We often ask ourselves What If.. What if we had done the things we wanted to do but didn’t just in case we failed, or it was not what we thought it would be. What If we just did it without asking why!! Its interesting and exciting when new products and innovations hit the markets,…
Tag: Grain
Garnheath 47 Year Old 1974 (cask 14618) – Xtra Old Particular
Some distilleries get shouted about from the highest mountains whilst others just silently plod along doing things at their own pace, the whisky speaks for itself and with each release that comes along still manages to sell well without all the fuss that surrounds the others. Then we have those silent distilleries that suddenly become…
GarnHeath 42 Year Old – Cask 11209- XOP
Garnheath The history behind the Garnheath distillery is pretty short unfortunately, founded in 1964 and sadly closed and demolished in 1986, the distillery only produced grain whisky for such a short time, and although the annual capacity was 15,000,000 proof gallons, most would have gone straight into blends.. The fact we have any liquid to…
The Hanson – JJ Corry
When we talk about whisky, most of us instantly think of Scotland, it is inevitable, but, don’t overlook Irish Whiskey.. A while back I was introduced to a new concept, well I say new, maybe I should say reborn, Irish bonders.. The original way of buying a lot of the whisky in days gone past…
29 Year old Glaswegian Single Grain
Whisky Works A few weeks ago I was contacted and asked if I would like to take part in a live tasting of two releases from The Whisky Works.. Well of course I would.. Wait.. Who ? Is it ignorance on my behalf that I don’t know who or what this company is about? Well…
Dumbarton 32 year old, 1986 – Claxton’s
Dumbarton Distillery started to distill back in 1938 and was at one point the largest continuous producing grain distillery in Scotland, using the continuous column still rather than the traditional Coffey still.. Unfortunately in 2002 the distillery fell silent before eventually being fully demolished and again stocks today are starting to dwindle.. Dumbarton 32 Distillery…..
Cambus 24 year old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
Cambus Distillery The Cambus Distillery dates back to around 1806 when John Mowbray converted a derelict mill situated next to the river Devron close to the Forth estuary. The business was registered in 1813 with land registration coming soon after, 1823 see’s the distillery producing its first grain whisky. In 1851 the Distillery was expanded…
Invergordon 42 year old Batch 15 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
Invergordon Grain whisky is here.. Shout it from the roof tops, shout it as loud as you can because it’s here to stay !! The Invergordon distillery can be found nestled in the Highlands of Scotland and is considered by many to be one of the finest producers of grain whisky out there, founded back in…
INVERGORDON 28yo Single Grain Whisky
I once again have the pleasure in tasting a bottle of single grain whisky in order to review. This Invergordon 28yo is straight out of the Douglas Laing stable so quality should be assured.. Douglas Laing is a well established company dating back to 1948, and is now into a third generation, this family owned and…
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