Distilleries

Balvenie Signature Batch 3

From time to time, everyone gets absorbed by marketing. It has its uses, granted, but at times it becomes a haze around you. Obscuring your vision, confusing your senses and trying to persuade your wallet to part with hard earned cash. Limited edition this, never seen again that. Argh!

The reason I have written this, is [...]

Help!

As you may well know I am currently working on my dissertation (that’s why there is not much happening here lately). The thing is on distillery visitor centres and their role in brand marketing - can’t really say any more yet, I want it to be a surprise.
I thought that since I can’t really spare any [...]

57⁰ North: The shape of things to come?

About the only good thing to come out of The Scottish rugby team’s recent loss to Italy in Rome was that my family who had been across for the match brought me back a whisky from the airport. Talisker 57⁰ North, until very recently only available in airports. It is pretty much a cask strength [...]

Distillery Focus: Tomatin (Part 1)

Well here we go, the very first Distillery Focus feature. It took us a little longer than we had planned, but EWB always delivers eventually. We had made a conscious decision to focus on distilleries that perhaps do not have the highest profile in the UK, so hopefully our readers can branch out and try [...]

5 fire-sure ways to make a boy tick (by Glengoyne)

I’m a man of simple comforts. All I need to be happy is to put on a pair of big woolen socks, watch a 1990s action movie and dip my finger in a jar of Nutella. Oh, and a whisky, by all means!
You could call me a slightly violent Winnie the Phoo of whisky bloggers [...]

The Boat That Rocked

Have you ever found yourself in a situation so surreal, you started wondering if you were dreaming?
As we were walking slowly and carefully down a gangplank towards a 68-foot racing yacht, in pissing rain, overshadowed by the Royal Yacht Britannia and with not a soul in sight, we were thinking that was one of those moments. [...]

Euan brings news (and whisky) from Isle of Arran!

Our dedicated co-editor and field reporter, Euan, visited Isle of Arran distillery (once again) and brought us a handful of news, tips and opinions:
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So as I found myself on the Isle of Arran once again (every year since my entrance into the world) I thought I would head on up to the distillery. Now I [...]

Last Day on Islay - Boo!

My final day of what has been a revelatory trip to Islay. The day got off to a relaxed start with a full continental breakfast (thank you James) and a quick clean up. I felt like such a freeloader that the least I could do was stack the dishwasher and clean the table! I reluctantly left [...]

Paula on Islay: Day 3

A pretty good night’s sleep- got woken briefly by the malt lorries at 6am. Shot down to Port Ellen to get cash (again) and a thank-you present for the staff and returned to find I’d missed the morning tour - typical! Now, what to do first…Islay Ales beer festival or Bowmore open day? Where’s that map…?
Couldn’t [...]

GlenDronach Awake!

Whisky
It does not come as a surprise to us but it is still very pleasant. The GlenDronach distillery, now under the BenRiach ownership is re-launching its malt in a few days. The new, slightly re-packaged, line includes a 12 yo (Original), a 15 yo (Revival) and an 18 yo (Allardice). On top of that the [...]