Update: this whisky has been discontinued. Having heard mixed reviews of this whisky, which several of my dear friends decided to purchase around the same time at random, I thought I’d have to give it a go to settle the dispute. BenRiach is a speyside distillery, established around 1898 but closed soon thereafter to be […]
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 […]
Glenfarclas, Valley of the green grass, a fantastic Speyside distiller indeed. Unfortunately all I know of its history is that the distillery was founded around 1836, and that is has been run by the Grant family for 6 generations. The 15 year old expression which I’m taking a look at today is priced at about […]
Before I begin the review I would like to direct any fellow history fans to my review of Aberlour 10, as I wrote a paragraph or two about the distillery history there and as such I don’t want to waste valuable Internet space (I’ve heard it’s running out) with duplicate information. Today I’ll be writing […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]