The Revival of Brora
Diageo’s Brora Distillery in the Scottish Highlands celebrated the third anniversary of its revival this summer, and is now pouring new Brora single malt whisky… Read More
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Through the Years with Dewar’s Master Blender Stephanie Macleod
WhiskyCast celebrates our 18th anniversary this week, and Stephanie Macleod has been the Master Blender for Dewar’s almost as long. She was named Master Blender… Read More
The Risks of Whisky Investing
Valuations for rare whiskies have started to slow down after being one of the best performing alternative investments over the last ten years. The latest… Read More
Hedley G. Wright: 1931-2023
Hedley G. Wright, the longtime chairman of Springbank owner J&A Mitchell Co. Ltd. passed away August 5 after a short illness, the company announced today.… Read More
1995 Sovereign Springbank 22 Years Review
This 1995 Sovereign Springbank 22 Years was my birthday bottle back in March of 2020. An ominous month in human history, but instead of 2020, I want to focus on 1995. I don’t know about you, but when I think about the number in the abstract, it doesn’t feel that long ago… but it was […]
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1993 The Bottlers Springbank 16 Years Review
Independently Bottled Springbanks, like this 1993 The Bottlers Springbank 16 Years, have long been a hot commodity. This particular bottle I picked up for a Malt Nuts Springbank tasting we did in 2015 and I’m now, finally, posting the review and killing the bottle while I do it. There is a part of me that […]
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Springbank 15 Years Review
The 12 years is an exploration in ex-Bourbon, but the Springbank 15 Years is a deep dive into what sherry does to its floor malted spirit. What’s that? You didn’t know that Springbank still used a traditional floor malting method? Well now you do. In fact, they do as much of the process as possible […]
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Springbank 12 Years Cask Strength Review
I know the Springbank 12 Years Cask Strength is made from 100% ex-Bourbon casks because it’s front and center on Springbank’s website. It’s a small thing to do, but a huge piece of info for whisky nerds. A small detail by Springbank to show they know their fans and what they want to know. Whisky […]
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Springbank 10 Years Review
Founded 194 years ago (1828), Springbank is a distillery of some renown and this whisky, Springbank 10 Years, is their current flagship offering. If you giggled when I said “some renown”, then you are a true whisky nerd and know that’s an understatement. Whisky nerds go ga-ga for Springbank which makes it increasingly difficult to […]
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Bonhams Offers Rare Whiskies In Paris Sale Next Week
The Bonhams auction house will be offering their inaugural spirits sale at Bonhams Paris location at 4 Rue de la Paix in Paris on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Bonhams’ 189-lot sale will feature several rare whiskies most “notably from Italian collections….such as rare bottles from [Silvano] Samaroli, one of the last Italian whisky trading companies,…including […]