By Richard Thomas A week ago, social media posts from an employee indicated that the production staff of Scotch malt distillery Glenglassaugh had been laid off, indicating that this Brown-Forman owned distillery was being shuttered. The news broke before Glenglassaugh’s parent company had made any announcement, and with spirits news already primed by the bankruptcy …
By Richard Thomas Brown-Forman is one of the major players in American spirits. Founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown and originator of the brand Old Forester, the Louisville-based company is technically publicly traded, but in practical reality is family owned, with a majority of shares still held by Brown’s descendants. The company also owns …
Highland Park, one of two distilleries on Scotland’s northerliest islands of the Orkneys, has come out with its oldest single malt to date: 56 years old. Highland Park 56 was created from a never-before-tasted cask, making it not just ultra-aged but also a single cask. Only 170 bottles of Highland Park 56 have been created …
Picture this: a cozy evening at home, the amber glow of whiskey swirling in your glass, and the buzz of casino games on your screen. This article will show you how to pair different types of whiskey with online games, creating a refined yet lively atmosphere. From smoky single malts to smooth bourbons, we’ll guide …
By Alex Southgate Rating: B This review reaches into Speyside, and brings back one of my bigger love/hate relationships. I’m more of an Irish Whiskey fan, and the biggest reason for this is peat. I just don’t have a great fondness of peaty whiskies. The smokiness in heavily peated whiskies is something that I find …
Speyside distillery and single malt brand Glen Grant launched The Glasshouse Collection last month as a new prestige range featuring the oldest aged expressions ever in the distillery’s permanent collection. The Glen Grant 21 Year Old is joined by The Glen Grant 25 Year Old and 30 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whiskies to form …
We continue The Whiskey Reviewer‘s tradition of offering the staff’s Top Picks for the previous year, announced every year in early January. This is our informal version of an awards show in print, with an infamous on informal. We do not convene a panel, because that is too much of a bother! Instead, each member …
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A Longrow is named after a distillery that was once located next to Springbank Distillery in Campbeltown, Scotland. The original distillery was founded in 1824 by John Ross and closed in 1896. The property was later incorporated into Springbank, and Longrow’s old warehouse now houses Springbank’s bottling hall. In the …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B The Balmoral Hotel has been with us for more and a fixture of Edinburgh than a century, but it’s whisky bar–approrpriately named SCOTCH–has only been around for a decade. Nonetheless, that is long enough for Head Whisky Ambassador and Bar Manager Cameron Ewen and Moa Reynolds, a Swede now writing …
By Richard Thomas Going back as far as we at The Whiskey Reviewer can personally remember, the flagship single malt of The Glenmorangie has been their Original 10 Year Old. More than twenty years ago, I brought back a bottle from Europe to share with our Deputy Editor, Kurt Maitland, since my circuitous, on-the-cheap route …
