LIVING THE DRAM
Dubbed “The Master Blender’s Reserve” and made of “the finest malt and grain whiskies”, the Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve was launched in 2012 and has remained part of the Label line-up since. The “Gold Label” has been used by Johnnie Walker under several guises previously and was reportedly first created by using the blending... Continue Reading →
The output from the White Peak Distillery goes on! With new whiskies and explorations hitting the shelves every couple of months or so, the pace shows no sign of letting up and May 2024 saw the release of the first in their upcoming Wine Cask series: Amarone. As the name suggested, this single malt whisky... 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 →
One of the mainstays of Mackmyra’s core whiskies in its 25 years has been its peated release: Svensk Rök. The name translates to “Swedish Smoke” and is known to have a particularly Scandinavian profile due to the addition of juniper and other vegetation to the peat fire when drying their malted barley. This is a... Continue Reading →
This year sees the 25th anniversary since the launch of Mackmyra. A really impressive landmark and one that will likely be celebrated in style by the team. To mark the occasion, for this post we are looking at what is an adaptation of their first whisky or “first edition”: the Svensk Ek Sitting within the... Continue Reading →
Surrounded by the Firth of Clyde, the Kilbrannan Sound, and The Sound of Bute lies the Isle of Arran. Once home to reportedly 50 distilleries, the island had not been officially producing whisky for some 150 years until the foundations were laid for Isle of Arran distillery in 1995. In its near 30 years since,... Continue Reading →
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