Main Fields Rare Reserve Finest Blended Whisky

 

 

 

40°

Distillery : Janot - France

French Oak Casks 

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Blended Whisky

Launched in 2016

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

The Janot distillery has launched this Blended, the originality of which lies in the fact that it is made from organic barley..

Let's Taste It : 

Pineapple, papaya, passion fruit, melon, combined with fairly fresh vanilla. Mint leaf. Cereals, more wheat than barley it seems. In the background, a touch of earth and whitewash. It's sweet overall. On the palate, honey, vanilla and a hint of white grapes. Cane sugar. A few spices. The finish is not unpleasant, but light, short and a little astringent. Puffed rice and cola seeds. Frankly, at this price you can buy a good daily dram, preferably in summer.

 

In Short, 

A Blended that's better than the other you usually find in supermarkets. Or so it seemed to me. 

Score : 81

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :

   

                                          Thomas Fersen - La Chauve-Souris

Octomore 2008 Ten Years Diàlogos Third Limited Release

 

 

 

56,8°

Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay

1st Fill Port Pipes, 1st Fill Cognac and 1st Fill Bourbon Casks, Finish in Virgin Oak

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2018

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 167 ppm

12,000 copies of this 3rd edition of Octomore 10 Years went on sale in early 2019.. 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Superb balance between the American casks, which offer light white fruits, mirabelle plums, greengages, and vanilla that's not at all sweet, and the port casks, with their red fruits, wineiness, pomegranate, blackcurrant, tannins, heather earth, undergrowth, humus, lemon zest, smoke, exotic fruits, lychees, iodine, foam, sea salt, damp sand. I spent half an hour smelling the glass. Very complex palate, torn between peat and a fruity, forest intensity. Deep, interminable finish, black earth, charcoal, muscat grapes. I could still taste it twenty minutes later.

 

In Short, 

Exquisite. The most complex nose I've ever smelt, and the rest is equal to it. A bottle to get hold of as soon as possible if you can afford it.

Score : 92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :

  

                                          Portishead - We Carry On 

Glenglassaugh Torfa

 

 

 

50°

Distillery : Glanglassaugh - Highlands

Bourbon Casks 

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Malt 

Launched in 2014

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Peated around 20 ppm 

Torfa means "peat" in Old Norse, the Scandinavian language used by the Vikings in the 14th century.

Let's Taste It : 

Grainy peat, not invasive or boring, but which enhances the fruits and the slightly iodised flavour. Fresh pear, juicy apple, some exotic fruits, papaya, pineapple, passion fruit. A hint of dried coconut. Intermittent floral fragrances. On the palate, relatively light but nevertheless pleasant, with vanilla and cane sugar. Discreet spices, nutmeg and cloves, a dash of limestone. A pleasant finish, reminiscent of tart tatin. Flambéed meringue and candied lemon.

 

In Short, 

It's a pleasant surprise. It's not revolutionary, but the combination of exotic fruits and peat without excess is interesting. However, the price is a bit high in my opinion. 

Score : 84

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :

   

                                          Canned Heat - Boogie

Glenglassaugh Revival

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Glenglassaugh - Highlands

Red Wine and Ex-Bourbon Casks, Oloroso Sherry Finish

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Malt 

Launched in 2012

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

This is the first expression created after the reopening of the distillery, which had been closed for over twenty years.

Let's Taste It : 

Brown sugar melted in hot milk. Fern and heather. Ounce of iodised lemon. The malted barley is imposing, followed by a floral wave of violets, poppies and chrysanthemums. A hint of pear, not too juicy. Quite pleasant. On the palate, still floral, with a touch of apricot and caramel. Bark, damp sand. Light and a bit young, with expressive spices, cinnamon and pepper. Pleasant finish, but no more than that, nectarine and pipe tobacco. Grainy aftertaste. Wheat, barley, millet.

In Short, 

It's not bad, and the double maturation is quite elegant. But the distillate is still too young and the palate light, which is a shame.

Score : 82

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :

   

                                          Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin

Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Scottish Barley

 

 

 

50°

Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay

Bourbon Casks

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Malt 

Launched in 2013

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

Created to replace the Laddie Ten shortly after Rémy Cointreau acquired the distillery, the first edition had Scottish Barley written in bold. In 2015, The Classic Laddie became the main name, with Scottish Barley as the subtitle. 

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

First, sea iodine, coarse salt, a hint of astringency, a slight bourbon influence with vanilla and a pastry note, brown sugar, crème brûlée, yeast, then the fruits reveal themselves, lemonade, strawberry chewing gum, minty freshness, lavender, a few spices, Provençal herbs, grass cut in the rain. On the palate, mint leaf, basil, white plum, vanilla bean, but it remains fairly smooth and ends in a rather pleasant, refreshing, long and biscuity finish, on puffed rice.

 

In Short, 

A friendly, original and light expression, often underestimated. It's not exactly a classic, but it's worth getting your hands on one, especially in summer.

