LIVING THE DRAM
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve revisited some bottles that have long sat on the WU shelves and yet have somehow never posted about them properly. Whilst there are multiple variants of The Balvenie, their core range consists of four cask finish releases with these two have remained the two consistent stalwarts at reasonable... Continue Reading →
The Balvenie distillery was built and started running its stills in 1893, on a site just up the hill from the Glenfiddich. Built as a sister project to the world leaders, the site had been producing malt for 100 years until they released a game changer: The Balvenie 12 DoubleWood. The team had been producing... Continue Reading →
Leading independent Scotch whisky brand The GlenAllachie has been named the World’s Best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards for the second time, with its 12-year-old expression claiming the title. Owned by industry veteran and qualified chemist Billy Walker, whose career in whisky spans 53 years, the Speyside-based distillery previously won the same... Continue Reading →
For this year’s St. Patrick’s Day post, I’m looking at something that, despite the usual celebrations, isn’t green. In fact it’s yellow - the older sibling to green, on this occasion. Following the recent years’ rise and success of the legendary Green Spot whisky, the Mitchell & Son company logbooks were scoured to resurrect the... Continue Reading →
The Glendronach distillery’s history stretches back nearly 200 years. The site has been producing whisky on and off since 1826, surviving numerous owners and mothballing ventures. Having been acquired by BenRiach in 2008, the BenRiach Distillery Company was then purchased by the huge Brown-Forman group also including the Glenglassaugh distillery. Throughout its history, the Glendronach... Continue Reading →
Dewar’s Scotch Whisky has a rich history dating back to 1846 when John Dewar founded his whisky-blending business in Perth, Scotland. Initially a small-scale operation, the brand gained prominence under his sons, John Alexander Dewar and Tommy Dewar, who expanded the business significantly in the late 19th century. In 1893 their efforts were rewarded with... Continue Reading →
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