Author name: Jim Coleman

Glen Scotia – The Old and the New Compared

The Whisky Boys have done a comparison of two grand drams from Glen Scotia, Campbeltown.  Glen Scotia Single Cask 2016 Festival Bottling 15 Year Old 57.1 Alc/vol We will start with...
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Birthday Girls Edinburgh and Leith Excursion

Day One, Part One Johnnie Walker Princes Street Jacqueline and I had a couple of days (27th and 28th December 2022) in Edinburgh to celebrate Jacqueline’s birthday. We had arranged a...
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Bushmills – The Causeway Collection

A tale of two islands – Bushmills Irish Whiskey partners with culinary storyteller, Chef Jason Howard, to launch luxury Causeway Collection with rare 1997 Rum Cask. Near the distillery, nature’s Giant’s...
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Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Cask Strength  2022

This is Bunnahabhain’s second annual release, a 12 year old cask strength expression. This full-strength Islay Whisky was matured in a mixture of first and second-fill oloroso sherry casks. The distillery...
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J G Thomson – Batch 1 “Sweet Edition”

Earlier this year I was delighted to taste the “Smoky Edition” of the trio of blended malts released by J G Thomson. Today it is the turn of the “Sweet Edition”....
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Black Friday at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

From Monday the 21st of November until Sunday the 27th of November, the Society has a very special membership offer – for £45.00 you will get a full year’s membership and...
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Sunny Summer Garden Cocktails

We are having some beautiful sunny weather these days so I thought it might be a good idea to list some cocktails you will all love and enjoy. Let’s have an...
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Deer_Island Scottish Spiced Rum

Back in 2019 Michael and Charlotte had a chat about their love of rum and thought that one day they would distill their own rum on Jura. That day arrived and...
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Islay 2022

Isle of Islay Trip 2022 Just returned from Islay (Thursday 7th July) after a great five days. Jacqueline and I stayed with Nicola and her family at the Temperance House, luxury...
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