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Being fortunate enough to live in Edinburgh (well, Leith to ...
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Bimber means moonshine in Polish so I’m reliably informed by ...
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Reviews of Port Ellen are a bit like buses; you ...
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This Teeling 24 year old single malt Irish whiskey won ...
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Despite being a cold, dreich day last Saturday, we were ...
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The first thing that came to mind on seeing the ...
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Expedition is the recently released expression from Ardgowan distillery. As ...
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Let’s just get straight to the point here; Steel Bonnets ...
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It’s no secret that I have a lot of time ...
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The last blog post I wrote (for this site, at ...
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For the second year running, our Whisky and Women event ...
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The idea behind this tasting was to try taste six ...
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At this time of year, when I’m inevitably asked if ...
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Although I’ve lived in Scotland for a number of years ...
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The drive to Elgin was a slow one. Primarily because ...
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Convalmore. This is a first for me. Probably because Convalmore ...
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With the vast array of bottles of whisky adorning the ...
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Dark Origins. A non-age statement whisky from Highland Park which ...
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Just a little over a month ago, I went to ...
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On the third day of the festival, the Wee Toon ...
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My previous (and first) visit to Campbeltown was in March ...
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The Campbeltown Malts Festival takes place in May each year ...
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This year, World Whisky Day falls on 20th May. So, ...
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Ballechin is the name given to the peated whisky (50 ...
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A wee while ago, I wrote a blog piece for ...
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Thankfully the whisky community, for the most part, is one ...
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Let it be known from the outset that I consider ...
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Whilst studying in Besançon, I became familiar with, and particularly ...
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Last year’s Battle of the Blends, organised by Whisky Magazine, ...
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Supermarkets have started to up their game; there have been ...
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During the Spirit of Speyside festival, at the end of ...
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Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy is a single pot still Irish ...
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Other than the end product itself, and all the history, ...
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Deanston Port Wood Finish – 20 years – 54.2% abv ...
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Abbot’s Choice is a blended whisky, the brand being one ...
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Early in November, I spent a Saturday afternoon in the ...
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Well, when I said this Whisky and Chocolate tasting would ...
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Staying with friends at the Moness resort, barely a mile ...
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As a Devonshire lass, I’ve been following the progress of ...
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To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Tomintoul created Five Decades – ...
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Driving back from Eden Mill, along the A914, I spotted ...
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Daftmill is one of Scotland’s smallest distilleries, situated near Bow ...
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