The Speyside distillery is nestled within the Cairngorms and the site has been associated with whisky since the 1700s. Though it has a long heritage, the site only became a distillery in the late 20th century and the stills used to make SPEY (and that’s all caps on purpose) have been running since the site … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Spey – 18 Years Old
How do I/you/we rate whisky? With something so subjective as taste and preference, it really is up to you. Here, we could develop a scoring system and there are a few different versions of those out in the blogosphere, whether it’s a composite score out of a hundred, marked across different criteria, or just a … Continue reading Triple Tipple: Speyburn – Bradan Orach, 10yo & 15yo
Next time you’re up in Speyside, don’t go looking for the Cù Bòcan Distillery! Set the sat nav for Tomatin and you’ll get to where you need to be! That’s because Cù Bòcan (“coo-bock-can”) is a seasonal release made by the team at Tomatin. For just one week a year, within the wintertime, the distillery … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Cù Bòcan – Signature
The Glenrothes distillery has been making whisky since 1879 in its “quiet corner of Speyside”. Despite its heritage, it took over 100 years before it developed its own single malt brand, back in 1994. Since that time, the output of Glenrothes has fluctuated nearly as much as it’s ownership. The primary focus in that time … Continue reading Tasting Notes: The Glenrothes – Select Reserve
With so many whiskies being released right now that have been aged in any type of barrel that has previously housed some other form of alcoholic beverage, it’s a wonder as to what happens to a whisky barrel after its paid its dues. This post is part of a mini series that we are putting … Continue reading Beyond The Dram With Glen Affric: Barrel-Aged Beers (Part 2)
