Whisk(e)y Thread!

[Norwegian Blue]

I gave up on The Whisky Club. There were too many ordinary whiskies, not to mention the "exclusive" offerings that proved to be not as exclusive as claimed.

I joined The Single Malt Whisky Club instead. It's the same deal: the chance to opt out every month. I get maybe two thirds of them, mostly Australian whiskies and rarely a dud.

 

[Jatz]

Yeah think I'll close my account there as well. Been stung a couple of times for bottles I didn't want because the monthly email ended up in my junk folder and I missed the Opt Out option.

 

[ash_1050]

Managed to pick up a few barrel samples from Old Kempton and had a few of their bottles on hand and given it's winter made the call to review them all in succession. The main takeaway was their cask strength excels, anything below 50% ABV is very hit and miss. Have ranked them all below with a score out of 100.

Old Kempton Solera #3 (90)
Old Kempton Oval Barrel Whisky Club Ex-port cask (85)
Old Kempton Winter Release 2020 (73)
Old Kempton Winter Release 2023 (72)
Old Kempton The Coachhouse (68)
Old Kempton Classic Port (63)
Old Kempton Muscat Cask (53)
Old Kempton Stout Cask (53)
Old Kempton The Old Stables (51)
Old Kempton Bourbon Barrel Special Release (12)