Score : 84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                            To Be Listened While Sipping:

                                            New Order - Blue Monday

Compass Box No Name N°2

 

 

 

48,9°

Distillery : Caol Ila, Talisker, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Teaninich - Islay, Islands and Highlands

Refill Sherry Butts, Re-Charred Bourbon Casks and Toasted French Casks

Independent Bottling

By Compass Box

Limited Edition 

Blended Malt 

Bottled in 2019

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Peated around 30 ppm

 

 

 

Following the success of the first edition, John Glaser is launching a 2nd No Name atch, this time based on Caol Ila and Talisker. 8802 bottles were produced.

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Very fruity peat. Apple, but above all pear, apricot, white grape, plum and a zest of lemon. Comice pear, very juicy, just ripe, you lick the juice off your fingers. Fine, grainy smoke. Charcoal, fairly strong iodine. The tide, the sea air. Foam. Pinch of salt. Wet sand, heather. Slightly pastry-like, vanilla, salted butter macaroon, almond powder.
Very fruity on the palate too, with more vanilla and salted butter, pecans, cashew nuts, dates, delicately sprinkled spices, white pepper, sage, chives. Milk chocolate finish, varnished mahogany wood, Armenian paper, earthy aftertaste. Coconut with its shell.

 

In Short, 

It's hard to say which is the better of the two No Name editions. This one is much fruitier and less coaly than the previous one. In both cases, the price is a bit high, but you won't be disappointed if you can afford it.

Score : 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           T. Rex - Telegram Sam 

Compass Box No Name

 

 

 

48,9°

Distillery : Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Teaninich - Islay and Highlands

Re-Charred and Refill Bourbon Casks, Re-Charred Hogshead and Toasted Hybrid Casks

Independent Bottling 

By Compass Box 

Limited Edition 

Blended Malt 

Bottled in 2017

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Peated around 45 ppm

The illustrious Master Blender John Glaser, founder of Compass Box, is bringing us his most peaty edition, made from a blend of casks from 5 different distilleries. No name is given, as the brochure says the whisky must speak for itself. But we do know that 15,000 bottles are available.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Very Ardbeg on the nose, powerful black smoke combined with ample, vegetal peat. Then white fruits, citrus. A hint of cherry, salt and iodine, I imagine it's Caol Ila. Tidal. The candle wax/camphor flavour from Clynelish is barely noticeable. The palate is light and nuanced, quite Highlands, raisin cake, then the pepper rises, coarse salt, seaweed. Finish not too explosive but very long, tobacco, dark chocolate, spices, cardamom, cigar ash. Heather earth.

 

In Short, 

I loved the nose and the finish, which are excellent, but I regret to say that I found the palate a tiny bit sub-par. It's still a very good product, incredibly subtle, but at a rather high price, especially now that it's so hard to find.

Score : 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                            To Be Listened While Sipping :

                                           MC5 - Kick Out The Jams

Octomore 2013 10.3 Diàlogos Islay Barley 6 yo

 

 

 

61,3°

Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay

1st Fill Bourbon Casks 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2019

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 114 ppm

 

 

 

The 3rd version of the 10th batch in the Octomore series has been aged in American casks from the Jim Beam, Heaven Hill, Buffalo Trace and Jack Daniel's distilleries. It is made from Concerto barley grown on the distillery's farm. It is a limited edition of 24,000 units. The idea is to give it exactly the same maturation as the 10.1, only the barley is different, to show everyone just how much the terroir plays a part in the whisky's profile.

 

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Very earthy nose, peat storm, cereals, floral, which gives on to juicy apples, rather golden smith but very ripe, white grapes, vanilla in the background, a slight nuance of spices and herbs, something rather tropical too, in monsoon season, banana leaves, mangroves, very thick mud. Finishes with a hint of minerality. Very dense on the palate, with a variety of flavours ranging from marzipan to mineral water, vanilla and a touch of lemon. The white fruits take over and give the peat its fullness, and finally there's the finish, like a tidal wave, iodine, rock, tar. Wow!

In Short, 

This version is excellent, I found it much better than the 10.1, which goes to show where the barley comes from is important for the quality of the product. It's still very balanced and nuanced, a far cry from the classic Peat Bomb. On the palate, however, I found it a little beneath my expectations. The price is still disproportionate, it should be reserved for die-hard fans.

Score : 89

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

  

                                           Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Talk About The Blues

Octomore 2013 10.1 Diàlogos 5 yo

 

 

 

59,8°

Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay

1st Fill Bourbon Casks

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2019

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 107 ppm

 

 

 

The first version of the 10th batch of the Octomore series has been matured in American casks from Jim Beam, Jack Daniel's, Buffalo Trace and Sky Hill. This is a limited edition of 42,000 bottles.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Marsh peat, white fruits, charcoal, very delicate vanilla, fresh mint. Mud, reeds, bamboo, eucalyptus. Cane sugar. Cut grass. Very balanced. White plums, mirabelles, crushed vanilla pods. Mustard seeds. Intense on the palate, very oily, argan nuts, sweet olives. Liquid honey, watercress, knob of butter. Shaking spices, cloves, black pepper, nutmeg. Quite violent finish, resonating in the mouth, fresh. Sage, zucchini flower, aniseed. Very full, quite vegetal.

