Loch Lomond Single Cask 40

Loch Lomond Distillery Anyone visiting the actual Loch Lomond would be forgiven for not realising just a stones throw from the shores lies the very industrial Loch Lomond Distillery.. The distillery certainly isn’t the most picturesque or the oldest or most traditional but they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder!! Founded in 1965…

The Blended Whisky Company – The Xl Blend Batch 1

The XL Blend   This sample is from The blended whisky Company ( Tbwc … Now that’s familiar!! ) and is quite simply named The XL Blend and when you do any searches you get a limited amount of information, it seems the company is about releasing high quality, old fashioned blended whisky that reminds…

Glenglassaugh 1975, 40 yo.. Rare cask #2

Glenglassaugh Distillery is located in the highland whisky region but it does still carry many traits from the speyside region.. Located in the North east of Scotland, just a few miles from the small town of Portsoy in Banffshire the Distillery was first founded in 1875 by James Moir, a local entrepreneur who along with…

TIMOROUS BEASTIE 40yo ” IS IT A MYTH”

Scotland is full of old myths and tales of beasties, we have the Loch Ness monster, Morag, Lizzie and many many others but there are new tales of a beastie, one that may be living in a home near you, they say it lurks in dark corners, behind closed cabinet doors and even under the…

Glenfarclas 40yo

This is one whisky I just had to try. It’s just iconic in my eyes, a fantastic whisky that is very well priced. When talking of Glenfarclas you instantly think of sherried whisky, you know what your going to get but believe me when I say you get so much more with the 40yo. Glenfarclas…