Miltonduff Officially founded in 1824 when Andrew Peary and Robert Bain obtained a license for a property that had previously operated as an illicit distillery known as Milton distillery. Over the years the distillery changes hands several times and in 1936 the distillery is transferred to Hiram Walker Gooderham and Warts who later transferred administration…
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Longmorn 10 – 2008 from Claxton’s
Longmorn Founded In 1893 by John Duff, Charles Shirres and George Thompson the distillery began producing spirit in December of 1894.. John Duff buys out the partners in 1897 before building a sister distillery next door ( BenRiach) but soon after faces bankruptcy due to the Pattisons crash.. James R Grant takes control. 1970 the Longmorn…
Tobermory 24 year old – Claxton’s
Tobermory Founded In 1798 by John Sinclair after applying for the lease of a 57 acre site named Ledaig in 1797 with the intention to build his distillery along with housing.. Initially a licence to distill was rejected with only a brewing licence granted but John Sinclair prevailed and opened the Ledaig distillery.. The distillery…
Caol Ila – Sister Casks, Terroir and Wood you believe it..
Caol Ila Founded In 1846 by Hector Henderson the Caol Ila distillery is certainly one of the big boys when it comes to production but it might not be the first name on the lips of those Islay fans.. Caol Ila is definitely known for the peated whisky it produces but for many it is…
Ledaig 10 years old 2008 – Claxton’s
Tobermory distillery ( this distillery produces both Tobermory and the peated Ledaig ) was established back in 1788 by the British Fisheries Society in a small farming settlement, built around the medieval church at the top of the hill. Then in the 1790’s an inspired a bold new vision by John Sinclair, a local kelp…
Bruichladdich 16 year old Single cask – Claxton’s
A few nights ago I was privileged to be involved with another live tasting on Twitter with Steve Rush and Claxton’s independent bottlers in order to showcase the winter releases.. Rather than write down the whole tasting I decided to do them individually as they all deserve the obligatory 15 minutes of fame as they…
A Day in the life.. An interview with Hugo Caprichoso – Claxtons
I would like to introduce you all to Hugo who is the new Brand Development manager for one of my favourite independent bottlers and not to mention the closest to my headquarters.. As anyone who reads my blog will already know I have been privileged to review many of the releases from Claxtons so I…
Claxtons announce winter 2018 release..
Claxtons Winter 20-8 Release.. Next month Claxton’s will launch their most prestigious release to date – This outturn displays a diverse array of styles and is comprised of five Single Cask, Single Malts and one Single Cask, Single Grain Scotch Whisky. Included in the outturn are: • Dumbarton 32 Years Old (1986), Matured in…
Claxton’s Arran 21 yo 1996.
Arran distillery which is located on the Isle of Arran is a relatively new Distillery having only been established back in 1994 with the first spirit running in 1995.. Although a young distillery the whisky that is being produced is certainly gaining a lot of plaudits, good quality whisky is not always guaranteed but this…
Macduff 14yo Single Cask, Claxton’s.
You would be forgiven if Macduff is not a name on the tip of your tongue, this distillery was founded quite recently in the terms of distillery history, founded in 1962 by Marty Dyke, George Crawford and Brodie Hepburn the distillery first produced spirit in 1963. Today the distillery is owned by John Dewar and…
Claxton’s Orkney single cask.
As with a few single cask releases from independent bottlers these days the distilleries are asking them to withhold the identities and / or “teaspooning “ the casks ( this involves adding literally a “teaspoon” or a small amount of whisky from a different distillery to stop this being classed as a single malt )…
English Whisky Company 6yo bottled by Claxton’s.
St George’s Distillery is a truly English whisky produced in the heart of Norfolk and is owned by the English Whisky Company, the Distillery started production relatively recently ( 2006 ) and started releasing whisky in chapters, with the even numbers representing unpeated whisky and the uneven ones generally representing peated expressions. This review however…
Claxton’s Glen Keith 1994 V Glen Keith 1995
What’s better than doing a whisky review I ask myself… Well doing two is the simple answer.. Claxtons, the independent bottlers based in Ripon, near the beautiful city of York are about to release a duo of single cask Glen Keith’s and they just happen to be from the years of 1994 and 1995 (…
Claxton’s Glen Moray 10 yo.
Claxton’s, the family owned independent bottlers based in Ripon near York are about to launch another set of fine single cask bottlings.. After a very successful first year which resulted in releases like the Glen Elgin 20 and the superb Glenrothes 19 yo to name but two, the company is now ramping up production and…
Auchentoshan 26 year old 1991 – Claxton’s.
The Auchentoshan distillery can be found nestled on the outskirts of Glasgow, at the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills and in the shadow of the Erskine Bridge. Founded in 1823, Auchentoshan is Gaelic for “ the corner of the field “ and has a small pond lying in front that was created by a bomb…
Glenburgie 9 yo (Claxton’s)
Claxtons, the Yorkshire based independent bottlers continue into 2017 with another single cask release.. This Glenburgie 9 yo from a single hogsheads cask is of course natural colour and NCF, bottled at a cask strength of 57.8% abv you can’t really ask for much more.. Glenburgie is not a whisky that we come across everyday…
Ledaig 9 yo Claxton’s
Another new expression to come from the chaps at Claxton’s for 2017 is this single cask offering from Ledaig.. At 9 years of age and coming from a single hogsheads I’m expecting to find all the things that are good about the Tobermory distillery.. Bottled in the usual Claxton style of NO Colour and NCF,…
Arran 20 yo 1996 Single cask (Claxton’s)
Arran distillery was first founded back in 1994 but due to a pair of Golden Eagles nesting on a nearby cliff operations were halted for a short period resulting in the distillery not opening until 1995. The island of Arran has had a chequered past with possibly around 50 or so distilleries once operating on this…
BENRINNES 19yo 1997 Claxton’s
The latest new release from Claxton’s in 2017 is this 19yo single cask from Benrinnes, distilled on the 15-8-97 and bottled in 2017 from a single hogsheads at a strength of 51.5% abv, this bottle carries on the tradition of the company with a fully natural product.. No colour is added so the light straw…
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