Since I’ve mainly been drinking foreign whiskeys lately, I guess I’ve been trying to widen my horizons, I felt an uncontrollable urge just now to return to the hills of home; the highlands of Scotland. And what better way to do so than to have a glass of (proper) whisky? The question, then, was which […]
I won’t be going in to too much historic detail of the distillery for once, as there is just too much to say about the whisky itself (and the path Ardbeg have walked us down in getting to this expression). Fear not, though, I will no doubt review other Ardbeg expressions in the future and […]
I’m not sure how I feel about Auchentoshan; while it is Scottish, it was founded by Irish refugees in 1823, and on top of that it is located on the outskirts of Glasgow (with fear of being stabbed, I won’t go into detail on why I don’t like Glasgow, the knife-crime capital of the UK). […]
Most whisky producers take pride in their long history, and will thus fight to subtract another year from their est. date (some list the day the construction of the distillery begun, rather than when it first opened, for example), Aberlour, however, have gone in the opposite direction. They first opened for business in 1826 but […]
The Scottish highlands are known for a variety of things; their rugged hills and mountains including Ben Nevis, the highest in the UK, fantastic nature and well preserved wildlife, the all-but-sparse flow of naturally crisp and pure water, but perhaps more than any of those it is known for, you guessed it, fantastic whisky. The […]
It has been suggested that it means Hollow Broadbay, but that’s something that I can neither confirm nor refute, however what I can tell you is that it is the name of what is arguably one of the best known whiskies in the world: Laphroaig. Found in the Islay region of Scotland, with its roots […]
The Clynelish distillery is situated on the northeastern coast of Scotland, in the town of Brora. Founded in 1819, it was originally known as Brora, and would be for quite a few years until a new distillery was built along side the old in 1968; the whisky produced in the new distillery, still a part […]
Golden Salmon – upon first letting your nose draw close to it, you may detect hints of orange marmalade and honey; the first taste, meanwhile, may be better described as oaky with hints of stem. Though unlikely to be found in the sea, I am, of course, not talking about a rare breed of sweet […]