LIVING THE DRAM
For all the experimentation and sheer number of releases in Ardbeg’s 21st Century incarnation, their core range of whiskies has seldom changed. The flagship Ardbeg 10 was joined by the Uigaedail and Corryvreckan during the first few years of its renaissance and remained so until 2017 when joined by An Oa, and then the Wee... Continue Reading →
The Douglas Laing family business has been bottling single barrels of distinction since 1948. With members of the second and third generations of the Laing dynasty currently to at the helm, the company has 6 different brands/levels of single barrel bottlings available. The most recognisable of these are their Provenance (generally 3-10yo), Old Particular (generally... Continue Reading →
The Douglas Taylor & Co business has been working in the scotch whisky industry for the best part of a century. The business has evolved from a store in Glasgow to a global entity with a whole site in Huntly, Aberdeenshire (Speyside) built for purpose with its own warehouses, bottling facility, cooperage, and soon… its... Continue Reading →
In 1966 the Beatles released Rubber Soul and shortly thereafter John Lennon infamously said that the band were bigger than Jesus. Meanwhile their cockney contemporaries. the Rolling Stones, saw Brian Jones make his last performance with the band. A little further down town Jimi Hendrix arrived in London for the first time with his Experience... Continue Reading →
The Speyside distillery have built up quite the roster of core releases over the years and this Trutina release represents the lightest [ed: fairest?] of them all. The name "Trutina" translates from Latin as "honest and pure" and "balanced", and is a fitting name as this is expression has been matured in one cask type... Continue Reading →
Despite taking the foot off the gas in terms of posts this year, I think I’ve actually tried more new whiskies than in previous years. That’s in terms of new whiskies that have been released on the market AND established names and bottles that are simply new to me. Looking back over the year and... Continue Reading →
whisky unplugged 