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

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

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...

During a recent visit to GlenAllachie Distillery, together with some members of the Edinburgh Whisky Group, we were treated to an array...

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;...

Well, this is a new discovery for me. Having mostly concerned myself with old Leith blends over the last few years, old school brands hailing from Glasgow blenders and bottlers haven't been on my radar. However, whilst searching on the various auction sites for relevant drams for the recent Leith Whisky Trail focussing on those pesky Pattison brothers, I noticed a litre bottle of Glen Garry from the early 1980s with the words 'Oban Distillery' on the label. It was duly purcha

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...

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