In Short, 

It's very good, and superbly balanced, which is quite surprising. However, although the experience was very interesting, I find that the value for money is not there.

Score : 88 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

  

                                           Black Sabbath - War Pigs

Port Charlotte 2011 Islay Barley 6 yo

 

 

 

50°

Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay

1st Fill Bourbon and 2nd Fill Wine Casks

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2018

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Peated around 40 ppm 

Since 2013, Bruichladdich has been releasing this vintage edition every year, made entirely on Islay. This one, the 6th batch, is made from Oxbridge and Publican barley grown on Dunlossit, Kilchiaran and Sunderland farms.

Let's Taste It : 

The nose is clean peat, fairly grainy, crisp and sharp. Vegetal and leafy touches, ferns, heather earth. Less fruity than the 10-year-old. Earth, tar, plastic, but also cereals, corn, and a rather sweet pastry note, brown sugar, almond paste, genoise. All the same, it's the peat that dominates by far. It is also present on the palate, which is thick, but more complex and pleasant, grapes, quince and apricot compote, peppermint. The finish is very good, earth and charcoal, liquorice and eucalyptus.

 

In Short, 

A tasty expression, more smoky and coaly than the 10yo, but I must admit that I preferred the latter. That said, why not give it a try for a change, provided you can find the right bottle at the right price.

Score : 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :

   

                                          The Stranglers - Down In The Sewer

Bruichladdich 2009 The Organic 8 yo

 

 

 

50°

Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay

Ex-Bourbon and Tennessee Casks

Original Bottling

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2018

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated 

Since 2010, Bruichladdich has regularly released a vintage edition made from organic barley, without the use of pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilisers. This is the 8th vintage, produced in 18,000 units, and the barley was harvested on Islay at Mid Coul Farm.

Let's Taste It : 

Cereals, slightly damp earth, a few weeds, limestone, it's like caressing humus, barley swaying in the wind, a grain of wheat, a tree leaf tearing under your hand. A field in wet weather. A very peasant profile, little peasant. Light plums. On the palate, very honeyed, just a hint of lemon and vanilla, white fruits, nice spices, nutmeg, cardamom, turmeric, dry on the finish, then once again earthy, leafy, vegetal, deep, almost charcoal. Clay. Acorns, tree bark.

 

In Short, 

A superb, very herbal nose, and honey on the palate. A great success, a little more expensive than the Islay Barley but well worth it.

Score : 86

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :

   

                                          Johnny Cash - Hurt

Bruichladdich 2010 Bere Barley 8 yo

 

 

 

50°

Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay

Bourbon Casks 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2019

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

From 2012 onwards, Bruichladdich decided to release an annual vintage edition made from a special 6-row barley, also known as escourgeon. Common barley has only two rows. This is the 8th Bere Barley batch.  

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

This time the barley is spicy, almost seasoned. And the lemon is very present, but a candied, citrusy lemon, with blood orange, spices, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. The earthiness is in the background, with the cereal profile typical of the distillery, but it comes through on the palate, almost astringent, mineral, barely attenuated by some white fruits, then the spices rise, and it's a rather strong finish, fertiliser, coal, dust. Chocolate and earth.

 

In Short, 

A slightly more earthy and cerealy profile than the Islay Barley, but apart from that, nothing exceptionally original. The fact remains that this is a typical expression of the distillery and you shouldn't hesitate to buy one from time to time.

Score : 85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

  

                                           Stereophonics - Dakota

Bruichladdich 2011 Islay Barley 6 yo

 

 

 

50° 

Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay

Bourbon and Sweet White Wine Casks

Original Bottling

Limited Edition 

Single Malt

Bottled in 2018

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated 

Bruichladdich has been bringing out this vintage edition annually since 2012, produced using barley grown on Islay. Here, the barley comes from six different farms, and this is the 7th Islay Barley Batch.

Let's Taste It : 

Like the Classic Laddie, it starts with a hint of astringency, then the cereals emerge, but it's also very fruity, with melon, grapes, mango, an ounce of lemon and vanilla to support it all. There's a touch of earthiness and whitewash, and the balance is struck between sweetness and earth. On the palate, it's creamy, delicate, quite pastry-like, easy-drinking, almost floral, it's like drinking rosewater. It goes down smoothly, and the finish is long and slightly mentholated, aniseed-flavoured, with a touch of earth and chives.

In Short,
Once again, a very interesting expression, both greedy and cereal-like. Don't hesitate to buy one.
Score : 85 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           Django Django - WOR

Laphroaig 10 yo Cask Strength Batch 001

 

 

57,8°

Distillery : Laphroaig - Islay 

Bourbon Barrels

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2009 

Unchillfiltered, Cask Strength 

Peated around 43 ppm

In 2009, Laphroaig decided to release an annual cask strength edition of its 10 Year Old. This Batch is the very first in a long series, and one of the most highly regarded.

