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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Whisky Cabin Tasting with Flora and Marion
A couple of weeks ago we were delighted to have Flora and Marion (joint owners of the Ardshiel Hotel in Campbeltown) come to Whisky Boys HQ and enjoy a wee impromptu...
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Some of the World’s Wackiest Tasting Notes
Rachael Tyrrell from Burt Greener Communications, Edinburgh did some work on a light-hearted Whisky Day campaign for Glen Moray. We use hundreds of words to describe the taste of Whisky, from...
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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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