Nestled just above the northern shores of the Isle of Skye, lies the Isle of Raasay. The island is said to be the home of hundreds of years of illicit distilling but in September 2017, the first legal spirits started to run from a new custom made still house on the island. Flash forward to... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Bowmore – The Changeling (33 Year Old)
For all the woes that the pandemic has brought, one of the silver linings in that dark cloud has been the increase in innovative, digital, creative, collaboration. Regularly hitting the scotch headlines during this time has been Bowmore’s design collaboration with Aston Martin (see the review of their 22yo Master’s Selection here) but they are... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Lagavulin – Offerman Edition (Charred Oak Cask)
The partnership between Nick Offerman and Lagavulin is nearing a decade, and a lot has been said about the fantastic pairing, so I’ll avoid it for this piece save for the quote adorning each bottle which says it all: I have travelled the world and sampled many attempts at pleasing nectars, but it is solely... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Fettercairn – 28 Years Old
We are approaching 5 years since the big rebrand of the Fettercairn range of single malts. Back in August 2018, Fettercairn came back to the scotch whisky shelves with a fresh, clean, and stylish look with some big age statements to boot: 12, 28, 40, and 50 years old! We were very fortunate enough to... Continue Reading →
Press Release: GlenAllachie Introduces Innovative Cuvée Wine Cask Release
The GlenAllachie Distillery, spearheaded by Scotch whisky icon Billy Walker, today introduces their latest new product innovation: The GlenAllachie 2012 Vintage Cuvée Wine Cask Finish. The 9-year-old (UK RRSP £53.99) marries single malt finished in casks that previously held four types of premium European red wine: Languedoc, Recioto Della Valpolicella and two undisclosed Premier Cru... Continue Reading →
Press Release: New Whiskymaker Appointed At The Lakes Distillery
In a creative shake-up to its whisky-making team, The Lakes Distillery has appointed Sarah Burgess to be its new Whiskymaker. Sarah Burgess - The Lakes’ New Whiskymaker Former Lead Whiskymaker at The Macallan, Sarah’s time at Edrington focused on whisky range creation, innovation, and quality control for one of the world’s most revered single malts.... Continue Reading →