#decadent drinks

Review by: Raygun I guess I’m doing a mini-series of Whisky Sponge Loch Lomond releases, a total of two of them. Inchmurrin is another unpeated malt distilled on the straight neck pot stills, so frankly I’m not sure how it differs from the discontinued Old Rhosdhu. If Loch Lomond is trying to be confusing, it’s working. It’s made some appearances as an OB on its own, but is more common as an IB.…

Review by: Raygun Two things I will never master: multivariate calculus and the various brands from Loch Lomond and their particular production methods and characteristics. Old Rhosdhu is a brand that was retired in 2000. It was made from unpeated malt and distilled on the straight-neck pot stills. This was released by Decadent Drinks under the now retired Whisky Sponge line, so a retired malt…

Review by: Raygun I know plenty of people swear by Mortlach in sherry, but I may be one of the minority who prefers it in bourbon. So this should be my jam, a nice bourbon-aged Mortlach from Decadent Drinks. Gotta admit I don’t quite follow their different labels: Whisky Sponge, Whiskyland, etc. In any case, this is a Decadent Drams release. Reviewed from a sample. Rested about 15…

Review by: Raygun Haven’t had many from Glen Grant, and what I have hasn’t been anything too exciting. This one is unusual, Glen Grant made with lightly peated malt. Glen Grant was the only Speyside distillery founded in 1840, so that date reveals the distillery. Bottled by Decadent Drinks under the Whisky Sponge brand. Rested about 15 minutes. Distillery: Glen Grant   Bottler: Decadent…

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Tobermory Ledaig. Bottler: Decadent Drinks. Region: Scotland/Island Single Malt. ABV: 52%. Age: 29 Years. Distilled in 1995. Bottled in 2024. Cask type: Refill Sherry Butt. Nose: Dirty and industrial with Root beer and marzipan, maritime and a touch rubbery, gamey meat, candle wax, grill smoke. Palate: Medium-bodied, vibrant with a building waxiness,…

Review by: dustbunna Distillery: Balvenie (teaspooned blended malt.) Bottler: Decadent Drinks. Region: Speyside, Scotland. ABV: 51.4%. Cask strength. Age: 31 years. Distilled in 1992/1993. Bottled in 2024. Cask type: Vatting of two bourbon barrels. Price: $80 USD for 200mL (bottle split, full cost $280 for 700mL.) Natural Color. Non-chill-filtered. Bottle open across approx. 8 months,…

Review by: dustbunna Distillery: Tobermory. Bottler: Decadent Drinks. Region: Islands (Mull), Scotland. ABV: 52%. Cask strength. Age: 29 years. Distilled in 1995. Bottled in 2024. Cask type: Refill sherry butt. Price: $111 USD for 200mL (bottle split, full cost $388 for 700mL.) Natural Color. Non-chill-filtered. Bottle open across approx. 8 months, notes taken leisurely across that…

Review by: dustbunna Distillery: Pulteney. Bottler: Decadent Drinks (aka Whisky Sponge). Region: Highland. ABV: 48.5%. Age: 13 years. Distilled in 2008. Bottled in 2022. Cask type: Vatting of 1st-fill and refill bourbon barrels. Price: $100 USD for 700mL. Natural Color. Non-chill-filtered. Bottle open across approx. 8 months, notes taken leisurely across that period. Bold notes taken…