LIVING THE DRAM
The Bladnoch distillery gets its name from the nearby river that the site was built next to within Dumfries and Galloway, back in 1817. Back then I bet they never knew how its future would turn out. Like the cats that scour the whisky warehouses for mice, the Bladnoch distillery has had many lives, having... Continue Reading →
This year, the Cotswolds distillery has reached quite the milestone: the end of its first decade. Under the direction of founder Daniel Szor, the first whisky to be made within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has gone from strength to strength. The Cotswold Signature is the distillery’s main release and, as its name... Continue Reading →
For St. Andrews Day over the weekend, I revisited something of a Scottish institution: Johnnie Walker Black Label. The John Walker & Sons whisky machine has been running since their grocery opened in 1820. Whisky sales from the store led to them launching their own blended scotch whisky in 1865. What was originally their “Old... Continue Reading →
The Redbreast brand has become synonymous with pot still Irish whiskies and is indeed the world’s leader in “ultra-premium” Irish whiskey. The classic 12yo has laid the ground for multiple age statement releases to follow with this 15yo being first released in 2005 as a special edition before then becoming a permanent edition in 2010.... Continue Reading →
Whilst not quite the first whisky makers from Finland, the team at the Kyrö Distillery Company were the first to produce a Finnish rye whisky. Operating out of Isokyrö, Finland the “Malt Rye” release is Kyrö’s flagship release made from 100% malted wholegrain rye. “Finnish rye whisky packed with bold flavours and wild ideas” The... Continue Reading →
Latest edition of annual series features six rare whiskies from closed or long time silent distilleries including Rosebank and Port Ellen. Gordon & MacPhail has unveiled this year’s Recollection Series, featuring a selection of unique and rare single cask whiskies from closed or long time-silent Scottish distilleries. These remarkably rare releases include single malts from... Continue Reading →
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