It's almost Christmas and there's no better way to it enjoy than with a Christmas dram. There are quite a few distilleries that specifically create a dram just for this time of the year. However, …
Just a couple of weeks ago we posted tasting notes on the The Balvenie Peat Week 2003 and this week we are back with some more from the Speyside distillery. It's a dram that we've …
Mannochmore is a rather interesting distillery just like the Auchroisk we looked at last year. Built during the Scottish distillery building frenzy in the 1960s/ early 70s, the Mannochmore distillery was built in 1971 next …
Auchroisk is a rather interesting distillery, and though it has only been standing since 1972, in its short existence it has already made a name for itself. Owned by Diageo, Auchroisk is a large site …
We've looked at the 13yo, 17yo and the 23yo expressions from the Craigellachie distillery, and as mentioned before, Craigellachie, like most distilleries, had spent its life providing fillings for blends. This isn’t unusual. After all, 90% of the …
Glenfarclas The Family Casks Single Malt Scotch: A few weeks back I posted tasting notes on a Glenfarclas 1985 Family Cask; it was a good night and among the expression tasted was this 1975 bottling. I'll …
Macallan Fine Oak 12: Located in Moray, Craigellachie, the Speyside distillery that is The Macallan is the third largest selling single malt scotch in the world. Macallan’s Scotch whisky was, primarily, matured in oak seasoned …
Glenfarclas The Family Casks Single Malt Scotch: A few weeks ago we (I) indulged in a Glenfarclas tasting and 'twas good. Amongst the expressions to sample that night was this 1985 from The Family Cask …