November 2009 Archives - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

More rules? Wohoo, we’ll drink to that!

November 27, 2009 by Lucas +

… And the voice from heavens struck upon us – All Scotch whisky must now be bottled in Scotland. And no column stills shall be used for making single malt. Oh, I almost forgot, and the phrase ‘pure [...]

Extreme Makeovers: Tamdhu Edition

November 25, 2009 by Lucas +

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Why do you mothball a distillery? Because of the recession? No. Because you have too much stock? No. Because you can’t predict the demand? No. You mothball a distillery because the bloody whisky doesn’t sell. [...]

SMWS: Beer beer beer beer

November 25, 2009 by Chris +

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SMWS Beer Festival (it’s almost over, hurry up!) Bavarian Beer Day Your chance to meet the producers and to taste some fantastic beer from some of Scotland’s best independent breweries as the culmination of our [...]

Live WebTV show with Charles MacLean

November 24, 2009 by Lucas +

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Webchats.tv people are kindly inviting all of us to watch Whisky Gold, a live WebTV show about whisky featuring Charles MacLean. The synopsis sounds rather basic, but the cool thing is you can submit your question beforehand [...]

A Quick Dram: Pittyvaich 20yo

November 24, 2009 by Chris +

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Pittyvaich 20yo Filled in 1989, bottled in 2009 Bourbon cask 6000 bottles 57.5% ABV £127 from here The Distillery closed its gates in 1993 after only 18 years distilling. It was demolished in 2003. Nose: Honey, heather, [...]