Cotswolds Goes For Hearts And Crafts With Calvados Cask
English distillery Cotswolds has released the sixth edition in their Hearts and Crafts series, which celebrates the arts and crafts, with a whisky aged exclusively in ex-Calvados casks. Cotswolds Distillery’s Hearts and Crafts Calvados Cask single malt was matured in French Calvados apple brandy casks, bottled at 55% alcohol by volume [110 proof] and is […]
MLB Deems Traveller To Be A Home Run
Major League Baseball has named their first official whiskey and it is Traveller Blended Whiskey, a collaborative concoction created by Buffalo Trace Distillery’s master distiller Harlen Wheatley and Grammy-winning country music performer Chris Stapleton. Traveller Blended Whiskey’s designation as MLB’s official premier whiskey partner means the whiskey will be highlighted during game broadcasts, as well […]
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SMWS new flavor finder
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has launched a rather intriguing new website function. It has several games/techniques, all of which can be used to find your perfect drink, based on various criteria. For example, you could find the drink that best suits your personality by choosing from a list of traits such as adventurous, controlling, extrovert, etc., and the site will bring back a list of three whisky’s that should […]
Caol Ila 1991 16 Year Old
Sound of the Islay; Caol Ila. With the phenomenal capacity to produce up to 3 million litres of fine whisky per year, Caol Ila is the largest distillery on the island that makes up the Islay distillery region. Not bad, right? While they’ve got a lot of expressions on the market, the one I’m going to take a look at today is, in fact, the only one they had at […]
Bowmore Whisky Marmalade
In the wide range of whisky flavored products available, orange marmalade and mustard must be two of the best known and most sold. So far as marmalade goes, Mackays appears to be the winning brand in Scotland. If you go in to any whisky shop here in the lovely Capital you’ll find their jams on one of the back shelves. So far as I know, they’ve got at least four […]
Balblair 1997
The rolling hills of the highlands seldom disappoint, whether it be their whisky or natural beauty you are after. Located within them is the distillery of Balblair, which is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland –having been officially established in 1790 – yet they do not hold the recognition within the whisky world which you would expect from their history. They are by no means unknown to connoisseurs’ and […]
Whisky Cocktail: Eggnog
Having mainly covered the classic whisky cocktails thus far – Rusty Nail, Whisky Sour, Rob Roy and the like – I thought it was about time that I threw a curveball. While Eggnog is traditionally had in the winter and around Christmas in particular, you can have it any time want, and as it is a favorite of mine, I certainly do. I love the creaminess, and thanks to all […]
Williams Bros Kelpie and Ebulum
Having reviewed Alba and Fraoch already, I couldn’t resist reviewing their other “Historic Ales” as well. After all, they’ve got that authentically Scottish feel to them and that, in many ways, is what this blog is about. The historic range includes another three ales, but I had my heart set on reviewing them in pairs – and so I will. The solution is simple; I’m going to review one of […]
Balvenie 15 Year Old Single Barrel
I can’t quite decide whether I like single barrel expressions or not. The arguments pro single barrel are that it offers a bit of variation without, necessarily, being all too different from what you know and love (assuming you’ve had a sip from one bottle, liked it, and gone on to purchase another). It lets you find an expression you like and offers enough variation for you not to get […]
Balvenie 1993 Port Wood
With the amount of reviews I have written on the blog thus far, I had a rather surprising moment of realization the other day; I still had not reviewed a single Balvenie expression! It is about time, then, that I do so. I doubt Balvenie will be a new name to any of my readers, and as many of you will be well aware they have picked up quite an […]
Williams Bros Alba and Fraoch
The Williams Bros is a Scottish micro brewery that has been around since 1988, famed for their outstanding Heather Ale. While they are mainly known for Fraoch, which is their heather ale, they’ve got several other brews under their belt as well, most of them fantastic. In this post, I thought I’d take a look at two of their expressions; Fraoch itself, and Alba.
Whisky Bread
I originally received this recipe from an American acquaintance of mine, a long time ago, and it used to annoy me how it used “cups” instead of a more sensible measurement such as grams and millilitres. Thanks to the fantastic invention known as the interweb, though, I’ve since managed to convert it. Past annoyances aside, it’s a great recipe and makes for delicious bread, especially if served with whisky butter.
Auchroisk 1993 Connoisseurs Choice
I thought it was about time to put a somewhat less known distillery under the loop, and (quite at random) decided to go for Auchroisk. Never heard of them? Good, good! I tried to find some history on them but came up with an unsatisfying amount; the distillery was founded in 1972 (I believe) and production began in 1974 (I know), with most of their whisky going into J&B and […]
Whisky Region: Islands
Set off the fireworks, treat yourself to a whisky marinated steak and pour yourself a double measure of Jura – we’ve reached our final destination in the small series of the Scottish whisky regions. We’ve climbed the hills of the Highlands to visit the likes of Clynelish and Glenmorangie, we’ve dared go within smelling distance of Glasgow to sample the Lowland distillery of Auchentoshan, we’ve swam across to Islay and […]
Remy Martin V.S.O.P.
Apart from beer and whisky, both of which you may have read reviews of on the site before, I’m also a fan of Cognac, and as such I felt it was time to write a little review of one here on the blog. When choosing which Cognac should go first, there really was no choice – when most people think ‘Cognac’ it is hastily followed by ‘Remy Martin’, and hence […]
Whisky Experience / Amber Restaurant
Recently, upon having visitors who stayed in town for a few days, I ventured into the basement of the Whisky Experience – up by Edinburgh Castle – for a bite to eat. Thankfully it wasn’t quite as gruesome an experience as it may sound, as their basement actually serves as the home of a good restaurant called Amber. It was my first visit to the restaurant, though I have previously […]
Whisky Cocktail: Lingon
If you’ve ever had meatballs in IKEA, you will have been offered “jam and gravy” or more specifically “lingonberry jam and gravy”. Like me, you may not have had a clue what the heck “lingonberry” actually is. One thing is for sure, though, the Swedes absolutely love the stuff – it seems to me that they have it with just about anything! So far I’ve been served it as an […]
Glenlivet 18 Year Old
Glenlivet is one of those distilleries that I’ve never really been able to bond with. They are a big name, and their sale levels indicate that a lot of people have become rather more affectionate with them than have I. As such, I keep thinking that there must be something I’m missing. By all means, the expressions I have tried have all been perfectly fine, good even, but not good […]
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