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Kilchoman 100% Islay 9th Edition

October 21, 2019 by Chris +

This is the first of two new Kilchoman releases I’ll be featuring on the blog over the next week or so, the other being their brand new 2010 Vintage. Today we have the 9th Edition of their 100% Islay expression, a [...]

Mackmyra Vintersol

Reviews

October 20, 2019 by Chris +

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Swedish distillery Mackmyra have collaborated with port brand, Quinta Do Valado, one of the oldest producers in the Duoro Valley in Portugal, to create Mackmyra Vintersol. This expression, which translates as [...]

It’s Octomore, Jim, but not as we know it

Featured, Reviews

October 16, 2019 by Chris +

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I might just be getting old and becoming more sensitive to the cold, but the weather has taken a definite turn for the worse in Edinburgh. Early mornings now come with a dusting of light frost, my ‘big coat’ has [...]

Aberdeen’s Whisky Mash

Events

October 8, 2019 by Chris +

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Autumn brings with it several whisky festivals; the usual suspects in London and Glasgow, as well as newer, independent ones in Stirling, Dundee and Aberdeen. I’ve often thought that the number of whisky festivals [...]

Kininvie Works: a malt, a grain, and a blend.

News, Reviews

October 7, 2019 by Chris +

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Almost three years ago, I was fortunate enough to visit the elusive Kininvie distillery in Speyside. Set up in 1990 to take some pressure off the stocks at Balvenie, and provide liquid for Grants blended whiskies, [...]