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Bruichladdich – Barley Exploration Series 2019

August 29, 2019 by Chris +

It’s well documented that Bruichladdich have an obsession with, well, pretty much everything when it comes to whisky making; peating levels, terroir, transparency, additional cask evolution-ing (‘finishing’, to you and I), [...]

Glenfiddich Rare Collection Cask No 20050

August 7, 2019 by Chris +

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Fifty years ago, in 1969, the single malt market was very different from the one of today. For starters, single malt whisky was barely marketed outside of the UK, blends ruled the market with even greater dominance than they [...]

Glenmorangie 1991 Grand Vintage

May 23, 2019 by Chris +

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I have something rather special on the blog today – a 26 year old Glenmorangie which has been released as the latest expression in the distillery’s Bond House No. 1 Collection. This latest expression brings together two [...]

Jameson Bow Street 18yo Batch 1 & 2

March 6, 2019 by Chris +

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Since 1975 every drop of Jameson whiskey has been distilled and matured at the massive Midleton complex located on the outskirts of Cork in southern Ireland, after the brand relocated from Dublin. It’s only very recently that [...]

Mortlach Revamped: 12yo, 14yo, 16yo & 20yo

February 17, 2019 by Chris +

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If you’ve followed my musings on Edinburgh Whisky Blog for the last few years, you’ll probably remember one of the last articles I wrote on Mortlach, where I aired my thoughts on the distillery’s last range, which consisted [...]