LIVING THE DRAM
Independent Scotch whisky distillery The GlenAllachie reveals its new peated single malt Scotch whisky brand: Meikle Tòir (pronounced mee-kuhl tor). Spearheaded by celebrated Master Distiller Billy Walker, The GlenAllachie Distillery, which surpassed £20 million in sales for the first time last year, has won countless notable awards, including the hotly contested World’s Best Single Malt... Continue Reading →
Gordon & MacPhail has unveiled the latest addition to its prestigious Private Collection range – a single malt described by acclaimed whisky writer, Dave Broom, as ‘extraordinary’. Gordon & MacPhail 1949 from Glenlivet Distillery was laid down in a refill Sherry butt selected by Gordon & MacPhail on New Year’s Day 1949 and bottled on... Continue Reading →
Here at Whisky Unplugged, we have been closely following the development of The Lakes Distillery’s journey to their signature malt. (Click here for numerous posts!) Each release of The Whiskymaker’s Reserve has been a milestone on that journey and when No.6 was released (see here), the press release noted that it would be the penultimate... Continue Reading →
Here we have a Speyside Blended Malt Scotch Whisky released by Diageo under the unique brand of Copper Dog. There is no age statement or confirmation of the distilleries involved so… let’s unpack the title and do a little detective work. First up “Whisky” means that the youngest element of this overall whisky is at... Continue Reading →
This week I posted about the recent changes in Mackmyra and the end of their long-standing Seasonal and Moments series. Whilst a sale is on for those final Moments and stocks of the final few Seasonals are available, it seems like an appropriate time to post about the very last of their Seasonal releases: Limousin.... Continue Reading →
It is no secret that we are big fans of Mackmyra Swedish whisky here at Whisky Unplugged. Looking through our posts over the years (click here), we have enjoyed following their journey from pioneering the first whisky distillery in Sweden to the many successes they have enjoyed along the way. There is no doubt that... Continue Reading →
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