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

October 7, 2019 by Chris +

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, [...]

Ardgowan’s Clydebuilt Series: Coppersmith

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October 1, 2019 by Chris +

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The team at the yet-to-be-built Ardgowan Distillery have released another blended malt, following on from the release of Expedition last year. Coppersmith is the first expression in a new series called the [...]

Glenglassaugh 2011 – Nauticus’ 1st Anniversary!

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September 29, 2019 by Chris +

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Those of you who are local readers will do doubt have heard about Nauticus, the experimental, nautical-themed bar, which gives a big nod towards the history of its neighbourhood, Leith. It’s the brain-child of trade [...]

Heroes & Heretics… and a 27yo Bunnahabhain

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September 27, 2019 by Chris +

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We love a revival, don’t we? Particularly if you were a child in the 1990s (like me) and are currently thoroughly enjoying the full Friends back catalogue on Netflix, massive earphones, polaroid cameras… and, ahem, [...]

Old Pulteney 25yo

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September 19, 2019 by Chris +

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I’m not quite sure how I managed to forget about this, but I also managed to sneak a sample of the new Old Pulteney 25yo away from the Inverhouse stand at Whisky Fringe last month. My focus was getting my hands on [...]