2021 – The Whisky Boys Year
It is now early in January 2022 and time to look back on last year. 2021 started with a full-blown lockdown, but I do not want to talk about Covid-19, let’s...
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Samuel Gelston’s Blended Irish Whiskey
Recently a sample of Samuel Gelston’s Blended Irish Whiskey arrived unannounced at Whisky Boys HQ. This is an Irish Whiskey I have not heard of before. Gelston’s Old Irish Whiskey was...
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Caisteal Chamuis – Heavily Peated Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Here at Whisky Boys HQ we received a wooden box containing A bottle of Heavily Peated blended malt and all the ingredients to make an Old Fashioned. My plan is to...
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anCnoc 2009 Vintage
In late October anCnoc unveiled its latest release from its acclaimed vintage collection, for the global market. anCnoc is distilled at Knockdhu Distillery in a small village close to Huntly. Gordon...
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A Special Gin Tasting at The Ardshiel Hotel Campbeltown
While having a few days away with the Whisky Boys in Campbelltown I had a very pleasant surprise. We were all staying at the Ardshiel Hotel, which is the ideal hotel...
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Jura (Virtual) Music Festival – 16th September 2021
Jura is an island of 600 deer, 200 people and 1 Distillery. Nicola and I were delighted to be part of the Jura Virtual Music Festival. As part of this Festival...
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Glenmorangie – Three New Travel Retail Expressions
Just arrived at Whisky Boys HQ a box of treats and three fabulous Glenmorangie Whisky samples. The box included samples of the Glenmorangie Whisky in the travel exclusive range. Together with...
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The Lakes Distillery – Bal Masque
This is the fourth release in The Whiskymaker’s Edition series. For the maturation the distillery only used French oak casks. These casks are famous for having many compounds and tannins. This...
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The Whisky Boys – Getting Some Normality Back
Both Nicola and I have recently felt that the Whisky world is slowly coming out of its slumber. More bars are opening, distillery tours in many distilleries have restarted, great news...
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Whisky Bars We Have Visited
Over the years Nicola and I have travelled to many Whisky Bars and enjoyed at least one dram in each. I have listed some of the best here. The Quaich Bar...
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