November 2012 Archives - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

Aberlour Distillery: other distilleries should learn from them

November 17, 2012 by Chris +

Recently, I was in Speyside for a few days seeing friends and visiting distilleries. It’s what I do on my days off. I think the pick of the distilleries I visited was Aberlour, because their standard tour was such good [...]

Wemyss Malts new single casks

November 14, 2012 by Chris +

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They’re certainly prolific; another few weeks pass and more new releases from Wemyss Malts! As you may now have guessed from some of my previous posts (here and here) Wemyss Malts bottle whiskies based on their flavour [...]

Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old

November 9, 2012 by Chris +

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Perhaps it’s not as well known as it’s neighbouring brothers. Not as cool as Ardbeg, or as out there as Bruichladdich, but Bunnahabhain is releasing bloody good whisky at the moment. The new 12yo, which was [...]

Balcones for the US election

November 7, 2012 by Chris +

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It’s a funny one, but you could argue that the UK is more interested in US politics than we are in our own. Extreme political views, televised debates, rock stars and actors all make us fascinated with the US election. [...]

The name’s Arkle, Peter Arkle

November 1, 2012 by Chris +

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AnCnoc have recently released the second bottling of their limited edition Peter Arkle range. The partnership between Peter Arkle, a New York based (and Penicuik born) artist, and AnCnoc has already seen him design the [...]