Let's Taste It : 

What an intensity of smoke and nails. You'd think you were at the scrapyard. Quite a lot of coarse salt but not too much iodine. The peat is rising. Soot, charcoal, lignite, it coats the nostrils. Really fine balance, extremely smooth despite the atypical aromas. A hint of vanilla. Smoke again, thick, dizzying. Asphalt still fresh. On hot days, when it seems to melt. With that, a bit of earth and holly. Prickly heather. Oak leaves, acorns. And the smoke comes back again, it's endless.
On the palate, motor oil, peat, strong spices. Apricot juice, fuel oil, pebbles, coke. Stretto coffee and very dark chocolate. Finish not immensely long but very earthy, cola, sage, cranberry, liquorice. Slightly dry wood. Guérande salt, just out of the marsh.

In Short,

A stern, oiled peat, with vegetal notes and very light vanilla. Of course, this first Batch is now unaffordable, but it has rightly become a legend.

Score : 89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                To Be Listened While Sipping :                                        

   

                                          Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name

Laphroaig Càirdeas 2019 Triple Wood Original Cask Strength

 

59,5°

Distillery : Laphoraig - Islay

Bourbon, Quarter and Oloroso Sherry Casks

Original Bottling

Limited Edition

Single Malt

Bottled in 2019

Unchillfiltered, Cask Strength

Peated around 43 ppm 

 

 

 

Since 2008, Laphroaig has released an annual edition of this Càirdeas (which means 'friendship' in Gaelic) at the time of Feis Ile, Islay's famous music festival. Each time, the distillate underwent a different finish. This year, they must have run out of inspiration, so they took a cask-strength version of Triple Wood. Since they had no doubts about its success, they bottled 36,000 copies. 

 

Let's Taste It :

The nose is very similar to the diluted Triple Wood, with a dash of sherry between the tar and ash, but more woody. This gives it a slightly herbal flavour. The medicinal touch is there, of course. A wisp of smoke. On the palate, it's tasty, very red fruit and candy sugar, but quite peaty, and with spices to boot. Gooseberries, blackberries and rhubarb. Slight vanilla in the background. Very explosive finish. Leaves an aftertaste of charcoal and raspberry. Damp wood.

In Short,

It's very good, but I don't see what it adds compared to the diluted Triple Wood. At that price, they could have made the effort to blend something slightly different or older.

Score : 87 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                      To Be Listened While Sipping :                                

   

                                          The smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock

Laphroaig Càirdeas 2013 Port Wood Edition

 

 

 

51,3°

Distillery : Laphroaig - Islay

Ex-Bourbon Casks and Port Wood Finish 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2013 

Unchillfiltered

Peated around 43 ppm

 

 

 

Since 2008, Laphroaig has released an annual edition of this Càirdeas (which means 'friendship' in Gaelic) at the time of Feis Ile, Islay's famous music festival. Each time, the distillate has undergone a different finishing process. Here it's the port casks.

 

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Strong Port influence, with red plums, quinces, a hint of pastry and violets. The typical elements of the distillery are left to be desired. The peat does not impose itself, but maintains a certain balance. A bit of iodine behind. Slightly acidic, some charcoal grains. Woody influence. Oily and slightly maderised on the palate. Cherries in brandy. Apricot compote, tannins. Then a very explosive finish, fruit crumble and earth, quartz. Fermented damsons.

 

In Short, 

It's an interesting, and even enjoyable experience. But I find that the distillery's hallmarks, which I'm particularly fond of, are somewhat sidelined with this release, where the port is predominant. What's more, the price is disproportionate.

Score : 87 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :

  

                                          Antony and The Johnsons - Fistful of Love

Caol Ila1983 30 yo

 

 
55,1°
Distillery : Caol Ila - Islay
Refill Bourbon and Sherry Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2014
Cask Strength
Peated around 35 ppm

 This limited edition of 7,638 bottles was launched as part of Diageo Special Releases in 2014.

Let's Taste It :

Evanescent iodine. Then fruits, pear, greengage, an ounce of liquorice. Vanilla. All very woody, varnished, crushed quinces. Almost imperceptible smoke and peat. Slight acidity. Very syrupy on the palate, barley sugar, baked apples from the oven, braised caramel, dried figs, rising spices, cinnamon, a bit earthy, but it's nonetheless very sweet, almond paste, pastry cream, frosting. Quite a long finish, on prunes, vine leaves, chives, dried apricots. Clay, sun, sea foam.

In Short,

A superb blend, very fruity and complex, but I wasn't overwhelmed. Perhaps I missed something, or the sample wasn't of good quality. In any case, it all seemed to me a little overrated.

Score : 90 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :                   

 

                                           Thelonius Monk - Epistrophy

Caol Ila 22 yo Feis Ile 2019

 

 

 

58,4°
Distillery : Caol Ila - Islay
Sherry treated American Oak Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Bottled in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Cask Strength
Peated around 35 ppm

Launched on the occasion of Feis Ile 2019, Islay's annual music festival, this bottling has undergone an original ageing process, in sherry-treated American casks. 3000 bottles were put on sale.

Let's Taste It :

Iodine and peat dance together, wrapped in a light smoke, appetising white fruits, wood and dried banana. You can feel the sea air, you're far away, lost in the middle of the ocean. Finely refined salt, prawn fritters. Very sweet on the palate, very apple-vanilla, mirabelle plum and lemon, but soon enough the pepper and spices rise, coconut, to introduce an explosive and very long finish, with something pastry-like, nougat, turrón, almond, and an ounce of charcoal that chars, some earth to give depth. Egg yolk in retro-olfaction. 

