LIVING THE DRAM
The rise and rise of Japanese whisky can be dated back 90 years to 1934 and the foundation of what we now know as Nikka. The Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries form part of the now-giant Japanese whisky establishment and this whisky features malt whiskies from those sites. This bottle is one of their more signature/infamous... Continue Reading →
For all the experimentation and sheer number of releases in Ardbeg’s 21st Century incarnation, their core range of whiskies has seldom changed. The flagship Ardbeg 10 was joined by the Uigaedail and Corryvreckan during the first few years of its renaissance and remained so until 2017 when joined by An Oa, and then the Wee... Continue Reading →
On the day of celebrating love, I thought it would be worth posting about the Johnnie Walker Celebratory Blend - effectively Diageo’s own love letter to John Walker & Sons. For the record (and pedantic) this bottling celebrates the 200th anniversary of John Walker & Sons - the business and store that started it all... Continue Reading →
The Speyside distillery have built up quite the roster of core releases over the years and this Trutina release represents the lightest [ed: fairest?] of them all. The name "Trutina" translates from Latin as "honest and pure" and "balanced", and is a fitting name as this is expression has been matured in one cask type... Continue Reading →
2023 has seen the White Peak distillery release a fair few expressions of their single malt English whisky but you might argue that none is more important than the Caduro. Pronounced “kah-doo-rho”, this single malt has been pitched as the distillery’s first main staple and core release. The whisky is named after a type of... Continue Reading →
Since the inception of Stauning distillery in 2005, their flagship release has been a rye whisky. So much so, it is simply called “Rye”. Similar to their Nordic brethren at Mackmyra, the Stauning brand was built by a group of friends who had one thing in common: a passion for whisky. Without knowing how to... Continue Reading →
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