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What's In Walter's Wallet?
This was a newsletter, emailed to subscribers on 4th July 2024. If you'd like to be amongst the first to read my weekly email, revealing...

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Caperdonich: Then & Now
For many years, Scotch whisky producers maintained that the vast majority of a whisky's flavour came from the cask that it had been...

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Maclean's Nose
"Are blends making a comeback?" was the question somebody asked me relatively recently at an event. The only answer I could give was no....

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Aurora Spirits: The World's Northernmost Whisky Distillery
In the pursuit of visiting as many whisky distilleries as we can, we often find ourselves heading 'up north' to gain an insight into the...

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Mackinlay's V.O.B
During a recent visit to GlenAllachie Distillery, together with some members of the Edinburgh Whisky Group, we were treated to an array...

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Back To The Future
Scotch whisky from the good, old days is much better than that of today. Discuss. And that’s kind of what we did at our last tasting;...

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Glen Garry Scotch Whisky
Well, this is a new discovery for me. Having mostly concerned myself with old Leith blends over the last few years, old school brands...

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White Heather Scotch Whisky
We all remember the good old days; that time when you helped yourself to the bottle of Famous Grouse or Bell's lurking in the back of...

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Cockburn & Co (Leith) Ltd
These days, the name Cockburn is more commonly associated with port rather than Scotch whisky. Probably even more so at this time of year...

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Rampur Indian Single Malt Whisky
There aren't too many good things to come out of the coronavirus situation. But if we try to remain positive (which is probably the wrong...

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