Glen Scotia Glen Scotia was founded in 1832 and is now 1 of only 3 distilleries to be found in the once “ whisky capital of the world “ The once thriving region is now a shadow of its former self having once boasted at least 30 working distilleries. The whisky being produced in the…
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Auchentoshan Red Wine Cask
Auchentoshan 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. Officially founded in 1823, although it is believed 1817 is actually the official beginning of the distillery albeit under the name of Duntocher.. Auchentoshan which is Gaelic…
Glenfiddich Select Cask
Glenfiddich What can I say about Glenfiddich that has not been said a thousand times ? Founded by William Grant in 1886, building of the distillery was completed in 1887 and the first spirit flowed Christmas day 1887.. The output from this distillery has a maximum of 13.7 million litres of alcohol per year but…
Whisky Makers Reserve No1
The Lakes Distillery Set in the beautiful countryside of the Lakes District, Cumbria this distillery certainly has one of the more picturesque settings, surrounded by mountains, lakes and green pastures what more could you ask for.. Ok good whisky helps too. Having recently released its first official bottling straight into the auction format which lets…
BenRiach Four cask V Authenticis 30 yo.
The BenRiach distillery has released some rather tasty offerings recently and the latest two to come to my attention may have just raised the bar once again. Firstly the 21yo Four cask matured Release has certainly caught my attention having spent time in Bourbon barrels, Virgin oak, Pedro Ximenez and Red wine casks. This could…
Glen Scotia 1991.. Murray McDavid.
You know what .. I am really looking forward to this review, Glen Scotia is really starting to intrigue me with some fantastic tasting whisky and when I noticed this on the Murray McDavid table at a recent whisky festival I had to dive in and see if what I thought would be right. Murray…
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