The Masters…and the Protege
Dr. Bill Lumsden is best known as the head of whisky creation for The Glenmorangie Company, but he’s also the master blender for Beyonce’s Sir… Read More
Bruichladdich
Bruichladdich Launches Pair Of Whiskies For Festival
Islay-based Bruichladdich Distillery has released a pair of limited edition whiskies – Octomore Polyphonic and Port Charlotte Single Cask Rock’ndaal – for the upcoming Fèis Ìle Festival (May 23-31, 2025), including its oldest Octomore to date. Octomore Polyphonic is a heavily peated whisky matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 54.9% alcohol by volume [109.8 […]
Chapter 11: Doom and Gloom or Saving Grace
Oregon’s Westward Whiskey filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, as the House Spirits-owned distillery tries to reorganize its business and keep the stills running.… Read More
Stone Toasting: A New Way to Toast Whisky Casks
Coopers have used everything from torches to infrared lamps to toast the inside of barrels. Now, a technique pioneered by the wine industry is making… Read More
Bruichladdich Debuts Organic Barley 16-Year-Old
The good news is that Islay-based distillery Bruichladdich has released a 16-year-old single malt whisky using organically-farmed barley, the bad news is that it is only available via global travel retail (GTR) venues. Bruichladdich [aka Laddie] Organic Barley 16-Year-Old was made with 100% organically grown barley from Mid Coul Farm in Inverness, Scotland – organically […]
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“Islands in the Sound, that is what we are…”
Or something along those lines anyway. Sorry, Kenny and Dolly. Anyway… let’s dig into a neat little duo from Whisky Sponge. There was a vision here: release a single cask bottling from both beloved Hebridean islands, Islay and Jura. A bottling that was naked in spirit and cask dressing, matured entirely on its respective island, […]
Bruichladdich Reveals Port Charlotte 18 Years Old
Islay-based Bruichladdich Distillery has released their 2025 edition of the heavily-peated Port Charlotte 18 Years Old. Port Charlotte is named after a village two miles south of Bruichladdich Distillery. Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 18 Years Old was made using 100% Scottish barley, was initially matured in three different types of casks – 53% in first-fill bourbon, […]
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Waterford Distillery Enters Receivership
Waterford Distillery, founded by industry maverick Mark Reynier, has closed and entered receivership following an emergency board meeting earlier this week. The move follows several… Read More
Bruichladdich Adds Some Peat To Octomore 15 Series
Islay distillery, Bruichladdich, has added a super-heavily peated single malt whisky to their Octomore 15 Series. Bruichladdich Octomore Series 15 Ten Aged Years has been distilled from 100% Scottish Concerto barley and malted to 107 PPM, bottled at 52.2% alcohol by volume [104.4 proof] and is said to offer notes of cinnamon, coffee and, of […]
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The Bond Between Peat and Whisky
While politicians in Scotland debate a potential ban on the harvesting of peat, author Mike Billett writes of the undeniable ties between peat and whisky.… Read More