Hi and welcome to my whisky blog. Firstly let me introduce myself. Firstly my passion is whisky, For far too many years i have enjoyed both drinking and collecting… This has evolved into me taking up a position working within the industry as an Ambassador for the English Whisky Company. My passion for the whisky…
Rebel Yell 10 Year Old Single Barrel
I am certainly no expert when it comes to the vast array of different Bourbons and American whiskies. One thing i do know however is when i find a product i like then i find most releases from that stable to my liking!! If you listen to the many Bourbon snobs out then you would…
UK’S FIRST VERTICAL DISTILLERY INVITES FANS TO JOIN WHISKY MAKING JOURNEY
Press Release.. UK’S FIRST VERTICAL DISTILLERY INVITES FANS TO JOIN WHISKY MAKING JOURNEY The team behind the £12m Port of Leith vertical Distillery are launching a Quality Control Division, recruiting fans to become part of the whisky making process. As part of a unique opportunity, Port of Leith is inviting Quality Control Division members to…
Fettercairn unveils new 16 Year Old 2022 Limited Edition
Press Release.. 27th July 2022 FETTERCAIRN DISTILLERY UNVEILS NEW 16 YEAR OLD 2022 LIMITED EDITION • 2022 marks the third limited release in the annual series, which showcases different maturation journeys from the distinctive distillery character Fettercairn Distillery has unveiled the latest release of its popular 16 Year Old Single Malt Whisky. The collection launched in 2020 as a series of limited-edition annual releases of 16 Year Old Single Malt, each with their own…
LAYING THE SEED FOR THE FUTURE OF WHISKY MAKING
Press Release.. LAYING THE SEED FOR THE FUTURE OF WHISKY MAKING IN THE GARDEN OF SCOTLAND Progressive whisky makers Fettercairn Distillery unveil a visionary programme with local farming community in the North-East of Scotland Fettercairn Distillery, alongside founding partners Bairds Malt, last week celebrated in launching the new Fettercairn 200 Club – a visionary, long-term…
FIRKIN RARE LEDAIG 2008 DOUBLE WOOD MARSALA CASK
There is a beauty in the single cask releases that asks for your attention and demands you open your mind in order to understand what is happening whilst the whisky sits patiently awaiting its release.. As we all know the wood does its magic over a period of time, allowing all those aromas and flavours…
Filey Bay PX Sherry Cask #175 – Exclusively at Booths
Press Release.. New Filey Bay Single Cask –Exclusively Available fromBooths Supermarkets Booths have been selecting and stocking Filey Bay Yorkshire Single Malt Whisky ever since the First Release in 2019. With their focus on quality and supporting northern producers, we’re always proud to see our bottles on their shelves whenever we head a bit further…
DOUGLAS LAING REVEALS ROCK ISLAND MEZCAL CASK EDITION
Press Release DOUGLAS LAING REVEALS ROCK ISLAND MEZCAL CASK EDITION 8th June 2022 Independent Scotch Whisky distillers, blenders and bottlers, Douglas Laing & Co, today unveil a new Limited Edition: Rock Island Mezcal Cask Finished Island Malt Scotch Whisky. Strictly limited to no more than 1,500 bottles, the new release is said to be “perfect for…
Glendronach 1990 – 31 year old.
There is something special about a single cask from Glendronach and whilst i was once a big fan of the older expressions i have recently found myself leaning towards the younger bottlings. That said it is always nice to go back and try those older expressions just to remind yourself what you are missing. Glendronach…
Whyte & Mackay announces landmark achievement with industry-leading Scottish Oak Programme
Press Release.. Scotland’s First Family of Scottish Oak Pioneering Whisky Maker Gregg Glass achieves landmark in his industry-leading Scottish Oak Programme Esteemed whisky making house Whyte and Mackay has announced a landmark achievement, with every distillery in its collection now incorporated into the company’s industry-leading Scottish Oak Programme – an industry first. The initiative, founded…
Four Roses Small Batch Select
One of the best known Bourbons on the market has now added another permanent edition to their core range,12 years after the last edition the small batch reserve is a welcome addition and incorporates two of their mash bills and using different yeast strains this means six of the ten recopies were used – OESV,…
Tamnavulin Distillery unveils Tamnavulin White Wine Cask Edition
Press Release TAMNAVULIN UNVEILS WHITE WINE CASK EDITION SINGLE MALT New release follows success of red wine editions Speyside’s Tamnavulin Distillery has launched its latest creation, Tamnavulin White Wine Cask Edition, following on from the success and popularity of the Red Wine Cask Editions. Tamnavulin White Wine Cask Edition showcases the distinctive orchard fruit character of the Speyside distillery, which complements the flavours enhanced by the white winefinish. In line with Tamnavulin’s tradition of double maturedwhiskies,…
Apogee XII 12 Year Old – Bimber
So, Bimber have gone and done something rather interesting.. Ok they are not the first English whisky distillery to do this but they are the one distillery i really didn’t expect to do this. What have they done ? ok, this Pure malt release from Bimber is not bimber distillate, its Scottish.. What was whisky…
Wire Works Single Malt – White Peak Distillery
Its here at last… English whisky is fast becoming a thing, i say becoming because there are still only a few household names releasing whisky but within the last week (depending when you are reading this ) a new actual whisky has hit the market. White peak distillery is a name known to many people…
Whitlaw 15 Years – That Boutiquey Whisky Company
It seems there are more and more releases coming out under pseudo name and whilst i understand these distilleries may not want to be named by the indie bottlers it does beg the question of why ? Many of the indies releases whiskies that can be far better than the whisky releases under the official…
Small Batch Select Completes the Four Roses’ UK Line-Up
Press Release Small Batch Select Completes the Four Roses’ UK Line-Up Two years after it launched Stateside, Four Roses Small Batch Select has made it to the UK, completing the brand’s permanent line-up as the ‘Fourth Rose’. The UK is the only market outside the US where the bourbon is available. Limited to just 3,000 bottles, it…
Jura 20 Year Old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Do you love Jura? Didn’t think so… Jura is one of those distilleries that we whisky drinkers happily pass on, Why ? Well because some of the old core range just was not up to scratch. Lets be honest it was not good at all. I remember trying something sold within a green box, i…
Tomatin 36 Year Old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Life often throws us a curve ball every now and again and without going into too many details my best intentions over the festive period hit a snag.. Over the past few years i have always reviewed the Boutiquey Whisky Calendar and although it is a commitment to review 24 drams back to back it…
Miltonduff 10 Year Old -That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Miltonduff distillery was 0fficially founded in 1824 by Andrew Peary and Robert Bain after they obtained a license to run what had been started as an illicit farm distillery named Milton Distillery. They changed the name to Miltonduff when the Duff family purchased the land. In 1964 a pair of Lomond stills ( Lomond stills…
Glendullan 16 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company
As we race through this years Calendar we should stop for a minute to think just how lucky we are to be able to enjoy these little luxuries.. So many people out there are struggling, be it mental health, homeless or just lonely. If there is someone out there that you know that is struggling…
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