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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Festival Bottlings

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May 29, 2018 by Chris +

May. The month of whisky festivals. World Whisky Day, the Whisky Stramash, and the Campbeltown Malts Festival are book-ended by the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival at the start of May and Feis Ile at the end, to create a [...]

Port Ellen & Brora to be resurrected… and a Lagavulin 12yo review.

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October 9, 2017 by Chris +

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So, this article was supposed to begin at the point below the dashes. And then I received the following press release at 9am this morning: “Port Ellen and Brora, two of the most revered ‘lost’ distilleries [...]

The Kaleidoscope Bar with Charles MacLean

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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 [...]

Glenfiddich Experimental Series: IPA & Project XX

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September 20, 2016 by Chris +

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Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Glenfiddich, probably the most recognisable brand of single malt Scotch whisky in the world, have unveiled two new and rather exciting expressions. The big guys tend to play it [...]

The Glenlivet Cipher – a mysterious malt

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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 [...]