Well, it’s that time again and I have been the birthday boy. We had a lovely family dinner last night in the wonderful Cotton House Restaurant in Longcroft and I have...
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Well, it’s that time again and I have been the birthday boy. We had a lovely family dinner last night in the wonderful Cotton House Restaurant in Longcroft and I have...
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Dr. Bill Lumsden has been experimenting at both Ardbeg and Glenmorangie distilleries. His latest Ardbeg release, Heavy Vapours, involved taking part of the distilling system out of the picture just because he wanted to see what would happen if he did. At Glenmorangie, he has a whole year’s worth of projects for his experimental Lighthouse distillery. We’ll catch up with whisky’s mad scientist on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Scotland’s controversial alcohol marketing restrictions have been sent back to the drawing board, while the equally controversial deposit return scheme for bottles has been pushed back to next March. Read More »
Dr. Bill Lumsden has been experimenting at both Ardbeg and Glenmorangie distilleries. His latest Ardbeg release, Heavy Vapours, involved taking part of the distilling system out of the picture just because he wanted to see what would happen if he did. At Glenmorangie, he has a whole year’s worth of projects for his experimental Lighthouse distillery. We’ll catch up with whisky’s mad scientist on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Scotland’s controversial alcohol marketing restrictions have been sent back to the drawing board, while the equally controversial deposit return scheme for bottles has been pushed back to next March. We’ll also have details on a new distillery in Kentucky…that was quietly built six years ago.
A fantastic old Imperial with lots of dusty and woody sugars and oodles of fruit sweetness in this one. Befitting its age this becomes drying and leathery with some great tannins too. I suspect the rechar HH was a finish here as it would have been unus…
Day One, Part One Johnnie Walker Princes Street Jacqueline and I had a couple of days (27th and 28th December 2022) in Edinburgh to celebrate Jacqueline’s birthday. We had arranged a...
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Day One, Part One Johnnie Walker Princes Street Jacqueline and I had a couple of days (27th and 28th December 2022) in Edinburgh to celebrate Jacqueline’s birthday. We had arranged a...
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Earlier this year I was delighted to taste the “Smoky Edition” of the trio of blended malts released by J G Thomson. Today it is the turn of the “Sweet Edition”....
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Earlier this year I was delighted to taste the “Smoky Edition” of the trio of blended malts released by J G Thomson. Today it is the turn of the “Sweet Edition”....
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From Monday the 21st of November until Sunday the 27th of November, the Society has a very special membership offer – for £45.00 you will get a full year’s membership and...
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From Monday the 21st of November until Sunday the 27th of November, the Society has a very special membership offer – for £45.00 you will get a full year’s membership and...
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It is time for The Whisky Boys to give gift suggestions and our favourite drams of the year (so far). Our reference book of the year (and for the past seven...
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It is time for The Whisky Boys to give gift suggestions and our favourite drams of the year (so far). Our reference book of the year (and for the past seven...
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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society have announced that there will be 6 Small Batch Releases of 2022 Festival Bottlings released on Friday 6th May 2022. These batch releases are detailled in...
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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society have announced that there will be 6 Small Batch Releases of 2022 Festival Bottlings released on Friday 6th May 2022. These batch releases are detailled in...
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Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisky an…
"Sowing Edition is a perfect springtime whisky with a fruity sweetness lasting to the finish. Made from barley grown within sight of the distillery, this whisky is an Ayrshire dram through and through.”John Campbell / Master Blender & Production Director at Lochlea.
"Choosing an Irish distillery for our landmark 150th bottling truly shows the adventurous spirit of the Society – celebrating our vibrant spirit no matter its source. Having bottled from distilleries way beyond our own shores, we continue to explore a world beyond single cask."Kai Ivalo / Spirits Director at the SMWS.
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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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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