Laphroaig Debuts Elements 3.0
Islay-based Laphroaig Distillery has released 3.0 – the third single malt whisky in their Elements Series – which was born from the ashes of a long-burning kiln fire at the distillery. Laphroaig Elements 3.0 is a single malt whisky that was bottled at 55.3% alcohol by volume [110.6 proof] and is said to impart distinct […]
The Glen Grant Introduces 30-Year-Old To The UK
The Glen Grant has released a 30-year-old single malt as part of their Glasshouse Collection – the 30-year-old single malt is the distillery’s most elderly permanent expression. The Glasshouse Collection gets its name from James ‘The Major’ Grant, the pioneer of The Glen Grant and his Victorian-inspired glasshouse built in 1886. The Glen Grant 30-year-old […]
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Baker’s 7 Year Old
I decided to try another American bourbon, a slightly pricier one this time with a price tag around the $62 mark: Baker’s 7. A part of the Jim Beam family and categorised as “Sour Mash Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey” on the Whiskey Exchange website, I was intrigued. From what I had heard about it already, though, I didn’t quite know what to expect. True enough, you will often […]
Dalmore 12 Year Old
It had been a while since I savored a glass of Dalmore 12, so when I went to meet a friend of mine for a quick catch up in a bar I hadn’t been in before and saw it in the drinks list, priced at only $4 a glass, I couldn’t resist. My promise to myself not to drink anything that evening was then broken within 5 minutes of entering […]
Ballantine’s 17 Year Old
Ballantine’s started out as a grocers in Edinburgh back in 1827, and began blending Scotch whisky in 1869. Since then it has grown to become one of the biggest Scotch brands in the world, and outsells any other brand in Europe. The blend is made from over 50 assorted Scotch malts including Miltonduff and Glenburgie, so I probably don’t need to tell you that their Master Blender, Sandy Hyslop, has […]
Glenfiddich 50 Year Old Third Release
[I am afraid this press-release is the only thing I will be able to post about this bottle. I don’t see myself doing a review any time soon.] Glenfiddich today announces the third release of one of its rarest and most precious expressions of single malt whisky – the Glenfiddich 50 Year Old. With a strictly limited supply of just 450 bottles – just fifty are released worldwide each year […]
Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old
It is because of days like today that I couldn’t possibly leave this place. Many are the times when I’ve thought about packing my bags and selling everything I don’t need, to leave the coldness of the Scottish winter and move to Southeast Asia for good. But then comes spring, then comes summer, and the stunning beauty of my beloved city reminds me of why I haven’t yet, and never […]
Jack Daniel’s New Bottle
I was sent an e-mail by Jack Daniel’s the other day with the title “we want you to be one of the first to know!” – I would imagine anyone who’s a Friend of Jack (a member of their fan club, that is) will have received the same e-mail. Curious as ever, I couldn’t resist opening it straight away. The secret contained within was actually fairly exciting, at least if […]
Crown Royal
For each of these posts, it becomes clearer just how massive Diageo actually are. What we’re taking a look at today is a Canadian blend, Crown Royal, which came about in 1939 as a tribute by Samuel Bronfman and the Seagram company to Queen Elizabeth’s and King George VI visit to Canada. Like so many other whiskies I have reviewed it is, if it wasn’t obvious, a part of the […]
Eagle Rare 10 Year Old
Eagle Rare 10 Year Old is a bourbon that has received a lot of praise and is regarded as one of the best bourbons for its price range. Eagle Rare is known for its smooth taste and its woody aroma, which are attributes that it has lived up to throughout my time drinking it. The first time that I got a chance to try Eagle Rare was when it was […]
Auchentoshan Three Wood
As I (didn’t really) walk into the (virtual) whisky shop looking for a good all-round whisky, to which I shall treat next week’s dinner guests, I once again fell for the simple beauty of what has grown to become a lowland classic: Auchentoshan. After rekindling my love for their standard 12 year old bottling a year ago, I decided to splurge and get the Three Wood expression. Before I continue, […]
Highland Park 13 y.o. & Caol Ila 30 y.o.
As regular readers of this, or indeed (nearly) any other, whisky blog will know, a perk of a whisky critic’s “job” is that you occasionally get sent a free little taster from various distillers. Well, a couple of months ago (yep, I’ve taken my sweet time – sorry, Master of Malt) I received two small taster bottles from Master of Malt. One was a 13 year old Highland Park, the […]
Bulleit Bourbon
I remember the first time that I tried Bulleit Bourbon. I was at a friend’s house who is equally as much of a bourbon lover as me when he told me about a recent one that he had purchased that he swore was his new favorite for its price range. Of course, I had several others within the same price range that I too swore by and was skeptical to […]
Big Peat
When it comes to American whiskey I’ve generally got nothing against a modern looking bottle, I even quite like a bit of innovation. Put a modern looking bottle of Scottish whisky in front of me, however, and I’m bound to put my nose up. I don’t know why that is, really, though as a marketing scholar I guess it may have a little something-something to do with my associations with […]
Bruichladdich Peat
Bruichladdich Peat was rolled out as a replacement for the ‘3d’ series (check out my review of the 3d3 Norrie Campbell, where I also wrote a bit about the distillery) and is, in true Islay style, quite heavily peated and smoky. However, the aim for the ‘peat’ expression was to produce a heavily peated whisky without the medicinal notes that tend to accompany such expressions. I personally found the prospect […]
60% off a tour of the Tullibardine distillery
As I opened my e-mails today I noticed an eye-catching mail title sent to me by one of my dear friends, promising 60% off a tour of the Tullibardine distillery. The recommendation, as it turns out, was sent through http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/edinburgh, and the deal is available until tonight, February 22nd, through the Edinburgh-deals page. Full details are available on the Groupon page, but in short you’ll get a 2 hour “connoisseur tour” […]
Old Pulteney ‘Good Hope’
Old Pulteney were kind enough to send a sample of their new, soon to be released ‘Good Hope’ expression, which also goes under the catchy name of WK209. For those of you who like a bit of distillery background information with your reviews, I wrote a little bit about Old Pulteney in my review of their 12 year old expression. Now, Good Hope is a bit different from Old Pulteney’s […]
Valentine’s day gift ideas for whisky lovers
As Valentine’s Day draws closer and closer, more and more people seem to worry about what to get their loved ones. Many will look to their sweetheart’s interests and try to find a gift idea there, which is a good idea indeed. The problem is, unless you share the same interest and with the same passion, it may be difficult to know just what to get them. This is a […]
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