Day 24 in the epic Boutique-y Advent Calendar takes us to Campbeltown and Springbank in particular.. We all know that Springbank is a particularly unique whisky and is loved by many but it is also one of those whiskies that some just don’t get.. The distillery itself was founded back in 1828 and became…
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Mortlach 20 year old batch 5 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Day 22 and out journey is coming to its end but not before we visit Speyside once again.. Mortlach is another distillery owned by Diageo, founded back in 1823 by James Findlater this distillery is certainly one of the more iconic Speyside whiskies.. Mortlach is well known for the big sherried expressions and bold flavours…
Caperdonich 22 year old, batch 5 That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Day 20… As we count down the last few days of this amazing journey through some of the finest offerings That Boutique-y Whisky Company has to offer we come across another sadly closed distillery.. Hailing from Speyside, Caperdonich Distillery was always referred to as the sister distillery to Glen Grant or as it was officially…
Bowmore 27 year old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Day 18 in the Boutiquey Advent Calendar and it’s a long old journey back to Islay.. Jet lag might set in, hopefully I won’t miss the ferry.. ( fingers crossed ) Bowmore, Which is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland and the oldest on Islay having been founded way back in 1779 by David…
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…
Inchgower 14 year old batch 3 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Day 15 and we are heading to Speyside.. Inchgower Distillery comes under the ownership of Diageo and was founded back in 1871 by Alexander Wilson, the equipment was brought in from the Tochineal distillery which was also owned by Alexander but was no longer in use.. Today the distillery is primarily producing whisky for…
Langatun 5 year old batch 1 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Day 14 and it’s time to pack the bags again, catch a plane and enjoy the Swiss Alps !! The story of Langatun is rather interesting and can be traced back to 1857 when Jakob Baumberger returned home from studying in Munich, when he founded a distillery in the grounds of his fathers farm.. later…
Blended Malt # 4 6 year old – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Day 13 from the Boutiquey Whisky Company Advent Calendar and we have a blended malt ( or should we be saying a teaspooned malt ? ) For those not so familiar with the term “teaspoon” within the whisky world it refers to the act of adding a rather small amount of whisky to another distilleries…
Bruichladdich 13 year old, batch 11 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Get on the ferry we are a heading back to Islay !! Day 12 from the – That Boutiquey Whisky Company Advent Calendar offers up this Bruichladdich 13 year old, batch 11.. Bruichladdich has a philosophy that “Terroir matters” and that the process of making whisky is far greater than just the distillery itself …..
Dalmore 14 year old – Batch 3 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Well it is day 11 in the That Boutiquey Whisky Company’s Advent Calendar and along comes a Dalmore !! A 14 year old to be precise.. Now there are a couple of distilleries that I generally stay clear off due to the outrageous prices and Dalmore is one of them, some of the prices for…
Fettercairn 21 year old – Batch 3 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
Day 10 and we are back in Scotland, Heading from the border toward Aberdeenshire and into the Eastern Highlands to the Fettercairn distillery.. Founded back in 1824 by Sir Alexander Ramsay who was in fact one of the first landowners who campaigned for the introduction of a licensed trade, he therefore was also one of…
Bunnahabhain 11 year old – batch 5 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Day 8 and the Boutiquey whisky advent calendar is sending us to Islay.. As the song says “ You can reach me by airplane, You can reach me by caravan, You can reach me by sail boat i don’t care how you get here, just get here if you can” Well that’s how most people…
Aberfeldy 21 year old That Boutique-y whisky Company
Day 7 from the Boutiquey Advent Calendar offers up this Aberfeldy 21 year old.. Now who does not like an Aberfeldy single malt, nestled in the picturesque Village of Aberfeldy on the Southern bank of the upper Tay the distillery is owned by Dewars ( Bacardi ) the Distillery was founded back in 1896 and has…
North British 26 year old Batch 5 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
It’s day 6 from the Boutiquey Whisky Company Advent Calendar.. And we have this 26 year old north British single grain.. The North British Distillery Company was established in 1885 by Andrew Usher, William Sanderson and John Crabbie. They built the Distillery on the outskirts of Edinburgh and started producing spirit in the September of…
Invergordon 25 year old, batch 9 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
As I open my That Boutiquey Whisky Company advent calendar 2018, day 4, I am greeted with the exact dram that I have been looking forward to ( ok I cheated and checked out the list ) If you have read my blog recently you will probably have noticed me saying just how much I…
Irish Single malt 13 year old batch 2 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Another superb Irish single malt from That Boutiquey Whisky Company is on offer in today’s review.. Hailing from an undisclosed distillery in Ireland and once again proudly supporting the psychedelic horse reference from father Ted this 13 year old can only be from a small number of distilleries so let’s take a look.. As mentioned…
Santis 10yo – That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
Another new whisky hits the shelf in the form of this Swiss offering Santis 10 year old from That Boutiquey Whisky Company, and I hear you all asking who or what is Santis… Well I had to look it up and ask a few questions because this is a new name to me. Located in…
Speyside #1 50 yo From That Boutique-y Whisky Company
That Boutiquey Whisky Company, an independent bottled has released some extremely interesting bottles lately and this is no exception.. Boasting an age statement of 50 years, yes I did say 50 years !! this single malt is both intriguing and intoxicating. Hailing from an undisclosed distillery that is able to release a 50 yo certainty…
Secret distillery #1 – 28yo batch 7 from That Boutique-y Whisky Company
They have only gone and done it again.. Another secret distillery from Speyside that looks and smells like a real sherry bomb.. That Boutiquey Whisky Company for those that don’t know are independent bottlers who have just turned 6 years old and release some stunning single cask as well as small batch single malts, blends…
