April 2011 Archives - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

Interview with Sandy Hyslop (Master Blender of Ballantine’s)

April 28, 2011 by Chris +

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was in Speyside a couple of weeks ago. My purpose for being there was to learn more about Chivas brothers and their single malt and blending operations. I would say that on this trip, the [...]

Speyside Trip

April 25, 2011 by Chris +

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A couple of weeks ago, I was in Speyside. It was a truly amazing trip. I was a guest of Chivas, so we were really looking at the heart of their blending and single malt empire. Glenburgie to start with (the heart of [...]

Trip to Bowmore: Interactive Video Magic Thingy!

April 20, 2011 by Lucas +

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Just a short clip with the highlights of my recent trip to Islay with Morrison Bowmore. Towards the end it gives you options to watch full versions of various parts of my stay there, a little bit like those interactive [...]

Your story

April 18, 2011 by Lucas +

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You may remember that a little over a month ago Chris and I had a chance to try The Glenlivet 70yo by Gordon & MacPhail. I remember the day vividly. It was sunny but ridiculously windy, there were relatively few tourists [...]

Auchentoshan 1978 18yo

April 18, 2011 by Chris +

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Guest Writer Chris ‘The Tiger’ White Returns! Well that’s a turn up for the books. Not too sure how I managed it but they’ve gone and let me review another whisky. This one is a 1997 bottling of a 1978 [...]