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Bruichladdich Distillery & Octomore OBA Concept

March 22, 2017 by Chris +

As mentioned in my last post, I spent a couple of days in Campbeltown visiting Springbank Distillery with The Drinks Lady before heading over to Islay for a little get-to-know-you session with Bruichladdich. Actually, it was [...]

The Kaleidoscope Bar with Charles MacLean

December 6, 2016 by Chris +

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Following on from a £300,000 refurbishment of its Queen Street venue, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has now launched a rather special whisky selection in its new Kaleidoscope Bar. This is the first time non-SMWS whiskies [...]

The Glenlivet Cipher – a mysterious malt

June 15, 2016 by Chris +

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“The time has come”, the Walrus said, “to talk of many things: of flavours – and aromas – and ciphers. Of codes – and code-breakers – and innovation.” Erm, perhaps that’s not exactly what the Walrus wanted to talk to the [...]

The Jameson Family – an evening with Billy, Brian and Ger

June 14, 2016 by Chris +

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A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited over to the Midleton Distillery in Ireland to attend the launch of the Jameson Family, an umbrella term covering rebranding of current expressions and the release of [...]

Ailsa Bay – a new breed of Lowland whisky

March 5, 2016 by Chris +

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After decades of closures, including Ladyburn, St Magdalene, Rosebank, Littlemill, Kinclaith, Inverleven… the Lowland region finally has something very special to celebrate. Not long after Bladnoch was given a new lease [...]