In Short,

A little gem, where the bourbon makes itself felt much more than the sherry. A must if you can afford it.

Score : 89 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :  

  

                                           Björk - Bachelorette

Finlaggan Eilean Mor

46°

Distillery Officially Unknown - Islay

Bourbon Casks

Independent Bottling

By The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. Limited

Core Range 

Single Malt

Launched in 2015

Peated around 35 to 38 ppm

The main advantage of this bottling, launched in 2015, is that it is 46% ABV, which is not the case with Original Peaty. It may be slightly older too.

Let's Taste It :  

First a light sea breeze, oysters, foam, kelp, sand, iodine. Then limestone peat. Well-balanced, boutargue, shellfish. Fairly fine smoke. Coarse salt, not at all refined. Sea breeze. Guano, cob, fuel oil. And, yes, it seems like a bit of vanilla. As well as liquorice wood. The palate, on the other hand, is very clear, with pepper gradually coming through. Vanilla heavy with peat. Short, punchy finish, charcoal, earth, but also iodised salt and fish scales. Caramel and aniseed in retro-olfaction. This bears a strong resemblance to Caol Ila, I can't imagine what else it could be.  

 

In Short,

A very maritime nose and a pleasant style. A satisfying purchase, provided the price is right.

Score : 84

                                                     To Be Listened While Sipping : 

                                           Ram Jam - Black Betty

List of the artists mentioned on my blog

 

For each whisky tasted, I post a video of an artist in connection with its profile.

So far, no artist has been mentioned twice.  

Here they are in alphabetical order:

1000mods 

John Abercrombie  Quartet

Rabih Abou-Khalil 

Accept 

AC/DC

Aerosmith 

Air 

Akosh S. Unit 

Gaye Su Akyol 

The Alan Parsons Symphonic Project 

Alfa Mist 

Alice in Chains 

Luther Allison 

Duan Allman & Boz Scaggs 

All Them Witches 

Alter Bridge 

Amber Run 

Amberscent 

Amiina 

Tori Amos 

Amyl & The Sniffers 

Anathema 

Anna 

Anohni 

Antony and The Johnsons 

Antytila 

The Apartments 

Aphrodite's Child 

Apocalypse Orchestra 

Arcade Fire 

Archive 

Arctic Monkeys 

Louis Armstrong 

Olàfur Arnalds 

Richard Ashcroft 

Askjell 

Natacha Atlas 

Audioslave 

Aurora 

Asaf Avidan 

The B-52's 

Johann Sebastian Bach 

Bad Company 

Joan Baez 

Chet Baker 

Balmorhea 

Balthazar 

The Band 

Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso 

The Barn Swallows 

The Barr Brothers 

Gary Bartz Quartet 

Jon Bassin 

Bauhaus 

James Bay 

The Beach Boys 

Beach House 

Chris Beard 

Beck 

Jeff Beck 

Bee Gees

Chris Bell 

Belle and Sebastian 

Sophie Ellis Bextor 

Bix Beiderbecke  

Buster Benton 

Joep Beving 

Beyond the Black 

Big Big Train 

Big Thief

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 

Björk

Blackberry Smoke 

The Black Keys 

Black Label Society  

Black Pistol Fire 

Black Pumas 

Black Sabbath 

Black Sea Dahu 

Blackshape 

Black Stone Cherry 

Bleachers 

Blondie 

Blonde Redhead 

Blues 'n' Trouble 

Blue October 

Bluesstruck 

Blur 

Boards of Canada 

Mari Boine

Bomba Estéreo 

Joe Bonamassa 

Luiz Bonfà 

Bon Iver 

Bon Jovi

Bonobo 

David Bowie 

Bow Triplets 

Anouar Brahem 

The Breeders 

Phoebe Bridgers 

Brimheim 

Jack Broadbent 

The Broken View 

Zac Brown Band 

Jackson Browne 

Dave Brubeck 

Brutus 

BSI 

Jeff Buckley 

Tim Buckley 

Kate Bush 

John Butler 

The Byrds 

Julie Byrne 

Cabaret Nocturne 

Cabaret Voltaire 

Daniel Caesar 

Cake 

J.J. Cale 

Calexico 

The Callstore

Camel 

Cande y Paulo 

Canned Heat 

Cardinal Black 

Brandi Carlile 

Frances Carroll & The Coquettes 

Johnny Cash 

Daniel Castro 

Cat Power 

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 

ChakSeng Lam 

Isaac Chambers 

Chaoseum 

The Charlatans 

Ray Charles 

The Chats 

Dave Chavez Band  

Eagle Eye Cherry 

Vic Chesnutt 

Chicago 

Christophe 

Popa Chubby 

The Church 

Chvrches 

Cigarettes After Sex 

Cinema Strange 

Circuline 

City and Colour 

Clann 

Eric Clapton 

Gary Clark Jr. 

