There’s a good handful of distilleries in Scotland that have made their name from good sherry cask stocks. Tamdhu is one such name. Launched back in 2015, the Batch Strength series looks to celebrate the Sherry only maturation of its malts, but delivered without an express age statement and a significant alcohol strength - not... Continue Reading →
Triple Tipple: Benromach (Core Range)
Since its grand re-opening in 1998, Benromach has worked tirelessly to craft and rebrand a Speyside classic whisky, and every bottle of Benromach now contains a statement to this effect. The stylish rebrand has since developed to create a solid core range of age statements, along with a "Contrasts" range of unique expressions and cask... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Wemyss Malts – The Hive (Batch Strength No.2)
Since first releasing blended malt whiskies in 2005, the Wemyss Malts team have continued to develop a stable core range of products that best example some of scotch whisky's key unique identifiers: sweet, spicy and smoky. These three characteristics are represented within the three unique expressions that comprise their core range: The Hive, Spice King... Continue Reading →
A Lesson in Cask Strength: Part 1 – Douglas Laing’s Scallywag
For the uninitiated - and sometimes even for the well-versed - the alcoholic strength of a whisk(e)y can set its consumer quite aback. Whereas whisk(e)y has to have an ABV percentage of 40% or more by law to be legally called whisky/whiskey, I've often wondered about what the difference in percentage makes to the enjoyment... Continue Reading →