LIVING THE DRAM
The stills at the Ardmore distillery have been running since 1898 and were reportedly for a long time been Scotland’s only lightly peated highland single malt (sat inside what is more readily referred to as the Speyside region). The distillery was originally built by the Teacher family for production of their longstanding Teacher’s Highland Cream... Continue Reading →
Last week, courtesy of a work function, I was able to curate and host my first (proper) whisky tasting night. Finally! This is something I’ve been planning on doing for quite some time! The venue was The Puffin Rooms in Liverpool and the night was intended to be an introduction to single malt scotch whiskies... Continue Reading →
Fast approaching its bicentennial celebrations, the small distillery of Edradour has been producing “a whisky of rare distinction” in Pitlochry since 1825. Nestled in a pocket glen, in the hills above Pitlochry in the southern Highlands, lies Edradour, Scotland’s Little Gem. The neat cluster of buildings, houses equipment only just capable of producing commercial quantities.... Continue Reading →
For the last few years, Arbikie have been breaking the scotch whisky mould by making rye whisky - the first to be officially produced in Scotland in over 100 years! Nestled in Inverkeilor near Arbroath, Arbikie is an independently-owned family-run distillery whose farm dates back some 400 years. In addition to growing their own crops... Continue Reading →
Following this week’s news that Highland Park have just closed their distillery for refurbishment until the end of the year, I came on here to revisit my post about my time at the distillery a few years ago… only to find that it never actually published! Well… no time like the present… Something to look... Continue Reading →
Joining up to the Highland Park newsletter gets you into the “Inner Circle” and that means you get updates from time to time on new releases and promotions etc. What I was surprised to receive this week was a notice that those famous gates of theirs have closed for the remainder of 2024! This is... Continue Reading →
whisky unplugged 