LIVING THE DRAM
Gordon & MacPhail is set to unveil a special single malt whisky from 1948 – the year of his birth – to honour King Charles III’s Coronation in May. The Private Collection 1948 from Glen Grant Distillery was filled into a first-fill Sherry cask on 10thApril 1948 by Gordon & MacPhail. Only 281 bottles will be available... Continue Reading →
The Fettercairn distillery has been in production for approaching 200 years. Whilst all eyes are looking as to what may be released to mark such an occasion next year, we are looking at their flagship expression for the purpose of this post. Fettercairn essentially means “foot of the hills” and their site’s history is almost... Continue Reading →
The latest whisky in the annual series to celebrate the legacy of George Urquhart – Gordon & MacPhail’s last ever cask from 1959 – has been launched this week. Matured in a Gordon & MacPhail cask for more than six decades, the Mr George Legacy 1959 from Glen Grant Distillery features a genealogy chart on the... Continue Reading →
The scotch whisky industry is awash with rules. Some are written. Others are not. Tradition plays a huge part in the scotch business and certain names command certain traditions. Nowadays, when you say Islay, you’re pretty much gonna think of peat. When you think of core range releases, you’re gonna think 12, 15, and 18... Continue Reading →
Since the 2018 relaunch of the main Jura single malts line-up, their “Signature Series” has been gradually expanding. Starting in 2020, that original roster saw a subset of “Cask Editions” being added to their output. This started with the Red Wine Cask Edition, (reviewed here), then the Winter Cask Edition (essentially a Sherry cask finished... Continue Reading →
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 →
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