The Clash 

The Claypool Lennon Delirium 

Johnny Clegg & Savuka 

Joe Cocker 

Cocteau Twins 

Codeine 

Coheed and Cambria 

Cold Blood 

Cold Chisel  

Coldplay 

Cam Cole 

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions 

Natalie Cole 

Nat King Cole 

Gary B.B. Coleman  

Jacob Collier

Albert Collins 

Colosseum 

John Coltrane

Coma (German Band) 

Moses Concas 

Conil 

Copper Still 

Chris Cornell 

The Corrs 

Elvis Costello and The Attractions 

Cowboy Junkies 

Brian Crain 

The Cramps 

The Cranberries 

Robert Cray 

Cream 

Creedence Clearwater Revival 

Crime & The City Solution  

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 

Crows 

Julee Cruise 

Meena Cryle 

The Cult

The Cure

Current Joys 

Cutting Crew 

Cymande 

Maria Daines 

The Damned

The Dandy Warhols 

The Dark Element 

Miles Davis 

Sammy Davis Jr 

Dead Can Dance 

Dead Vibrations 

Deep Purple 

Deep Sea Diver 

Zacharie Defaut 

Deliluh 

Depeche Mode 

Destroy Boys

Devilskin 

Kristene DiMarco 

Dinosaur Jr 

Dire Straits 

Dirtmusic 

Dirtwater 

Dirty Three 

The Distillers 

The Divine Comedy 

Divine Martyr 

Django Django 

D Man 

Dope Lemon 

Draconian 

Nick Drake 

Dream Theater 

Dropkick Murphys 

George Duke Trio 

Baxter Dury 

DZ Deathrays 

Eagles 

Steve Earle 

Earthside 

East Forest 

Echo and The Bunnymen 

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 

L. A. Edwards 

Eels 

Billie Eilish 

Einstürzende Neubauten

Electric Guest 

Elegy of Madness 

Lindsay Ell 

Eloy 

Elsa 

Elsiane 

Eluveitie 

Caro Emerald 

Emerson, Lake and Palmer 

En Attendant Ana 

Enigma 

Brian Eno 

Envy of None 

Sully Erna 

Esben and the Witch 

Silvana Estrada 

The Etc Band 

Eurythmics 

Evanescence 

Eydis Evenson

Everything But The Girl 

Cesaria Evora 

Exek 

Ex:Re 

Extreme 

Faces 

Marianne Faithfull

Chet Faker 

Faun 

José Feliciano

La Ferni 

Bryan Ferry 

Thomas Fersen 

Fields of the Nephilim 

Fin del Mondo 

Fink 

First Aid Kit 

Samantha Fish 

Ella Fitzgerald 

The Five Dollar Sugar 

FKJ & Maségo 

Fleetwood Mac 

Foals  

Roberto Fonseca 

Fontaines D.C. 

