LIVING THE DRAM
The Dailuaine distillery (pronounced “doll-you-inn”) was founded in 1852 and has gone on to be a mainstay of the scotch industry, even if it’s own name isn’t that regularly adorned across the shelves of the whisky world. In its 170 years, the distillery has been through its fair share of ups and downs with closures,... Continue Reading →
Nestled just above the northern shores of the Isle of Skye, lies the Isle of Raasay. The island is said to be the home of hundreds of years of illicit distilling but in September 2017, the first legal spirits started to run from a new custom made still house on the island. Flash forward to... Continue Reading →
Regularly hitting the scotch headlines in recent times has been Bowmore’s design collaboration with Aston Martin (see the review of their 22yo Master’s Selection here) but they are also sporting a fantastic visual partnership with revered Glasgow graphic artist Vincent Deighan, better known as Frank Quitely. [ed: the amount of times that I have seen... Continue Reading →
The partnership between Nick Offerman and Lagavulin is nearing a decade, and a lot has been said about the fantastic pairing, so I’ll avoid it for this piece save for the quote adorning each bottle which says it all: I have travelled the world and sampled many attempts at pleasing nectars, but it is solely... Continue Reading →
We are approaching 5 years since the big rebrand of the Fettercairn range of single malts. Back in August 2018, Fettercairn came back to the scotch whisky shelves with a fresh, clean, and stylish look with some big age statements to boot: 12, 28, 40, and 50 years old! We were very fortunate enough to... Continue Reading →
The GlenAllachie Distillery, spearheaded by Scotch whisky icon Billy Walker, today introduces their latest new product innovation: The GlenAllachie 2012 Vintage Cuvée Wine Cask Finish. The 9-year-old (UK RRSP £53.99) marries single malt finished in casks that previously held four types of premium European red wine: Languedoc, Recioto Della Valpolicella and two undisclosed Premier Cru... Continue Reading →
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