16.04.25
New from Kilchoman and Glen Scotia, Whisky Fests, New Strathearn
Hello everyone First up this week is the new Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2025. I look forward to this one each year due to its sherry cask maturation and this year …
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31.03.25
Dewar‘s Double Double 21 Year Old; New Aberfeldy Experience; Whisky Cask Investment Fraud; World‘s Best Cooper at Tomatin
Hello everyone, Just this last week, I received a media release about a new Dewar‘s: Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old Magma Stone Toasted French Oak Level 3 expression showcasing …
17.03.25
Kilchoman 13 YO on Taste; Johnnie Walker Vault; Ardbeg Eureka
Hello everyone I mentioned Kilchoman 13 Year Old 2025 last time and hadn‘t had time to try the sample they kindly sent. Well, done so now. This one was matured …
28.02.25
Octomores Compared; New from Kilchoman; New from Port Charlotte; Sweetened Ballantine‘s
Hello everyone There hadn‘t been any new samples or major news items to comment on (until yesterday) so, having several years of Octomore samples in my cupboard, I decided to …
17.02.25
Kilchoman Competition; SWA Report; Tiree Charity Auction; Islay – Party Island
Hello everyone First off, you may remember that, last year, Kilchoman Distillery on Islay ran a cocktail creation competition, Kilchoman Shake the Farm. It is being repeated this year in …
28.01.25
Interview with Adam Hannett – Bruichladdich Head Distiller
Hello everyone. This is an interview I‘ve been hoping to do for quite a while and we finally got a date in both diaries earlier this month. Adam Hannett succeeded …
13.01.25
Isle of Tiree First Release Launches
Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I think we‘re still allowed to say that just under two weeks into 2025. Last week the first whisky from Tiree in over 200 …
31.12.24
Octomores on Taste and 2024 Favourites; Top News
Hello everyone Last column for this year and I‘m looking at the latest release in the Octomore range from Bruichladdich. They launched a couple of months back but my samples …
21.12.24
Octomore series 15 – 10YO on Taste; Chivas Plan on Islay
Hello everyone A shorter one than usual this time. Not all of the whisky info that‘s come in has been of much interest or for comment. Also, I‘ve been away …
29.11.24
New from Douglas Laing; Craigellachies on Taste; Singleton on Top; Waterford in Administration
Hello everyone As promised before, the last two Ferg & Harris samples examined this time plus some news snippets. The Ferg & Harris bottlings are both Craigellachies with the same …