LIVING THE DRAM
It has become something of an unwritten rule that scotch distilleries revere certain landmarks in their journey: 12 years, 15 years, and 18 years are seemingly those milestones when it comes to core range releases. During my time as a whisky drinker, that middle entrant has done the hokey cokey within the Highland Park core... Continue Reading →
SPEYSIDE DISTILLER SCOOPS THREE GOLD AWARDS AT INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS COMPETITION --- Benromach Distillery receives a suite of Gold awards at the 2022 International Wine & Spirit Competition --- Benromach Distillery has recorded an incredible result at this year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) by scooping three Gold award wins for its handmade single malt... Continue Reading →
SCOTTISH OAK AMONGST NEW RELEASES TO JOIN GLENALLACHIE VIRGIN OAK SERIES The Speyside distillery led by industry veteran Billy Walker expands its limited-edition range with three Single Malts finished in virgin oak casks The GlenAllachie Distillery, winner of Icons of Whisky’s Visitor Attraction of the Year, today adds three new bottlings to their Virgin Oak... Continue Reading →
It is some 20 years now since Islay’s Bruichladdich distillery was reincarnated into the “Progressive Hebridean Distillers” that we know and love today. With industry legend Jim McEwan at the helm, the Ileachs have come to produce 3 distinct and revered brands from the same distillery: Bruichladdich remains the unpeated single malt that the distillery... Continue Reading →
MACNAIR’S ADDS 10-YEAR-OLD CASK STRENGTH EXPRESSION TO LUM REEK WHISKY RANGE The boutique spirits house, led by veteran blender Billy Walker, extends its Blended Malt line with a small batch release 10-year-old product MacNair’s Lum Reek - 10 Year Old Cask Strength Blended Malt Whisky MacNair’s Boutique House of Spirits, expertly curated by legendary blender... Continue Reading →
The Dalmore is easily one of the most discernible bottlings of single malt scotch whisky. There are several reasons for this, not least because it is one of the most easily readable and pronounceable of the Gaelic named brands, but also due to the instantly recognisable caberfeidh - the silver 12-pointed stag emblazoned on every... Continue Reading →
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