fair to say that this Ausskey shocked me at just how good it was. I look at their still design, the Mary Rose, as well as their brief history and their insistence on longer aging and how it's paying off for them. This one, is a cracker!
With John Chidgey.

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Episode Gold Producers:

'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
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Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

Some online, self-proclaimed aficianados aren't fans of Dalmore for their use of colouring and filtering in their offerings, so when I had the chance to try the 12 Year Sherry Cask offering, I went in with modest expectations. It's an interesting dram and I look a little bit into the naming and branding of Dalmore, their production and yes, whether the haters were right...or if they were wrong...
With John Chidgey.

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Episode Gold Producers:

'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
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Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

The Glenmo-10 is well known as the foundation of most of Glenmorangie's offerings and what a base it is! I review the popular dram whilst the 10 Year offering is still available, as they are moving to a 12 year base in coming years. I also talk about the popular Dr Bill Lumsden as well as Dan Crowells commentary on Wood management and their investment in Oak plantations, their lease arrangement with Jack Daniels and how air-seasoning works.
With John Chidgey.

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Episode Gold Producers:

'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
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Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

The summary episode of the Johnnie Walker Core Range series is my ranking of all seven offerings listed in two dimensions. The first, if money is no object and the second, which is the best value overall? Which will take the crown? The Red, Black, Double Black, Gold Reserve, Green, 18 Year or the Blue?
With John Chidgey.

Bottle Statistics: (Red)

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'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
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Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

The naming of the Double Black Label leads to the direct comparison with the Black Label, and despite Jim Beveridge's intention with the Double Black to simply add more of the smokey dimension, I look at how they ended up creating something that was quite different and quite good. I look at the ways it's different and which you may personally prefer.
With John Chidgey.

Bottle Statistics: (Black)

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Episode Gold Producers:

'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
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Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

The top of the line Core Range from Johnnie Walker is the infamous Blue Label and at $300 AUD a bottle, it had want to blow my damned socks off. I speculate about why it's likely a Non-age Statement Scotch, what it's core components are, and try to decide whether or not you should buy into the hype. Is it as good as they say?
With John Chidgey.

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Episode Gold Producers:

'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers:

Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.

The penultimate Johnnie Walker in the Core Range, the 18 Year, is the target today. I cover it's similarly confusing name changes over the years since its introduction, which are its primary constituant Whiskies and try to decide whether having a Scotch that's so damn easy to drink...is that a good thing...or a bad thing?
With John Chidgey.

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Episode Gold Producers:

'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers:

Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.