Wrapping up the first week of the Diageo 2017 Special Releases reviews is an 18yo Glen Elgin matured entirely in ex-bodega European oak butts. Not a bad way to start a Friday, and certainly not a bad way to lead us [...]
The fourth whisky to be explored from Diageo 2017 Special Releases is Teaninich, which this year is celebrating its 200th anniversary. Established in 1817 (in case you can’t do the maths) by ‘Blind’ Captain Hugh [...]
A blended malt? In the Special Releases? What?! It’s true. This is the first time something other than a single malt or single grain whisky has made an appearance in the Special Releases. Containing whisky from all [...]
Well, thanks very much Diageo. Trying to torpedo my nicely constructed fortnight of reviews of your 2017 Special Releases by announcing you’re going to reopen Brora and Port Ellen?! Jerks. In all seriousness, [...]
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’ [...]