Foo Fighters 

Foreigner  

Nils Frahm 

Peter Frampton 

Aretha Franklin 

Mabe Fratti 

Free 

Fugazi 

The Fyoogs 

Alex G 

Peter Gabriel 

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 

Rory Gallagher

Garbage 

Jan Garbarek 

Melody Gardot 

The Gathering 

Tony Gatlif  

Marvin Gaye 

Geese 

Genesis 

Gentle Giant 

Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke 

Gregg Giarelis 

Beth Gibbons / Penderecki / Gorecki 

Philip Glass

Glass Beams 

Gnome 

GoGo Penguin 

Golden Earring

Goldfrapp 

Dexter Gordon 

Gorillaz 

Gossip 

Gotan Project 

Grandaddy 

Grant Lee Buffalo 

Shakey Graves 

Al Green 

Greta Van Fleet 

Nanci Griffith 

Grinderman 

Tommy Guerrero 

Guns'n'Roses 

Habibti Ensemble 

Alexander Hacke & Danielle de Picciotto 

Steve Hackett 

Charlie Haden Quartet West 

Haelos 

Haevn 

Merle Haggard

Theo Hakola 

Half Moon Run 

Jim Hall 

Logan Halstead 

Peter Hammill 

Herbie Hancock 

The Handsome Family 

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova 

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals 

Emmylou Harris 

Beth Hart 

Mick Harvey 

P.J. Harvey

Donny Hathaway 

Die Haut 

Lianne La Havas 

Richie Havens 

Hawkwind 

Murray Head 

The Head and the Heart 

Jeff Healey 

Heartless Bastards 

The Heavy Horses 

Heilung 

Helado Negro 

The Hellacopters 

Helloween 

Zack Hemsey 

The Jimi Hendrix Experience 

Ken Hensley  

Her 

Heretoir 

Highly Suspect 

High Pulp 

The Highwaymen 

The Hives 

The Hoax 

Hole 

John Lee Hooker 

Hooverphonic 

George Houston 

Emily How 

Ben Howard 

Rowland S. Howard 

Howlin' Wolf 

The Hu Band 

Silvert Hoyern 

Zakir Hussain 

I am Wolves 

Ida Mae 

Idles 

Billy Idol 

Iguana Death Cult 

Ilajan

In Letter Form 

Insomnium 

The Inspector Cluzo 

Interpol 

The Interrupters  

Intuitive Compass 

INXS 

Iron Maiden 

Chris Isaak 

Gregory Alan Isakov 

Ison 

Noclas Jaar 

Julia Jacklin 

Ahmad Jamal 

James 

Jessta James  

Jane's Addiction 

Victor Jarà 

Jefferson Starship 

The Jesus and Mary Chain 

Jethro Tull  

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 

Antonio Carlos Jobim 

John 

Sir Elton John 

Dax Johnson 

Justin Johnston 

Robert Jon & The Wreck 

Keziah Jones 

Norah Jones 

Sir Tom Jones 

Janis Joplin 

Joy Division 

Damien Jurado 

Kalandra 

Kaleo 

Kansas 

Karina 

Philippe Katerine 

Ajeet Kaur 

Dolores Keane 

Kerala Dust 

Khruangbin 

Kiefer 

Killing Joke 

The Kills 

Albert King  

Freddie King 

King Crimson 

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 

The Kinks 

Kiss 

Michael Kiwanuka 

Klasmos  

Mark Knopfler 

Kokoroko Afrobeat Collective 

Richie Kotzen 

Alison Krauss 

Lenny Kravitz

Kris Kristofferson 

Lady A 

Natalia Lafourcade 

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio 

Lambchop 

Lankum 

Larkin Poe 

Nicolette Larson 

The Last Dinner Party 

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Bernard Lavilliers  

Led Zeppelin 

The Legendary Pink Dots 

MJ Lenderman 

Leprous 

Sondre Lerche 

Huey Lewis & The News 

Yungchen Lhamo 

Lhasa 

The Libertines 

Lightnin' Hopkins 

Javier Limon 

Michael Locke 

Christian Löffler 

Lo Moon  

London Grammar 

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Julien Loureau 

Mike Love 

Lovebites 

LP 

Paco de Lucia & Al Di Meola 

Lynyrd Skynyrd 

M83 

Ibrahim Maalouf 

Dougie Maclean 

Madness 

Madrugada 

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Yngwie Malmsteen  

Manchester Orchestra 

Henry Mancini 

Màneskin 

Manic Street Preachers 

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Manowar 

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Marilyn Manson 

Dean Martin 

Massive Attack 

Dave Matthews Band 

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers 

John Mayer 

Mazzy Star 

MC5 

Morris McCraven 

Duff McKagan 

Loreena McKennitt 

Sarah McLachlan 

Mean Mary 

Meat Loaf 

Meat Puppets 

Bonnie Medicine 

Josh Meloy 

Melvins 

Natalie Merchant 

Max Merritt & The Meteors 

Metallica 

Pat Metheny Group 

Metric 

Mexfutura 

Midnight Oil 

Jean-Jacques Milteau 

Charles Mingus 

Tom Misch 

The Mission 

Joni Mitchell 

Moby 

Mdou Moctar 

Moderat

Gregg Molnar  

Mogli 

Thelonius Monk 

Wes Montgomery 

Gary Moore 

Kevin Morby 

Morcheeba 

Mike Morgan & The Crawl 

Moriarty 

MorMor 

Morphine 

Van Morrison 

Motörhead 

Mountains of the Moon 

Municipale Balcanica

The Murder Capital 

Muse 

My Bloody Valentine 

Nanna 

Natimbalès 

The National 

Nazareth 

Meshell Ndegeocello 

Willie Nelson 

Nether Hour 

New Order 

New Trolls 

Nibana 

Nickel Creek 

Nirvana 

NOFX 

Noisettes 

No-Man 

No Name Faces 

Stina Nordenstam 

The Nortons 

NoSo 

No Terror in the Bang 

Gary Numan 

Paolo Nutini  

Agnes Obel 

The Ocean 

Ocean Alley 

Sinead O'Connor 

The Offspring 

Of Monsters and Men 

Mike Oldfield 

John O'Leary 

Sarah Olivier 

Angel Olsen 

Om 

Omnimar 

Onuka 

Opeth 

Orgone 

Osees 

Jimmy Page & Robert Plant 

Palace 

Eivør Pàlsdóttir

Sofiane Pamart 

Panjabi MC 

The Paper Kites 

Paradise Lost 

Paramore 

Francesco Pariset 

Arvo Pärt 

Dan Patlansky 

Pearl Jam 

Axel Rudi Pell 

Elvis Perkins 

Brendan Perry 

Pet Shop Boys 

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 

Alice Phoebe Lou 

Phosphorescent 

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs 

Pinhdar 

Pink Floyd 

Pixies 

Placebo 

Plini 

The Police 

Polyphia 

Pond 

Iggy Pop 

Porcupine Tree 

Portishead 

Omara Portuondo 

Grace Potter 

Powderfinger 

The Pretty Reckless 

Primal Scream 

Procol Harum 

The Prodigy 

Psybie Project 

The Psychedelic Furs 

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets 

Pulp 

Puma Blue 

Queen 

Queens of the Stone Age 

Queensryche 

Joshua Quimby 

Trevor Rabin 

Hugo Race  & The True Spirit

The Raconteurs

Radiohead 

Sammy Rae & The Friends 

Gerry Rafferty 

Rage Against the Machine 

Rainbow 

Ram Jam 

Rammstein 

Peter Rand 

Hania Rani 

Fever Ray 

Otis Redding 

Red Fang 

Red Hot Chili Peppers 

Lou Reed 

Reignwolf 

R.E.M. 

