The Bladnoch distillery was founded in 1817 and, has been producing single malt whisky on and off - thankfully mostly on - from the farm site since, on the banks of the River Bladnoch. Following nearly a century of initial family ownership, the site has then changed hands numerous times in its second hundred - … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Bladnoch – 10 Year Old
On 14th September 2000 the Welsh Whisky Company fired up its unique still for the first time. Flash forward 3.5 years and on St. David’s Day 2004, the first whisky was launched by the company as Penderyn. It featured malt that had been matured in ex-bourbon barrels and then finished in ex-Madeira wine casks. This … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Penderyn – Rich Oak
St. Patrick’s Day 2021. A very different sort of celebration this year. Usually one filled with lots of merriment and company. This year, not so much. But there is light on the horizon. This time last year, I received the instruction to return home from the office whilst we prepared ourselves for the first wave … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Writers’ Tears – Red Head
A couple of weeks ago, Nikka Whisky From The Barrel - one of the world’s best selling Japanese whiskies - lost its ability to actually call itself a “Japanese Whisky”. Yep, you read that right: the world-renowned whisky from Japan will no longer be called Japanese Whisky. Why is that? Well, in February 2021, a … Continue reading Nikka Whisky From The Barrel – No Longer “Japanese Whisky”
Welsh gold is extremely rare and as such it is coveted by many. This is no better represented than the fact that the British royal family have used Welsh gold in their wedding bands for nearly 100 years - first used by the Queen Mother in her wedding band in 1903. This is a fact … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Penderyn – Portwood
