LIVING THE DRAM
Back in 2005 there was incredible hype surrounding the establishment of Kilchoman as the first scotch whisky distillery to be built on the island of Islay in over 100 years. Thankfully we’ve not had to wait that long again. Founded by the Hunter Laing company as their first distillery proper, Ardnahoe opened its doors to... Continue Reading →
Based 14 miles north of Glasgow at the foot of the Campsie Hills, Glengoyne distillery has sat on the highland/lowland divide since it’s still started running in 1833. Branded as a Highland single malt whisky, the warehouses are argued to be in the lowlands by sitting across the road! Revered as one of the most... Continue Reading →
Gordon & MacPhail has revealed the fifth and final release in the Mr George Legacy Series – an ultra-rare 70-Year-Old whisky celebrating ‘The father of single malt Scotch whisky’, Mr George Urquhart, and his lifelong quest in pursuit of the perfect dram. Only 130 bottles available worldwide, Mr George Legacy Series 1954 from Glen Grant... Continue Reading →
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve revisited some bottles that have long sat on the WU shelves and yet have somehow never posted about them properly. Whilst there are multiple variants of The Balvenie, their core range consists of four cask finish releases with these two have remained the two consistent stalwarts at reasonable... Continue Reading →
The Balvenie distillery was built and started running its stills in 1893, on a site just up the hill from the Glenfiddich. Built as a sister project to the world leaders, the site had been producing malt for 100 years until they released a game changer: The Balvenie 12 DoubleWood. The team had been producing... Continue Reading →
Here we have one of the mainstays of The Balvenie’s single malt offerings: the 14 years old Caribbean Cask. “This single malt spent many years maturing in traditional whisky oak casks before being transferred to casks that had previously held Caribbean rum for a final period of maturation” The whisky has spent thr majority of... Continue Reading →
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