LIVING THE DRAM
In 1966 the Beatles released Rubber Soul and shortly thereafter John Lennon infamously said that the band were bigger than Jesus. Meanwhile their cockney contemporaries. the Rolling Stones, saw Brian Jones make his last performance with the band. A little further down town Jimi Hendrix arrived in London for the first time with his Experience... Continue Reading →
The Speyside distillery have built up quite the roster of core releases over the years and this Trutina release represents the lightest [ed: fairest?] of them all. The name "Trutina" translates from Latin as "honest and pure" and "balanced", and is a fitting name as this is expression has been matured in one cask type... Continue Reading →
Turntable Blending House was launched in 2023 by brothers Gordon and Alasdair Stevenson. Their mission was to tackle the modern misconception that single malt whiskies are best, and demonstrate how blended whiskies can bring real quality by “creating new rhythms in blended whisky”. Rhythms indeed, as the Turntable name and references within their brand also... Continue Reading →
2023 has seen the White Peak distillery release a fair few expressions of their single malt English whisky but you might argue that none is more important than the Caduro. Pronounced “kah-doo-rho”, this single malt has been pitched as the distillery’s first main staple and core release. The whisky is named after a type of... Continue Reading →
Despite taking the foot off the gas in terms of posts this year, I think I’ve actually tried more new whiskies than in previous years. That’s in terms of new whiskies that have been released on the market AND established names and bottles that are simply new to me. Looking back over the year and... Continue Reading →
It’s been a bit quiet on here of late. I’ve been happy to share press releases and a few news updates from my favourite distilleries here and there but, other that, the tasting notes and thought pieces have had to take a backseat for now. All good though. Just good old life happening. Whiskies have... Continue Reading →
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