Three years and a bit have passed since the first Edinburgh Whisky Blog post went up. We have published 480 blog entries since then. We went on fantastic press trips, have been given exclusive previews, invited to [...]
Last week I ventured across the rolling countryside of Scotland, in a train record of 35 minutes (although the train beers I had may have sped things up), all to find myself in the foreign lands of Glasgow! After an [...]
As promised, the second instalment of Wemyss Malt whiskies includes a tasting of ‘The Hive’, which scored a whopping ninety three points in Jim Murray’s 2012 Whisky Bible, as well as ‘Spice King’ and ‘Peat Chimney’. [...]
I have been meaning to write a few words about the newish Isle of Lewis distillery for a while, since their 3yo release last year in fact (October 2011). It’s called Abhainn Dearg. No clue how to say it? Join [...]
“Who?!” I hear you cry. Just one of the hottest independent bottlers in town, that’s who. Wemyss Malts are so named after the Wemyss family whose historic residence is the imposing Wemyss Castle in Fife. The range [...]
