The site can be found here http://whiskybase.com/
Just recently the guys behind whiskybase has opened a whiskyshop in Rotterdam, check the link above for their online whiskoshop. They also have an excellent facebook page where news from the whiskyshop can be followed. I know both Menno and Ras personally and as Ras and I are in a whisky society together, I had a chance to taste their products acouple of times. Whiskybase shop has existed in just months and has allready made joint bottlings with Whisky-Fässle and Silver Seal beside bottling their own range - Archives
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I will start with a couple of joint bottlings between Whisky-Fässle and Whiskybase
1. Bunnahabhain 1968 Whisky-Fässle 43.8%
Bottled 2011, 42yo, refill sherry
Whiskybase link : http://whiskybase.com/whiskies.php?merkid=85&whiskyid=25627
A delightful nose, very typical old Bunnahabhain. Some light fruityness of aples and pears
The palate is ozzing of old whisku woth a delicate pine spicyness. It's not the most intense whisky on the market, it's more of the delicate subtle specie. The finish has the, for me, typical Bunnahabhain maltiness and a little wood bitterness
This is a great old Bunnahabhain
Rating 89
2. Caperdonich 1972 Whisky-Fässle 45.0%
Bottled 2011, 39yo, refill sherry
Whiskybase link : http://whiskybase.com/whiskies.php?merkid=124&whiskyid=25576
Nose : earthy, light fruits again but not as prominent as the Bunnahabhain
Palate : nutty, slight musty. Another delicate whisky. The wood impact is almost nonexistant, as usually seen with old Caperdonichs. But the many years in the cask has mellowed and softened this whisky into a delightful smoothness
Another great 1972 Caperdonich
Rating 90
Both of these whiskies are very delicate and subtle, some would say a bit fragile. I enjoyed them much more today than the last time I tried them which was in the middle of a somewhat extended dramming session :-). Whiskies like these can be overpowered in a situation like that
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