LIVING THE DRAM
Since 2013, Starward distillery has looked to use its local attributes to its advantage to create a distinctly Australian whisky: spirit made from nearby grains, matured in red wine barrels from the local vineyards, and the fluctuating Melbourne climate to speed up the interaction between the two. The brand has built quite the following and... 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 →
Before we even get into the whisky itself, you may be asking, who or what is Pintail? The keen eyed might notice that their tagline looks very familiar: Purveyors of Precious Wines & Spirits. Turn back a few years and an independent whisky bottler broke onto the scene as "Purveyors of Precious Whiskies" - that... 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 →
This Thursday (18th July 2019), the Open Championship tees off for its 148th annual meet. With the world's eyes set to watch the Royal Portrush golf course in Northern Ireland for 4 days of the world's golfing elite competing against one another, their sponsors Loch Lomond Group, have marked the occasion with the new "Open Course... Continue Reading →
If you know anything about the whisky market then you know that it is a tough one to crack. There are lots of whiskies out there from the world over. When it comes to single malt whiskies, clearly Scotland is the forerunner. The country itself is teeming with different players, who each vie for your... Continue Reading →
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