As quiet as this blog Everyday Asia’s been lately, my other blog Whisky Lady has been quintuply busy!

November brought incredible ‘novelty’ with a grand total of five (yup! That’s 1, 2, 3, 4.. 5!!) whisky sampling occasions exploring a wide range from the affordable and accessible to the impossibly rare with insane prices!

It was such a busy whisky tasting month that most reviews started in the status of *Notes forthcoming!

Hibiki Harmony, Aultmore 18, Glenburgie

Our regular monthly tasting session brought three very different whiskies:

• Hibiki Harmony NAS 43% – Latest Suntory response to the craze for Japanese whisky!
• Aultmore 18 year 46% – Interesting… sense we hadn’t tried before
• Glenburgie 15 year 43% – Gordon & MacPhail do it again!

Glenfarclas 105, Chichibu 2009, A’bunadh

Our Whisky Ladies proved their mettle with two sessions….

• 1st session was a Cask strength Diwali special ably conquering:
  • Glenfarclas 105 NAS 60% – Straight forward no-nonsense sherry
  • Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu French Oak Cask 2009 63% – Effervescent, flirty with a deceptive kick
  • Abelour A’bunadh Batch 35 60.3% – Sherry bomb bringing Christmas to Mumbai early!*
• 2nd session was a world tour with:
  • Canada’s Forty Creek Confederation Oak Reserve – Some Canadian pride…
  • Japan’s Nikka All Malt – Quite the contradictory whisky!
  • Scotland’s Oban 14 year – A familiar friend
  • Special treat from BC, Canada – Sheringham‘s William’s White 2015 – double distilled grain*

Auchentoshan, Port Ellen, Lagavulin 16

Two remarkable rare malt evenings…

• 1st night shared:
  • Glendronach 39, 40, 41 & 42 year PX casks from 1971/1972 – glorious, gorgeous sherry grand dames 
  • Karuizawa 1973/2013 Cask No 1607 67.7% – I’m still pinching myself!
• 2nd night explored rare bottles from the 1980s:
  • Auchentoshan ‘Pure Malt’ 40% – A beautiful breakfast dram
  • Port Ellen 26 year 50% – What a treat!!
  • Lagavulin 16 ‘White Horse’ 43% – A classic!

Little Mill, BenRiach, Lochside, Laphroaig

Inspired by sampling so many remarkable rare malts and prompted by an upcoming trip to Singapore, I finally brushed off notes from a June evening at The Auld Alliance:

• Scottish suite in Singapore – Little Mill, BenRiach, Lochside & Laphroaig

I also wandered down memory lane with:

• A re-visit of our Glenfarclas Mumbai special evening from a few years ago
• Ardbeg Corryvreckan 57.1% – For those days when only a peaty whisky will do!
• Glen Garioch 1797 Founders Reserve 48% – Highland fling with the past…
• Jura Superstition 43% – Brash young affordable dram

And had some fun with posts like:

• Whisky palate cleansers or pleasers – debating the pros and cons of sticking purely to whisky alone vs pairing with nibbles
• Jim Murray grabbing global whisky headlines – Yes I’m a proud Manitoban but… Crown Royal?

Until next month –  Slainthe!

Curious to know more? Start with Whisky Lady’s monthly missives on Everyday Asia:

• Whisky Lady – October Offerings
• Whisky Lady – Sulty September
• Whisky Lady – Awesome August
• Whisky Lady – July journeys
• Whisky Lady – June joy
• Whisky Lady – May merriment
• Whisky Lady – April adventures
• Whisky Lady – March madness
• Whisky Lady – February fun
• Whisky Lady – January journal

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