Notes

29.06.25

Scallywag Noir on Taste; New Thai Whiskies; Delights from Tobermory; New Rock Island

Hello everyone I was over on Mull recently for work reasons and was able to drop in briefly to Tobermory Distillery with Luke Fenton from owning company, CVH Spirits. Luke …

16.06.25

New Glen Moray, Scallywag and Bladnoch; Collectable Spirits

Hello everyone Various new expressions have been launched since last time but the only one for which I have a sample is the Glen Moray Smoky 12. This is a …

31.05.25

End of An Islay Era

Hello everyone Well, Thursday 29th May was indeed the end of an era for me. I‘ve done my Feis Ile whisky dinner at the Port Charlotte Hotel on Islay for …

20.05.25

New Talisker & Glen Ord Food Ventures; New Cooperage; Tariffs, Expansions & Contractions; Graham Eunson Retires

Hello everyone Well, Glasgow has been massively warm and sunny since my last piece here and it looks like it‘s staying with us until it‘s time for Feis Ile from …

30.04.25

Dewar‘s Double Double Comparison; Kilchoman Loch Gorms; New Dalmore Partnership; Diageo Feis Ile Bottlings; Coming from Tiree

Hello everyone I did say last time I‘d try comparisons of a few pairs of whiskies so I‘ve done that with two from Dewar‘s and two Kilchoman Loch Gorms. In …

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 …

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 …