LIVING THE DRAM
The White Peak distillery has made a strong and steady name for itself by producing great whiskies that really play on their base spirit and cask selection, whilst never holding back on the ABVs. Their recent Caduro Cask Strength release carries on that tradition by offering a big ABV version of their first core release.... Continue Reading →
Today seemed like the right opportunity (excuse) to pick up a drop of American whiskey and when one of them calls itself “US*1”, the decision had already been made for me. Michter’s history dates back to the mid 1750s but the brand as we know it today has really come into its own since the... Continue Reading →
The Ardnamurchan distillery sits at the most westerly point of mainland Scotland. The location is so remote that they say that there is only a single track road to the Argyll outcrop. The distillery was built by Adelphi, an independent whisky bottling business, with construction completed and its stills started flowing in 2014. With it... Continue Reading →
Based 14 miles north of Glasgow at the foot of the Campsie Hills, Glengoyne distillery has sat on the highland/lowland divide since it’s still started running in 1833. Branded as a Highland single malt whisky, the warehouses are argued to be in the lowlands by sitting across the road! Revered as one of the most... Continue Reading →
Hot on the heels of winning the title of World’s Best Single Malt for its 12-year-old expression, leading Scotch whisky brand The GlenAllachie launches a limited-edition line called Sinteis (pronounced sin-teesh). The new series is named after the Scottish Gaelic word for synthesis and is accompanied by the tagline “Two distinct casks. One harmonious... Continue Reading →
This St. George’s day post goes to one of my favourite new distilleries of recent years! We have seen the team at the White Peak distillery experimenting with numerous different cask types, yeast types, and bottling strengths, but here we have an experiment in the whisky making process itself! One of the early experiments that... Continue Reading →
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