Glen Elgin Founded in 1898 by William Simpson and James Carle this distillery is today one of Diageo’s sleeping gems, well known for producing whisky for the blended market Glen Elgin is one of the distilleries that is loved by the indie bottlers and whisky lovers who know its reputation.. The capacity of this distillery…
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Benromach Heritage 1977 – 41 year old
Benromach Founded In 1898 by The Benromach Distillery Company this Speyside Distillery is today under the ownership of Independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail. The distillery has the capacity to make 700,000 litres of alcohol per year from its 1.5 ton semi lauter mash tun, 13 washbacks and one pair of stills. The majority of the…
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 (…
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…
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…
TULLIBARDINE 24yo 1993 Claxton’s
Last year we had the emergence of another independent bottler by the name of Claxton’s, the family who have had a real passion for whisky for quite a few years now decided it was time to start bottling for themselves and the company was born.. As mentioned before the name of Claxton’s is the families…
TOMATIN 21yo ( Claxton’s Ib )
I recently came across Tomatin as a distillery, when I reviewed the bottle your own range for the blog, I was instantly impressed with what was being offered, the whisky was so well balanced and carried a lot of complexity. So when I got the chance to review this single cask offering from Claxton’s, who…
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