tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post404773851839985803..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: Cadenhead's Heaven Hill...or is it?skuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-11390707400132125672016-01-16T05:45:37.526-08:002016-01-16T05:45:37.526-08:00When thinking about bottlers of american whisky in...When thinking about bottlers of american whisky in Europe, don't forget the german independents from Malts Of Scotland with their series called "Whiskey Of America" in which they presented 3 HH single barrel bottlings and 1 anonymous called "Images Of Bartstown - Main Street Of Bartstown" in 2015 (see here: https://www.whiskybase.com/whisky/71757/main-street-of-bartstown-mos ), which may also be a HH. They said, that they bought these casks from cask broker(s) between 2009 and 2012 and finished the juice in sherry and port casks in their own warehouse in Germany (more: http://whatadrink.blogspot.de/2015/07/heaven-hill-first-strike-by-germans.html ).SKOERPERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-50879020329236309632016-01-15T20:54:55.170-08:002016-01-15T20:54:55.170-08:00Hey Sku,
Nothing to add in regards to the whiskey...Hey Sku,<br /><br />Nothing to add in regards to the whiskey, but in talking to some other folks about this (Reddit) it looks like SMWS and Classic Cask (KBD) both have done some bourbons and one guys says he's got a bourbon done by The Bottlers, but I couldn't find an image of that one online. Though in looking around I did find a HH done by SCN under their Jewish Whisky Company label. So that's at least 5 scotch NDPs who have bottled a bourbon. None of which I knew about until this guy came along. Joshhttp://www.thewhiskeyjug.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-51702840790778840572016-01-05T10:25:45.489-08:002016-01-05T10:25:45.489-08:00I tried it to in Campbeltown at the Cadenhead Mast...I tried it to in Campbeltown at the Cadenhead Masterclass during Springbank Open Day same as Chris attended. The info Chris says was what we was told about the cask during the tasting. This was the wild horse among all the single Malts. It was a winner in my mouth. So lucky I managed to get two bottles of it. Chris see you in May.Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803899252517822673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-31869241198439728562016-01-03T15:47:31.948-08:002016-01-03T15:47:31.948-08:00Thanks for the info Chris!Thanks for the info Chris!skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-52828454844026377542016-01-03T15:16:26.723-08:002016-01-03T15:16:26.723-08:00I got to try this as a sample at Springbank before...I got to try this as a sample at Springbank before it was bottled. It's pre-fire old HH. The barrel was moved to Scotland at around 9 years old, so it spent 8 years in a traditional dunnage wearhouse. AFAIK, Cadenhead's (and Springbank) don't understate age. The bottling process for single casks involves bottling directly from the dump/proof vat, so this barrel would have been bottled the day it was dumped. I got a lot of brown sugar and dark fruit, along with the characteristic Springbank earthiness.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968768233547014183noreply@blogger.com