Notes

19.06.24

Big Peat & Laphroaig Elements 2.0 on Taste; Highland Park in Istanbul

Hello everyone Well, there were meant to be more samples on taste this week but I‘ve been away and now have a rotten cold. It‘s not fair to write a …

31.05.24

Feis Ile Dinner; Cu Bocan and Kilchoman on Taste

Hello everyone I‘m writing this one on the ferry home from Islay after another successful Feis Ile whisky dinner at The Port Charlotte Hotel. It‘s always a joy to go …

23.05.24

Isle of Raasay, Label 5 Single Grain, Bladnoch and Kilchoman Loch Gorm on Taste; More Feis Ile Bottlings

Hello everyone A bit of a delay this time as I‘ve been agonising over the whisky matches for my Feis Ile dinner menu for ages. Usual stress! A clutch of …

30.04.24

Feis Ile Draws Near; Revamp for Tiree; R&B Campbeltown; Glenglassaugh Supports the Boats

Hello everyone A quiet month end as there are some new samples awaited and you may have seen most of the last couple of weeks‘ news in any drinks trade …

14.04.24

Kilchoman Batch Strength & Cocktail Competition; The Glasgow Distillery Calvados Cask Finish; Cardrona The Falcon; Demeter Collection Auction Hello everyone For those to whom it‘s relevant we‘ve now got the …

31.03.24

Port Ellen Reawakens; On Taste – Port Charlotte 18 & Scallywag Chocolate Edition; Glen Scotia/Campbeltown Whisky Festival; Read The Cut & follow The Demeter Auction; Aberdeenshire Visits

Hello everyone An embarrassment of riches on the tasting front this time but am featuring only two for now. First up this time, there was a media release recently to …

14.03.24

Desiree Reid, Cardrona Distillery, New Zealand – Interview

Hello everyone I was offered an interview with Desiree Reid, founder of New Zealand‘s Cardrona Distillery so, in a nod to International Women‘s Day, we went ahead and set it …

29.02.24

Launched Today – Port Charlotte 18 Year Old; Douglas Laing Promotion; Tomatin Marsala and The Epicurean 12 on Taste; Glen Scotia/Campbeltown Whisky Fest; New from Wemyss and Aberfeldy

Hello everyone. Thought I‘d save this one till 29th February as, obviously, it‘s not that often I get to post a column on that date. From an e-mail just in …

14.02.24

Bladnoch and Lochlea on Taste; Valentine Sweeties from Wemyss; Good Steal for Duncan Taylor

Hello everyone Valentine‘s Day love to all whisky enthusiasts. I did mention a couple of potential tasting samples last time and they did, indeed, arrive. Of the several Bladnochs mentioned …

30.01.24

Glenglassaugh Rarities; Holyrood /Ferovinum Growth; Bladnoch Valentine

Hello everyone Gosh, first month of the year gone already and the next two are pretty busy for me with the occasional trip, whiskies coming in for tasting and maybe …