July 2013 Archives - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

Ballantines 12 Year Old- My Experience

July 31, 2013 by Jason +

If you were to walk past me on a busy street there is many things that you might think. ‘That guy kind of looks like Wolverine. You know, if Wolverine really let himself go’ wouldn’t be too far off the mark or ‘I wouldn’t [...]

Wemyss Malts July Release

July 30, 2013 by Chris +

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Hot on the trail their last batch of single cask releases, Wemyss Malts have released another selection of delectable whiskies. This time round, we’ve got a 19yo Aberfeldy from a bourbon hogshead, a 16yo Clynelish also from a [...]

Glen Garioch Virgin Oak

July 26, 2013 by Chris +

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For a long time now, it’s been rather fashionable to stick new spirit into an interesting type of cask to mature, or to finish a whisky in a cask not normally used. Whether it’s sherry butts, port pipes, rum casks, white wine [...]

Wild Turkey Cocktail Competition

July 24, 2013 by Chris +

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Earlier this week I happened to have breakfast at The Balmoral with Eddie Russell, associate master distiller at Wild Turkey distillery and Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Famer, before heading to Voodoo Rooms for a Wild Turkey [...]

Arran 1998 – RMW Single Cask

July 23, 2013 by Chris +

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It seems as though everyone’s at it. Not at it in that sense you smutty little buggers. No, I mean everyone’s bottling their own single cask whisky, or so it seems. Many independent bottlers have released single cask [...]