In 2018, Diageo played a marketing master stroke by teaming up with HBO to create a collection of Game of Thrones branded whiskies in advance of the final series of the TV show being released. First there was the White Walker version of Johnnie Walker, which was instantly gobbled up by fans, and then, the … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Dalwhinnie – Winter’s Frost (Game Of Thrones – House Stark)
The Speyside distillery is nestled within the Cairngorms and the site has been associated with whisky since the 1700s. Though it has a long heritage, the site only became a distillery in the late 20th century and the stills used to make SPEY (and that’s all caps on purpose) have been running since the site … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Spey – 18 Years Old
Founded in 1933, Ian MacLeod Distillers is now into its third generation of family ownership and have continued to go from strength to strength. The business now owns two of Scotland’s most loved distilleries, Glengoyne and Tamdhu, with a series of other revered drinks brands to their name (including the very successful Edinburgh Gin). Amongst … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Smokehead – Extra Rare
How do I/you/we rate whisky? With something so subjective as taste and preference, it really is up to you. Here, we could develop a scoring system and there are a few different versions of those out in the blogosphere, whether it’s a composite score out of a hundred, marked across different criteria, or just a … Continue reading Triple Tipple: Speyburn – Bradan Orach, 10yo & 15yo
Next time you’re up in Speyside, don’t go looking for the Cù Bòcan Distillery! Set the sat nav for Tomatin and you’ll get to where you need to be! That’s because Cù Bòcan (“coo-bock-can”) is a seasonal release made by the team at Tomatin. For just one week a year, within the wintertime, the distillery … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Cù Bòcan – Signature
