When running a blog like this, it is always important to make sure that we make time to just enjoy drinking a whisky or two. No notes. Just a glass of the good stuff and some quality time. I've actually tried numerous new whiskies (new to me, anyway) over the Christmas break and found it... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Bladnoch – Samsara
The Bladnoch distillery gets its name from the nearby river that the site was built next to within Dumfries and Galloway, back in 1817. Back then I bet they never knew how its future would turn out. Like the cats that scour the whisky warehouses for mice, the Bladnoch distillery has had many lives, having... Continue Reading →
Press Release: Gordon & MacPhail Unveils ‘Forgotten Masterpieces’ In Third Recollection Series
Latest edition of annual series features six rare whiskies from closed or long time silent distilleries including Rosebank and Port Ellen. Gordon & MacPhail has unveiled this year’s Recollection Series, featuring a selection of unique and rare single cask whiskies from closed or long time-silent Scottish distilleries. These remarkably rare releases include single malts from... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Jura – Perspective No. 1 (16 Years Old)
Despite its position in the Hebrides, isolated off the coast of Scotland, Jura finds itself as one of the best selling single malt scotch whiskies in the game. There are numerous expressions in their core range, as well as many limited edition runs and travel retail editions. Despite the size of its roster, the Jura... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Caol Ila – 17 Years Old (Saltire Rare Malt Whisky – Release #7)
When I think of a good independent bottler of single malt scotch whiskies, I often think of someone bottling a corker of a Caol Ila. There have been numerous great examples of them across a variety of different ages and barrels. The malt just lends itself to great single casks. So… how does Saltire make... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Deanston – 12 Years Old
Given the centuries of history behind scotch whisky, the Deanston distillery is a relatively ‘new’ distillery, having first opened its doors in 1966. The site itself is actually inside an only cotton mill which has stood tall alongside the River Teith since 1785, and it is in fact powered by the river itself via its... Continue Reading →