Its that time of year again where we start to get excited about Christmas, and after all its now December so it does not feel too alien to start to get into the festive mood. Is there a better way to do that than opening day one on an advent calendar ? The advent calendar…
Tag: speyside
GlenAllachie 13 Year Old 2008 – Cask Strength Collection
They say the winter months have us reaching for either the peated drams or those big sherry bombs, for me it is the sherry bombs. Glenallachie is not always the distillery id pick when looking at a new bottle but this one just whispered to me and so the rest is history as they say…..
Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old
You know that feeling when you think a whisky is good but you never seem to drink it anymore… Well Dalwhinnie 15 is one of those whiskies for me, i honestly thought i had already reviewed it and it was only when i noticed a pic on social media that i really fancied a dram…
Glen Moray 15 Year Old 2005 Tokaji Finish – Warehouse 1
13th September 1897… What is significant about this date ? it is the day spirit started to run from the stills at Glen Moray !! Possibly the most underrated distillery in Scotland by the masses, why ? Well if you walk into most supermarkets especially within the Uk you will find a whisky called Glen…
Darkness 8 Year Old
After the year we have all just had the title of this whisky seems pretty appropriate Don’t ya think ?.. Darkness is of course, in this instance a creation of whiskies that have been finished in custom made Oloroso sherry octave casks. Initially matured in Bourbon casks obtained from a distillery nestled within the Speyside…
Compass Box – Magic Cask
Compass Box I have looked upon Compass Box as innovative for such a long time that i often forget just how forward thinking they actually are.. We all know about the fantastic labels and weird names they come up with and the recopies that create such wonderful tasting whiskies but what we sometimes forget is…
Tomintoul Cigar Malt
Tomintoul – The Gentle Dram Founded in 1964 by Tomintoul Distillery LTD, the distillery is a large producer of whisky for both the single malt market and the Blended whisky industry. The whisky is produced in quantity, without compromising quality. There is the capacity to produce 3.3 million litres of pure Alcohol each year for…
Speyside No4, 24 Year Old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Well what do we have here.. Tis another secret distillery from Speyside, the 4th in-fact.. What are those guys over at Boutiquey doing to us.. Ok so lets try to take a look at the label for clues, hmmm it looks like someone ( similar to Boutiquey Dave ) is being presented a Banjo.. Well…
Macduff 11 year old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Macduff You would be forgiven if this isn’t the first destination you think about when visiting Scotland as 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…
Blended Malt #1 18 Year Old, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
To teaspoon or not to teaspoon, thats the question.. Teaspooning is the method of ensuring other bottlers can not name your distillery and call the release a single malt.. Why do this ? well it is a way of protecting your name and also ensuring the liquid is not sold in a way that could…
Craigellachie 10 Year Old,That Boutique-y Whisky Company
The Craigellachie distillery was founded in 1890 and built by the Craigellachie- Glenlivet Distillery Company with production starting in 1891.. Today most of the whisky produced still goes into the blends like Dewars, with only a handful of official bottles including the very impressive 31 year old which was classed as “ The worlds best”…
Dailuaine 20 Year Old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Dailuaine The Dailuaine distillery was built in 1851 by William Mackenzie and was to become the largest whisky producing distillery within the Speyside region by the end of the 19th Centuary. In 1884 the distillery underwent a complete rebuild which saw the installation of Scotland’s first pagoda on a kiln whose pitch was deliberately steep…
Glentauchers 21 Year Old -That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Glentauchers Located in the Speyside region, the Glentauchers distillery was founded in 1897, designed by John Alcock, with the building work overseen by Charles Doig & Son. It started to produce spirit when James Buchanan Co. Ltd. and three members of Glentauchers Distillery Co. joined hands with Glentachers a year after that. It was mothballed…
Speyside #3 6 Year Old – Batch 2, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
You wait for a bus, none arrive and then 2 turn up at once.. What am I talking about ? Well sometimes when independent bottlers get their hands on some certain distilleries they just cant name them for legal reasons and although this is only a handful of distilleries it is still pretty rare but…
Speyside #2 25 Year Old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Advent Calendar 2020 2020 has certainly been a year we all want to forget in a hurry, the worry of losing loved ones, the endless isolation that so many have found difficult to cope with, the lack of contact with our families or even just a quick hello to strangers is now taking it’s toll…
Longmorn 11 Year Old 2009 – Strictly Limited – Càrn Mòr
The Longmorn Distillery Company was founded in 1893 by John Duff, Charles Shirres and George Thomson. John Duff was the former manager of the Glendronach Distillery and the Bon Accord Distillery in Aberdeen, he was also the founder of the Glenlossie Distillery. Longmorn Distillery started its production in December of 1894. with its sister distillery…
A tale of two Ten’s – Benriach
Founded in 1897 and built in 1898 the distillery sits within the Speyside region of Scotland’s whisky production. Built in a “ boom” period for whisky production the 1890s witnessed around 33 licensed distilleries built and with 21 of these located within Speyside it showed the region was the perfect setting for the production of…
7-243 Twinning – Smws
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 other 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…
35-259 Rumtopf Birnenbrot and Stollen
Smws Every time the Smws is mentioned within a group of whisky people it splits the room, what starts as a simple discussion generally turns a little heated at times with strong opinions being thrown around.. But lets take a look at just what its about and try to take both sides whilst drinking a…
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