April 2014 Archives - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

Quick Dram: Glenglassaugh Torfa

April 23, 2014 by Graeme +

Home is where the heart is… or at least where my whisky collection is and they are matched only by the pain of leaving the majority of my whiskies behind at my parent’s home in Aberdeen. Luckily Easter offered up [...]

One of the best drams I tried last year: Highland Park Ragnvald

April 12, 2014 by Chris +

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The devoted fan doesn’t like change. They will tolerate it, and even embrace it with a bit of persuasion, but they will struggle with the concept at first. Part of it I think is a nostalgia to the time when you started [...]

Quick Dram(s): Jameson

April 9, 2014 by Graeme +

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We here at EWB like Irish whiskey. In fact, we like it so much we not only drink it regularly but have written about it on countless occasions. Sampling, visiting, experimenting, discussing and simply loving the stuff. Yet, [...]

Goldenballs’ grain whisky: Haig Club

April 9, 2014 by Chris +

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Grain whisky. It’s always been a rather divisive topic among whisky drinkers. Some see it as no more than blend fodder or a ‘poor man’s bourbon’ whilst others, who may have tried some cracking Clan Denny bottlings or Scotch [...]

Ballantine’s Brasil – a whisky bastard

April 8, 2014 by Lucas +

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If you’re a fan of George R. R. Martin’s books from ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ saga, a fan of the HBO hit TV series based on them or, like myself, both, you know that the world created by the [...]