Some distilleries get shouted about from the highest mountains whilst others just silently plod along doing things at their own pace, the whisky speaks for itself and with each release that comes along still manages to sell well without all the fuss that surrounds the others. Then we have those silent distilleries that suddenly become…
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Laphroaig 21 Year Old 1999 – Xtra Old Paticular ( Douglas Laing )
I don’t often want to review what might turn out to be a heavily peated whisky in the midst of a heatwave ( unofficial of course but it is above 16 degrees so its a heatwave in my opinion !! ) Anyway, a Laphroaig hitting 21 years of age and from Douglas Laing… What could…
Glenrothes 30 Year Old 1989 – Xtra Old Particular The Black Series
Some whiskies excite me simply by the preconception.. How many times have you sat down to look through the vast list of whiskies released and thought ” i need that bottle ” well for me it happens far more often than it should, however some of them just get snapped up instantly and well you…
GarnHeath 42 Year Old – Cask 11209- XOP
Garnheath The history behind the Garnheath distillery is pretty short unfortunately, founded in 1964 and sadly closed and demolished in 1986, the distillery only produced grain whisky for such a short time, and although the annual capacity was 15,000,000 proof gallons, most would have gone straight into blends.. The fact we have any liquid to…
Cameronbridge 27 Year Old 1991 – Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
Cameronbridge Distillery Cameronbridge is not only the oldest grain distillery in Europe, its also the largest producer of grain whisky in Europe. Founded in 1824 by John Haig, who installed a Patent still which had been invented by his cousin Robert Stein in 1829, this was to enable him to produce grain whisky on a…
Girvan 40 Year Old – Douglas Laing
Douglas Laing If you have listened to me in the past you will know I have a respect for the independent bottler Douglas Laing ! The quality they keep offering the customer is second to none ! As an indie bottler they have set the standard for a long time in my eyes and with…
Glen Moray 10 Year Old – Douglas Laing
Douglas Laing Douglas Laing for those of you who don’t know are a Glasgow based independent bottler who pride themselves in bottling some of Scotland’s finest single malts, not to mention some Remarkable blended malts, blended whisky and single grains.. Initially founded in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing after serving his time in the Royal…
Big Peat 26 year old
Douglas Laing Independent bottlers don’t come any bigger than Douglas Laing.. Established in 1948 and now into the third generation of the family this independent bottler prides itself upon releasing some of the finest single casks of single malt whisky, single grain whisky as well as some exceptional blended malt whiskies and blends.. The company…
Big Peat 10 – The birthday boy..
Douglas Laing Established In 1948, this Glasgow based Independent bottler is today one of the leading bottlers of whisky in the world. Douglas Laing is well known for bottling single casks of malt whisky and single grain but they also have an impressive range of blended whiskies including the Remarkable Malts range which includes the…
Douglas Laing Rings in Lunar New Year with Three Exclusive Bottlings
Press Release.. Douglas Laing Rings in Lunar New Year with Three Exclusive Bottlings Scotch Whisky specialist Douglas Laing & Co announce the release of their Year of the Pig Limited Edition bottlings in celebration of the Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year is among the most celebrated Chinese traditions and Douglas Laing…
Rock Oyster Cask Strength, batch 2 – Douglas Laing.
Douglas Laing was established in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing, specialising in the selection and release of specialist, craft Scotch Whiskies. Douglas Laing hand select the finest, and often rarest, Scotch Whisky stocks from across all of Scotland’s Whisky regions and bottle them under a handful of different categories ( XOP, Old Particular, Clan Deny…
Douglas Laing Unveils Remarkable Regional Malts…With a Twist
DOUGLAS LAING MARK THEIR 70TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A TWIST Family owned Scotch Whisky specialist, Douglas Laing, continue to mark their Platinum Anniversary with the release of a commemorative Remarkable Regional Malts bottling. The Company was established by Fred Douglas Laing in 1948. 70 years later, Douglas Laing is regarded as one of the most innovative…
Big Peat 2018 Christmas Edition Announced..
Press Release.. BIG PEAT ANNOUNCES CHRISTMAS 2018 LIMITED EDITION Douglas Laing today announces Big Peat Christmas 2018, a Cask Strength Limited Edition release that joins the award-winning Islay Malt Scotch Whisky range. The Glasgow-based family business, this year amidst its 70thanniversary celebrations, launched Big Peat into the global market in 2009. Since then, the…
Douglas Laing & Co. Announces Private Stock Web-Exclusive Series
Press Release.. Douglas Laing & Co. Announces Private Stock Web-Exclusive Series Scotch Whisky specialist, Douglas Laing & Co. have announced the release of Private Stock – a brand new web exclusive series as part of their ongoing 70th anniversary celebrations. The Private Stock series will see the family-owned companyopen up their private Whisky…
Douglas Laing’s Unveils Scallywag “Chocolate Edition”
Press Release.. Douglas Laing’s Unveils Scallywag “Chocolate Edition” Speyside Malt in line with World Chocolate Day. As thousands around the world prepare to mark World Chocolate Day on July 7th, Douglas Laing & Co, leading independent Scotch Whisky firm, reveals Scallywag’s Chocolate Edition, a limited edition within the Scallywag Speyside Malt range, exclusively for…
The Gauldrons.. “Bay of Storms” from Douglas Laing.
There is not much that needs to be said when introducing Douglas Laing products! Quality and value are obvious terms as well as a knack to release expressions that entice the senses well before you ever get to taste the products. Over the past year or so I have had the privilege of tasting and…
Syndicate 58/6
Syndicate 58/6 whisky certainly isn’t a whisky that I had heard anything about until receiving an email about it a few weeks back, this email asked if I would be interested in giving my thoughts and doing a review on the blog so here goes.. Syndicate blended whisky gets its name way back in 1958…
Douglas Laing’s Laphroaig 18yo (Consortium of cards)
Douglas Laing continues to keep things fresh with one of the latest releases.. The consortium of cards is a limited release of Old Particular bottles that has been themed around a pack of cards.. The first release is an 18 year old Laphroaig that has matured in a single refill Butt, producing 665 bottles and…
SCALLYWAG (Douglas Laing )
Douglas Laing is Probably a name most whisky drinkers will associate with extremely well priced, top quality single cask bottlings but they also offer a good range of blends and vatted malts including today’s offering.. Scallywag is a ” small batch” expression created using some of the finest Speyside malts available like Mortlach, Macallan and…
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