We have been fortunate enough to feature a fair few posts on this site about the Douglas Laing & Co Remarkable Regional Malts series - click here for more. The range of blended malt whiskies look to celebrate each of the traditional whisky making regions of Scotland. Having started out with a single core release... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Douglas Laing – Rock Island (Aged 10 Years)
The Douglas Laing series of Remarkable Regional Malts has essentially established itself as the beginner’s guide to Scotland’s traditional whisky making regions. Each core bottling is a vatting of malts from different distilleries within the region to showcase the hallmark profiles from that area. Rock Island represents the signature characteristics of the distilleries one islands... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Douglas Laing – Rock Island
Today makes the 75th anniversary of Douglas Laing & Co’s whisky ventures. Over the last decade or so their series of Remarkable Regional Malts have built on that legacy of whisky knowledge to showcase the classic flavour profiles of the “traditional” scotch whisky making regions. Many a whisky nerd/enthusiast can (and will) debate about whether... Continue Reading →
An Evening With… Douglas Laing
On 10th December, whilst rushing through the city of Chester to get some last minute inspiration for Christmas presents, I stumbled into a fine establishment on Watergate Street called Corks Out. It was not the first time that I'd been to this place, but it was the first time that I'd been able to explore... Continue Reading →