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[Quick Review] Fary Lochan - 6 years old Batch 1 That Boutique-y Whisky Company 60.2%

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Distillery:  Fary Lochan Bottler:  That Boutique-y Whisky Company Age:  6 years old Distilled:  n/a Bottled:  2022 Cask:  n/a Abv:  60.2% Unchillfiltered:  Yes Natural Colour:  Yes Nb of bottles:  n/a Extra:  Batch 1 / Part of TBWC Norwest-Euro Express series Fary Lochan is a Danish distillery and that is what you learn about it from the That Boutique-y Whisky Company website: "It’s a small family distillery, now run by three siblings, and their mother. The distillery is named after the lake on the plot and an ancient spelling of the town, Farre, it’s located in. Founder Jens-Erik Jorgensen, who sadly died in 2016, found inspiration from memories of smoked cheese from his mother used to smoke over fresh nettles. Jens-Erik made his first tests of smoking his whisky-malt with nettles in 2009. When we learnt that the distillery was located in the village of Farre (which was previously known as Fary) we had that far far away fairy tail image in our head, and so our label is based up o

[Quick Review] HighGlen - 3 years old Batch 1 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) 46.4%

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  Distillery:  HighGlen Bottler:  That Boutique-y Whisky Company Age:  3 years old Distilled:  n/a Bottled:  2022 Cask:  100 litre casks made from Ex-Bourbon staves, and Ex-Sherry heads Abv:  46.4% Unchillfiltered:  Yes Natural Colour:  Yes Nb of bottles:  n/a Extra:  Batch 1 / Part of TBWC Norwest-Euro Express series HighGlen is a Swiss distillery and that is what you learn about it from the That Boutique-y Whisky Company website: "A one Man operation, situated on the peak of a Swiss Mountain, heavily inspired by Scotland, and run by the larger than life character, Lord Gunter Sommer. Located in the village of Santa Maria, on the border of Switzerland and Italy, at an altitude more than twice that of Ben Nevis, the distillery has been built into his home. All of the distillery equipment, apart from the still, was designed and built by Gunter. The power source for the distillery is an array of solar panels on the roof. Gunter primarily uses specially coopered 100 litre casks made