Blended scotch

Review / Cutty Sark Centenary Edition

The popular blended Scotch whisky brand of Cutty Sark is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and has released a commemorative whisky – the Cutty Sark Centenary Edition. The whisky is bottled at 23 years of age and features a pocket of stock di…

Big Changes for Wyoming Whiskey (Episode 1008: June 11, 2023)

Wyoming Whiskey marked its 10th anniversary last December, and this April, Edrington took majority ownership of the Cowboy State’s first distillery. That ended the run of David DeFazio as Wyoming Whiskey’s president, but he remains the brand’s global ambassador and a part-owner of the distillery. We’ll talk with him about the changes since then, along with what the future holds, both for him and the brand. We’ll also catch up with Wyoming Whiskey’s first master distiller, Bourbon Hall of Famer Steve Nally and master blender Nancy Fraley on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth, too. In the news, the drinks industry is Read More »

Islay Mist 8 Years Review

The tale of Islay Mist 8 years, well just Islay Mist, holds that it was the original “Islay blend” created in the 20’s to celebrate a Lord’s son’s 21st birthday. I don’t know why 21 was a big deal in the 20’s, “legal drinking age” wasn’t much of a thing back then and in the […]

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MacNair’s Lum Reek Peated 12 Years Old

Solid. A touch non-descript in places though I often find with blends it can be hard to discern distinct taste notes. A good mixture of sweet and peat without resorting to too much ‘cask’ influences. 83/100

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