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Tasting Notes: Sheep Dip – Original

February 6, 2019February 6, 20191 Comment

The brand Sheep Dip has a great little story behind its origins, which, despite being a blend of malt scotch whiskies, originally started in Gloucestershire in 1974. In the beginning, the whisky was packaged as 'The Original Oldbury Sheep Dip', named after the pub that it was crafted in, in Oldbury-on-Severn, as an 8-year old … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Sheep Dip – Original

Tasting Notes: Bruichladdich – 16 Years Old (Claxton’s)

January 18, 2019January 19, 20191 Comment

With the new distillery boom of recent years, Yorkshire has been waiting for its new whiskymakers to reach the appropriate age and quality to be sold: The Spirit of Yorkshire distillery have been the first to make a single malt whisky within 'God's Own Country', and our eyes are also firmly fixed on the self-built … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Bruichladdich – 16 Years Old (Claxton’s)

Triple Tipple: Kilchoman

May 31, 2018February 3, 2019Leave a comment

Since setting this page up as hobbyists some years ago, we've set out to record our tasting notes and occasional opinion pieces that sit within the melee of whisky writings. Whenever writing up our tasting notes, we've tried to accurately describe what the smells, tastes and experiences have been like when enjoying these whiskies. What … Continue reading Triple Tipple: Kilchoman

Tasting Notes: Kilchoman – Loch Gorm (2017)

May 30, 2018February 3, 20191 Comment

The Loch Gorm expression by Kilchoman is an annual release which is exclusively matured in sherry casks. Since its introduction in 2012, the annual release has garnered a loyal following and has quickly sold out upon its availability. Given that the premise of the release is that this is an annual offering, the distillers are … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Kilchoman – Loch Gorm (2017)

Tasting Notes: Kilchoman – Sanaig (2017)

May 29, 2018February 3, 20191 Comment

Until the Hunter Laing development on Islay is fully up and running, the team at Kilchoman are still the new kids on the block in the island's whisky production game, and they have been producing some fantastic whiskies to stand out amongst the melee of peaty players coming from the much-loved isle`. The Sanaig release … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Kilchoman – Sanaig (2017)

Tasting Notes: Kilchoman – Machir Bay (2016)

May 28, 2018February 3, 20191 Comment

It is fair to say that the single malt scotch whisky market is a competitive one. Scotland is not short of distilleries and over the last few years there has been a huge surge in the number of new distilleries opening, or even re-opening. Now imagine that competition but distilled down (as it were) onto … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Kilchoman – Machir Bay (2016)

An Evening With… Compass Box

January 24, 2018January 29, 2018Leave a comment

Since starting whiskyunplugged, we have been writing about enjoying whisky in all its many guises and trying to demystify the fusty world that the whisky market of old had created for itself. Whilst we have been doing so, the whisky market has also widely been diversifying its products with welcome twists, interpretations and experimentation. We … Continue reading An Evening With… Compass Box

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This week’s #whiskywednesday post looks at @theshackletonwhisky - a dram that dabbles with history and is certainly an ‘icebreaker’ #whisky (Link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . . #whiskylover #whiskyreview #drinkstagram #whiskyporn #drinkstagrammer #instadram #whiskyblogger #tastingnotes #letshearitfortheblends #blendedwhisky #richardpaterson #shackleton #shackletonwhisky #icetomeetyou #whiskyonice #highlands #malt #maltwhisky #blendedmaltwhisky #biggieshackleton #whiskyunplugged #aseasonalshift #wintermagic #antarcticheritage #antarcticheritagetrust
We don’t want to *ram* it down your throat but this #WhiskyWednesday M got to grips with the classic blended malt @sheepdipwhisky - ewe will love it 😉 (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . #tastingnotes #whiskyreviews #whiskygram #instadram #drinkstagram #drinkstagrammer #blendedwhisky #scotch #ilovescotchscotchyscotchscotch #whiskylover #richardpaterson #whisky #whiskyunplugged #aseasonalshift #malt #whiskyporn #whiskyagogo #whiskyriver #whiskyfabric #scotchwhisky #blendedmalt
The deets on the wine cask release of @englishwhisky - our #tastingnotes and #whiskyreview over on our site (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . #milroysofsoho #theenglishwhiskyco #whiskyreview #11yearsold #drinkstagram #instadram #whiskygram #cabernetsauvignon #winecask #overabarrel #whiskyunplugged #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #whisky #whiskyporn #whiskylover
This week we have ‘focussed’ on the recent release by @englishwhisky - an 11 year old Cabernet Sauvignon matured single malt whisky - a rich red fruit explosion 💥 . . . . . . . . . . #englishwhisky #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #instadram #drinkstagram #drinkstagrammer #milroysofsoho #whiskyreview #tastingnotes #cabernetsauvignon #cabsav #winecask #11yearsold #whiskynotes #whiskyreviews #theenglishwhiskyco #winecaskmatured #visitengland #dreamdram
Many thanks to @fettercairnwhisky for the mention on fb, and, of course, for this absolute beauty of a whisky - topping our Top Ten Whiskies Of 2018 - link in bio to our site - see if your top whiskies are in there too . . . . . . . . . . . . . #topten #whiskyporn #drinkstagrammer #drinkstagram #instadram #fettercairn #50yearsold #singlemaltscotchwhisky #scotch #scotchwhisky #ilovescotchscotchyscotchscotch #whiskyreviews #whiskyunplugged #dreamdram #livingthedram #whiskynotes #2018unplugged #bestof2018 #numerouno #bestinshow #scapa #highlandpark #compassbox #claxtonswhisky #bruichladdich #oldpulteney #rebelyell #glenmoray #tamdhu #cotswoldswhisky
Wee dram sample (drample) of a beautiful @bruichladdich from @claxtonsspirits - review over on the #whiskyunplugged site . . . . . . . . . . . . . #singlemalt #whisky #tastingnotes #whiskytastingnotes #singlemaltscotchwhisky #scotch #ilovescotchscotchyscotchscotch #instadram #drinkstagram #indiebottling
A delicious little drample of Dumbarton #singlecask #singlegrainscotchwhisky from @claxtonsspirits - tasting notes live on our site (link in bio) . . . . . . . . . #instadram #drinkstagram #drinkstagrammer #whisky #scotch #indiebottling #independent #scotchwhisky #ilovescotchscotchyscotchscotch #whiskyunplugged #tastingnotes #whiskytastingnotes #singlegrain #grainwhisky #lostdistillery
Our latest tasting notes explore a couple of delicious and different #singlecask releases from @claxtonsspirits - as far as taste is concerned, they’ve got us over a barrel 😉 (Link in bio) . . . . . . . . . #whisky #whiskyporn #drinkstagrammer #instadram #claxtonswhisky #singlecaskwhisky #whiskyunplugged #bruichladdich #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #singlemaltscotch #singlemaltscotchwhisky #independentbottler #indiebottling #singlebarrel #scotch #ilovescotchscotchyscotchscotch #dumbarton #inverleven #lostdistillery
Last shot of the #methodandmadness #irishwhiskey @milroysofsoho - tasting notes over on our site (link in bio)
A beautiful bit of Battenberg listed in our tasting notes for this #methodandmadness Virgin Hungarian Oak . . . . . . . . . . . . . #milroys #milroysofsoho #drinkstagrammer #methodandmadness #midletonirishwhiskey #irishwhiskey #whiskyunplugged #whiskey #instadram #singlepotstill

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