LIVING THE DRAM
There are classics and there are all-time classics. The Oban 14 year old falls into the latter category. The spirit for this whisky has been produced the same way since the distillery was founded in the small fishing town of Oban back in 1794. Ever since the distillery found its feet and it’s distinctive recipe,... Continue Reading →
When I first started to get into whisk(e)y, there were several names that I began to start seeing regularly on the shelves of pubs and bars all around the UK, and they all began with "J": Jack Daniel, John Jameson and Johnnie Walker. Since developing a taste for them, I have started to make my... Continue Reading →
In 2014, Diageo started to release a new subset of whiskies within its Classic Malt series, exclusively for the “Friends of the Classic Malts”. Each of the expressions were to be “Triple Matured” and WU got its hands on the Lagavulin FOCM expression. There is no-age-statement associated with the expressions, but the suspicions amongst writers... Continue Reading →
Dalwhinnie is based in the Highlands and sits within the core Diageo family of scotch whiskies. What the distillery seeks to master with this tipple is the art of the balanced dram. Not too peaty or too rich, and it sits comfortably within the centre space of the Diageo flavour map. At 15 years old,... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week we saw the launch of a new whisky within the Diageo family: Haig Club. This "collaboration" expression was launched by none other than David Beckham. With such a star involved it kinda feels like a real-life version of Bill Murray's Bob Harris advertising Suntory in the film Lost In Translation, albeit Mr Beckham... Continue Reading →
So... despite being a very close affair, Scotland has voted against its independence from the UK and the European Union. Firstly, we should state that we do not believe that the "no" vote was anti-patriotic. Far from it. If anything, it was a vote in favour of maintaining Scottish development. But... given that scotch whisky... Continue Reading →
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