Ren  

REO Speedwagon 

The Revivalists 

Revolution Saints 

Ride 

Rihanna 

Rising Appalachia 

Riverside 

Smokey Robinson 

The Rolling Stones 

Sonny Rollins  

Rone 

Esther Rose 

Sean Rowe 

Roxy Music 

Jonathan Roy 

Royal Blood 

Royal Republic 

La Rue Kétanou 

Runrig 

Emma Ruth Rundle 

Rush 

Allison Russel 

Calvin Russel 

Russian Circles 

RVG 

Sade 

Zaho de Sagazan 

Ryuichi Sakamoto 

Salvia Plath

Sam & Dave 

Sandrayati 

Carlos Santana 

Scarlet Pleasure 

Franz Schubert 

Scorpions

Jackie Scott 

Screaming Females 

Screaming Trees 

Seasick Steve 

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 

Senza Benza

Sevdaliza 

Ron Sexsmith 

Shaka Ponk 

Anoushka Shankar 

The Sherlocks 

Shireen 

Sia 

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Simon & Garfunkel 

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Simple Minds 

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Nancy Sinatra 

Siouxsie and the Banshees 

The Sisters of Mercy

Skegss 

Skeletal Family 

Skin 

Skinshape 

Slaves 

Sleep Token 

SLIFT 

Slow Blow Fuse 

Slowdive 

The Smashing Pumpkins 

The Smiths 

Smokin' Gun 

Social Distortion 

Soen 

Soft Cell 

Soley 

Solstafir 

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Sonic Youth 

Soundgarden

The Southern River Band 

Spain 

The Specials 

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 

Spiritualized 

Spotlights 

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Sprints 

Status Quo

Steppenwolf 

Stereophonics 

Sufjan Stevens 

St Germain 

Still Corners 

Angus and Julia Stone 

Joss Stone 

The Stone Roses 

Stone Temple Pilots 

The Stranglers

Stray Cats 

The Strokes 

Strongboi 

Harry Styles  

Sui 

Suicidal Tendencies 

Tash Sultana 

Donna Summer 

Superbus 

Supergrass 

Supertramp 

Sweet Smoke 

Swell 

Switchblade Symphony 

Gàbor Szabo 

Talisk 

Talking Heads 

Talk Talk

Tame Impala 

Daiqing Tana

Tarnation 

Joanne Shaw Taylor 

Mick Taylor 

Otis Taylor Band 

Tears for Fears 

Tedeschi Trucks Band 

Television 

The Temptations 

Tengger  

Ten Years After 

Texas 

Texas Hippie Coalition 

The The 

Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine 

Thin Lizzy 

The Third Mind 

Thylacine 

Yann Tiersen 

Tanita Tikaram 

Tindersticks 

Tool 

Toto 

Devin Townsend Project 

Travis 

T. Rex 

Triorität 

Triptykon

Trivium 

Tropic Vibrations

Erik Truffaz 

Sofi Tukker 

The Twelve Bar Bluesband 

Twin Tribes 

Twisted Sister 

Type O Negative 

U2 

UFO 

Uncle Lucius 

Unknown Mortal Orchestra 

Usted Señalemelo 

US3 

Steve Vai 

Viola Valentino 

Foy Vance 

Vangelis 

Stevie Ray Vaughan 

Vault 318 

Vegyn 

Velvet Meadow 

Velvet Revolver 

The Velvet Underground 

Jackie Venson 

The Verve 

Viagra Boys 

Kurt Vile & The Violators 

Villagers of Ioaninna City 

Violent Femmes 

Violent Soho 

Phum Viphurit 

Tom Waits  

The Walkabouts 

Scott Walker  

Walk in Darkness 

Les Wampas 

Wardruna 

The War on Drugs 

Warpaint 

Kamasi Washington 

WASP 

The Waterboys 

Muddy Waters 

Weather Report 

Paul Weller 

Wet Leg 

Weyes Blood 

The Whistlin' Donkeys 

Whitesnake 

Tony Joe White 

The White Stripes 

Trixie Whitley

The Buddy Whittington Band 

Why 

Widowspeak 

Wildmen Bluesband 

Big Daddy Wilson 

Ray Wilson 

Amy Winehouse 

The Winery Dogs 

Winger 

Charlie Winston 

George Winston 

Wintersun 

Wishbone Ash 

Bill Withers 

Within Temptation 

Wolf 

Kate Wolf 

Wolf Alice 

Wolfheart 

Wolf Larsen 

Stevie Wonder 

Carolyn Wonderland 

Jonah Yano 

Yes 

Yo La Tengo 

Neil Young 

Townes Van Zandt 

Sophie Zelmani 

Zero 7 

Emily Zoé 

Zombie Zombie 

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