May 2009 Archives - 4/21 - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

Kilchoman (Cask 00001, Bottle 001)

May 9, 2009 by Lucas +

Yeah, this is not a joke. The Kilchoman distillery on Islay will be launching its first malt on 9th September this year, but the very first bottle from the very first cask filled at the distillery in December 2005 will be [...]

To have a girlfriend in every port…

May 8, 2009 by Lucas +

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Our friend and occasional guest blogger, Euan, has just passed his selection for Royal Navy College in Dartmouth. Congratulations. Rachel Barrie, a Master Blender for Glenmorangie, delivered a fabulous Ardbeg tasting last [...]

Single Cask Caol Ila and Lagavulin for Islay Festival

May 6, 2009 by Lucas +

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Press Release from 5 May 2009: To celebrate this year’s Islay Festival of Malt & Music on 23-30 May, Diageo is once again making available two special Festival editions of its Islay Single Malt Scotch Whiskies. These very [...]

Competition Brings Out Guys’ Dark Side… Caperdonich 1972

May 5, 2009 by Chris +

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With my hangover just subsiding I was looking forward to our tasting a couple of nights ago. We used some sort of logic to pick the whiskies we tasted, but this logic is probably unfathomable to the normal person. Anyway we [...]

A quick rant and a quick dram

May 4, 2009 by Chris +

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Occasionally, I go on a rant. Occasionally. This is one of these occasions. This is the story. After a particularly enjoyable Easter, including lots of food, drink and merriment, I take a hungover glance at our Blog. What I [...]