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The first thing that came to mind on seeing the new GlenAllachie logo was Pocahontas ...
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Expedition is the recently released expression from Ardgowan distillery. As the distillery is yet to ...
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Let’s just get straight to the point here; Steel Bonnets is way overpriced. With a ...
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It’s no secret that I have a lot of time for the independent bottler, James ...
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The last blog post I wrote (for this site, at least) was about five months ...
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For the second year running, our Whisky and Women event proved to be a great ...
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The idea behind this tasting was to try taste six whiskies all of which had ...
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At this time of year, when I’m inevitably asked if I’m ready for Christmas, my ...
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Although I’ve lived in Scotland for a number of years now, there’s one thing that ...
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The drive to Elgin was a slow one. Primarily because the ‘car’ I’d hired turned ...
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Convalmore. This is a first for me. Probably because Convalmore is a wee bit pricey ...
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With the vast array of bottles of whisky adorning the shelves of the travel retail ...
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Dark Origins. A non-age statement whisky from Highland Park which I bought in October 2014 ...
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Just a little over a month ago, I went to my first ever Jolly Toper ...
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On the third day of the festival, the Wee Toon decided to change its name ...
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My previous (and first) visit to Campbeltown was in March 2015. On this occasion, I ...
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The Campbeltown Malts Festival takes place in May each year and the drive there was ...
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This year, World Whisky Day falls on 20th May. So, to celebrate, I thought it’d ...
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Ballechin is the name given to the peated whisky (50 ppm) from Edradour distillery, the ...
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A wee while ago, I wrote a blog piece for the lovely people at Angels’ ...
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Thankfully the whisky community, for the most part, is one that embraces healthy debate. In ...
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Let it be known from the outset that I consider myself to be a complete ...
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Whilst studying in Besançon, I became familiar with, and particularly interested in, Burgundy wines. Indeed, ...
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Last year’s Battle of the Blends, organised by Whisky Magazine, saw Dave Broom pitted against ...
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Supermarkets have started to up their game; there have been some great supermarket own brand ...
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During the Spirit of Speyside festival, at the end of April and the beginning of ...
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Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy is a single pot still Irish whiskey named after Midleton’s master ...
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Other than the end product itself, and all the history, tradition, heritage and craftsmanship that ...
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Deanston Port Wood Finish – 20 years – 54.2% abv Matured in ex-bourbon casks for ...
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Abbot’s Choice is a blended whisky, the brand being one of the vestiges from Distillers ...
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Early in November, I spent a Saturday afternoon in the company of Jason (https://whiskyrover.blogspot.co.uk/), Tom ...
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Well, when I said this Whisky and Chocolate tasting would be ‘lively’, the good people ...
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Staying with friends at the Moness resort, barely a mile away from Aberfeldy Distillery, it ...
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As a Devonshire lass, I’ve been following the progress of Dartmoor distillery with much interest ...
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To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Tomintoul created Five Decades – a special release composed of ...
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Driving back from Eden Mill, along the A914, I spotted 3 pagoda roofs in the ...
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Daftmill is one of Scotland’s smallest distilleries, situated near Bow of Fife near Cupar. In ...
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