LIVING THE DRAM
Hot on the heels of winning the title of World’s Best Single Malt for its 12-year-old expression, leading Scotch whisky brand The GlenAllachie launches a limited-edition line called Sinteis (pronounced sin-teesh). The new series is named after the Scottish Gaelic word for synthesis and is accompanied by the tagline “Two distinct casks. One harmonious... Continue Reading →
This St. George’s day post goes to one of my favourite new distilleries of recent years! We have seen the team at the White Peak distillery experimenting with numerous different cask types, yeast types, and bottling strengths, but here we have an experiment in the whisky making process itself! One of the early experiments that... Continue Reading →
Leading independent Scotch whisky brand The GlenAllachie has been named the World’s Best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards for the second time, with its 12-year-old expression claiming the title. Owned by industry veteran and qualified chemist Billy Walker, whose career in whisky spans 53 years, the Speyside-based distillery previously won the same... Continue Reading →
The Glendronach distillery’s history stretches back nearly 200 years. The site has been producing whisky on and off since 1826, surviving numerous owners and mothballing ventures. Having been acquired by BenRiach in 2008, the BenRiach Distillery Company was then purchased by the huge Brown-Forman group also including the Glenglassaugh distillery. Throughout its history, the Glendronach... Continue Reading →
The White Peak distillery are not stuck for ideas or releases and their small batch approach makes sure that the taste is constantly evolving and offering you something new and fresh each time. Even with a couple of port based releases previously (e.g, Double Oak Port and Full Port), this new LBV Port offers another... Continue Reading →
Since 2013, Starward distillery has looked to use its local attributes to its advantage to create a distinctly Australian whisky: spirit made from nearby grains, matured in red wine barrels from the local vineyards, and the fluctuating Melbourne climate to speed up the interaction between the two. The brand has built quite the following and... Continue Reading →
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