J G Thomson – Batch 1 “Sweet Edition”
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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Old Pulteney – The Coastal Series
Old Pulteney (The Maritimer Malt) has released its first new expressions as part of its new Coastal Series. The first is ‘Pineau des Charentes wine finish’. There will be a total...
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Tamnavulin – White Wine Cask Edition
At the foot of the Cairngorm Mountains, on the Southside of Speyside sits Tamnavulin Distillery. A little hidden on the banks of the River Livet near Ballindalloch. The name Tamnavulin is...
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The Borders Malt & Rye. WS:01
The distillery is in the Borders town of Hawick and is the first Borders Scotch Whisky distillery since 1837. Distilling gin, vodka and all from locally sourced barley. Also are a...
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Glen Scotia – Campbeltown Harbour
Campbeltown was not the town’s original name. It was known as Lochhead until the mid-19th century when the name Campbeltown was given by the local lairds, the Campbells. By 1795 there...
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Aber Falls – Single Malt Welsh Whisky
Abergwyngregyn (meaning Mouth of the river of the white shells) is the home of this Welsh Distillery and sits at the foot of the wonderful Aber Falls. The first new distillery...
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Black Bottle – Island Smoke Edition
This blend is bottled by Gordon Graham & Co Ltd Glasgow. It is part of the Alchemy Series along with Double Cask Black Bottle. Early in 2021, the Alchemy Series was...
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Jura – 14 Year Old American Rye Cask
New to the Jura family is the 14 Year Old American Rye Cask part of the Signature Series. Matured in white oak bourbon together with selected American Rye barrels. In Jura...
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Fettercairn – Warehouse 2, Batch No. 003
A couple of weeks ago Nicola did a Zoom tasting with Fettercairn on their new expression. Nicola was kind enough to leave me a little of her sample so I could...
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Kilchoman Madeira Cask Matured 2021
This distillery was founded by Anthony Wills in 2005 and was the first distillery built on Islay for well over 124 years. Kilchoman distillery is Islay’s only single farm single malt...
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