September 2018 Archives - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

Benriach 12yo Sherry Wood Returns!

September 30, 2018 by Chris +

Just yesterday we were celebrating the return of Glendronach 15yo Revival, and now here we are celebrating the return of another expression to a core line up, this time from Glendronach’s sister distillery, Benriach. Benriach [...]

Glendronach 15yo Revival Returns!

September 29, 2018 by Chris +

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Since Glendronach 15yo Revival was withdrawn from the market in 2015, it’s been a rather long three years, hasn’t it? Unless you were willing to part with a rather silly sum of money at auction for a bottle (ca. £140-170 [...]

Lakes Distillery – Steel Bonnets

September 24, 2018 by Chris +

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A world first on Edinburgh Whisky Blog today! Well, not really. But kind of. Steel Bonnets is a blended malt with a difference – it’s the first blended malt to be composed of both Scottish and English malt whisky (the English [...]

Old Pulteney Huddart, 15yo & 18yo

September 21, 2018 by Chris +

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I don’t think anyone could quite believe it when Old Pulteney discontinued their highly acclaimed, award winning 21 year old expression. I actually know someone who audibly gasped at the news, became wide-eyed with [...]

Ardgowan Expedition 20yo Blended Malt

September 17, 2018 by Chris +

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A couple of weeks ago I was invited along to an event at my old stomping ground, Usquabae Whisky Bar, to sample a whisky from a distillery which isn’t built yet. Confused? Let me explain. The original Ardgowan Distillery was [...]