The distillery was founded back in 1816 when John Jonston and Archibald Campbell constructed two distilleries on a site located on the south coast of the island, one of them being Lagavulin and is believed to have taken over the other distillery in or around 1837. Owned today by Diageo, this distillery has a massive…
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Brora 34 Year Old 1982 – Special Release 2017
There are several whisky that command your attention when you utter their names and Brora is one of them, along with the likes of Port Ellen, Rosebank and St Magdalene to name just a few. These whiskies don’t only command respect they demand large price tags too.. Brora is no exception to this rule, established…
An in -Depth chat with Dave Broom, Dr Nick Morgan and Sam Simmons
I recently had the great pleasure to chat with Dave Broom, Author, film star and whisky geek as well as Diageo’s head of whisky, author and passionate whisky historian Dr Nick Morgan and finally Sam Simmons of That Boutique-y Whisky company, formally the global whisky Ambassador for the Balvenie.. Part 1.. Part 2 Part 3…
Cameronbridge 27 Year Old 1991 – Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
Cameronbridge Distillery Cameronbridge is not only the oldest grain distillery in Europe, its also the largest producer of grain whisky in Europe. Founded in 1824 by John Haig, who installed a Patent still which had been invented by his cousin Robert Stein in 1829, this was to enable him to produce grain whisky on a…
Blair Athol 21 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Blair Athol Blair Athol Distillery was founded in 1798 by John Stewart and Ralph Robertson and is the predecessor to the name Blair Athol which came into use when John Robertson expanded the distillery in 1825. Production ceased in 1932 and remained mothballed until it has an extensive re build and re opens in 1949…
Cameronbridge 39 Year Old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Cameronbridge This is the grain distillery that should I suppose be classed as the major league monster of grain whisky production, recognised as the largest producer of grain whisky in Europe this diageo owned distillery was founded in 1813 but records show a licence was not granted until 1824 when John Haig the grandson of…
Teaninich 17 year old – Special Release 2017
Teaninich Founded back in 1817 by Captain Hugh Monro who was the owner of the estate where the distillery is built which lies just north of Inverness. In 1831 the distillery is then sold to John Munro who is the younger brother to Captain Hugh Monro. John Munro then leases the distillery to Robert Patterson…
Clynelish Reserve – Game of Thrones
House of Tyrell Winter is upon the seven kingdoms and the house of Tyrell is falling at the knees of the Lannister’s.. The house of Tyrell is one of the most powerful houses of the seven kingdoms, they boast a great wealth, the greatest armies and if they call upon their naval allies they also…
Lagavulin 9 year old – Game of Thrones
Lagavulin or House Lannister We find ourselves in an age where a good product has to collaborate with another great product to further sales and it’s all about sales and the almighty pound / buck / dollar or whatever the currency is where you live.. Take one giant from the whisky world in the form…
Teaninich 19 year old – Claxton’s
Teaninich The Teaninich distillery was founded back in 1817 by Captain Hugh Monro who was the owner of the estate where the distillery is built. In 1831 the distillery is then sold to John Munro who is the younger brother to Captain Hugh Monro. John Munro then leases the distillery to Robert Patterson in 1850….
Strathmill 11 year old batch 5 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
It is Day 16 and Speyside is once again our destination.. Strathmill is another distillery owned by Diageo and with most of the whisky produced going into blends like J & B . The distillery itself is one that is mostly closed to the public and with bottlings of single malt very rarely available it’s…
Oban 21 (2018 Special Release)
In what was once upon a time a small fishing hamlet Oban distillery which was founded by John and Hugh Stevenson in 1793 now sits within a thriving town which the two brothers helped to transform. In 1820 Hugh Stevenson dies and passes the business to his son Thomas, unfortunately in 1829 bad investments sees…
Caol Ila Unpeated 15 Year Old (Special Release 2018)
Caol Ila unpeated.. Blasphemy I hear the diehard fans shouting.. There should always be a little surprise in every package and this Caol Ila unpeated 15 year old might just be the biggest surprise in this 2018 Special Release from Diageo. Founded in 1846 by Hector Henderson the Caol Ila distillery is certainly more known…
The Singleton Glen Ord 14 year old (2018 Special Release)
The Singleton Glen Ord.. This 14 year old special release is rather interesting, initially matured in Refill American oak hogsheads and ex bodega European Sherry butts before moving into Charred ex Pedro Ximenez and Mosatel casks for an extra development period before finally marrying together in European Oak puncheons ( yes that’s 5 different casks…
Lagavulin 12 Years Old (Special Release 2018)
Lagavulin Distillery Lagavulin, founded back in 1816 by John Johnson is the second whisky to be reviewed in this 2018 special release series from the Diageo stable.. No Special Release would be the same without the Lagavulin 12 year old, it has after all featured in all but the very first release back in 2002…
Talisker 8 Year Old (Special Release 2018)
Talisker at 8 years old and cask strength can only mean one thing, it’s the special release 2018 time.. Ok so I am a little late but as they say it’s better late than never.. Each year Diageo release a series of highly anticipated limited cask strength bottles that are said to highlight the individual…
White Walker – Johnnie Walker (Winter is coming)
Game of Thrones – Winter is coming Or so they say.. Game of Thrones is one of the biggest series to hit the Tv screens in a long time, based on a series of fantasy novels named A song of ice and fire.. Set in a fictional seven Kingdoms of Westeros and Essos and based…
Glenlossie 17 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
Founded in 1876 by John Duff the distillery is today under ownership of Diageo and shares its grounds with sister distillery Mannochmore.. With a capacity of around 3.7 million litres of alcohol per year the distillery is equipped with one stainless steel full lauter mash tun, eight larch washbacks and 3 pairs of stills. Although…
The Singleton – Malt Masters Selection .
I remember many years ago reaching for a bottle of Singleton from the shelf in my local supermarket and taking it home in order to share with a few friends.. A very easy going whisky with a fairly fruity core to it.. A fairly cheap whisky that was very easy to drink and certainly couldn’t…
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