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2020 Unplugged: Our Top Ten Whiskies Of The Year

January 6, 2021January 31, 2022Leave a comment

I don’t think that much more can be said about what a weird year 2020 was. I am forever an optimist though, and whilst I can’t deny the horrible times that we’ve had, I still think it important to look back and take stock: as I write this, I can say that I’ve made it … Continue reading 2020 Unplugged: Our Top Ten Whiskies Of The Year

Tasting Notes: Ardbeg – Blaaack

December 20, 2020December 29, 20201 Comment

If you’re a peat-head then you know Ardbeg. If you’re an Ardbeg fan (Ardbeggian?) then you know Ardbeg Day. Since 2001, the Ileachs have celebrated their wares as part of the Islay festival, and since 2011 a special release has been made to mark that day. At first it was the infamous Alligator release, which … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Ardbeg – Blaaack

Tasting Notes: Douglas Laing – Big Peat (Aged 10 Years)

May 31, 2019June 1, 2019Leave a comment

Well, happy birthday big man! Here we look at this month's brand new, special release, 10 year old age-stated bottling of Big Peat, looking to celebrate 10 whole years since Big Peat first arrived on the scene as the forerunner to the Douglas Laing & Co series of Remarkable Regional Malts. As per his brethren before … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Douglas Laing – Big Peat (Aged 10 Years)

Tasting Notes: Douglas Laing – Big Peat

April 17, 2019June 1, 20192 Comments

Back in 2009, the team at Douglas Laing & Co. unleashed a concept that had a big objective and a big name to live up to, for that is the year that Big Peat was born.  The blended malt whisky features "A Shovelful of Islay Single Malt Scotch Whiskies including Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore & … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Douglas Laing – Big Peat

Tasting Notes: Compass Box – No Name

September 11, 2018September 10, 20181 Comment

As with all Compass Box whiskies, the name of the game here is quality and transparency, even if the name of the whisky itself is "No Name". What is more unusual however is that, whenever Islay whiskies are used in blends, then the original distillery tends to hide its identity within a shroud of mystery … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Compass Box – No Name

Tasting Notes: Ardbeg – Uigaedail

June 3, 2017February 3, 20192 Comments

Pronounced oo-gah-dahl, and named after the loch that provides Ardbeg with its spring water on the south east of Islay, this peaty puncher is one of the distillery's core expressions. The master distillers have taken their revered smoky malt and given it a final and thorough sherry butt maturation. Bottled at a high percentage, this … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Ardbeg – Uigaedail

From Whisky To Beer – A Spirited Journey

January 12, 2016June 16, 2016Leave a comment

It might seem odd for someone to be writing about beer on a whisky blog but stick with me on this one…   I've always been a whisky man. There's never really been any other type of alcoholic drink that I've enjoyed more thoroughly. Like many whisky fans, I've had to have THAT conversation with … Continue reading From Whisky To Beer – A Spirited Journey

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