LIVING THE DRAM
The Lakes distillery have been somewhat prolific of late. Numerous Whiskymaker’s Editions have been released, which demonstrate individual different styles and influences on their spirit, along with the issue of their first “Whiskymaker’s Project” - a showcase of 7 bottlings each with a different ex-sherry cask influence - essentially demonstrating the breadth of flavours available... Continue Reading →
You can’t accuse The Lakes of holding their cards close to their chest. Last April saw the release of the fifth edition of their Whiskymaker’s Reserve series - an invitation to followers of The Lakes Distillery’s journey towards their signature malt. A year on from that bottling, and with a sixth “Reserve” instalment recently made... Continue Reading →
Since the 2018 relaunch of the main Jura single malts line-up, their “Signature Series” has been gradually expanding. Starting in 2020, that original roster saw a subset of “Cask Editions” being added to their output. This started with the Red Wine Cask Edition, (reviewed here), then the Winter Cask Edition (essentially a Sherry cask finished... Continue Reading →
Here comes the annual St. Patrick’s Day Irish whiskey post and here we look at Sailor’s Home: a relative newcomer to the Irish whiskey game but with some real history and credentials behind it. The name itself is taken from a building made in 1856 as a refuge for sailors making it to the Emerald... Continue Reading →
64 years is a long old time. Just to be clear though: that is not the age of this whisky! No, that is the length of time between the Welsh National football team’s appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals. Prior to the 2022 tournament, the first and only time that Wales had previously made... Continue Reading →
The St. George's Distillery made headlines back in 2006 when they became the first English whisky distillery (dedicated to single malt) in over 100 years. As with any 'new' business venture, there are successes and lessons learned throughout the way, and the English Whisky Company (EWC) have worn their heart on their sleeve in that... Continue Reading →
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