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Reviews

Wemyss Malts – imbibing some blended malts

February 1, 2012 by Tiger

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’. Each of [...]

Wemyss Malts – sampling some single casks

January 30, 2012 by Tiger

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“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 of single [...]

The Balvenie Tun 1401 batch no.2

January 25, 2012 by Lucas

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You snooze you lose, right? Not quite. I may have missed the initial buzz when this important Balvenie was released in November last year but the sample I received survived just fine at the bottom of my ‘to [...]

A Quick Dram or two

January 23, 2012 by Chris

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Two Speedy Whisky Reviews Glen Elgin 1990/2010 (20yo) First Cask Ex-bourbon 46% ABV Nose: Pink lady apples and some pears. Quite creamy and fresh. Bit like freshly cut grass. Palate: Honey, fruity, grassy and a slight [...]

Little Creatures Pale Ale + The Castle = A Match Made In Oz

January 17, 2012 by Chris

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A guest blog on a beer and a film from OZ This excellent article was written by EWB’s guest blogger from Down Under (well she lives in London, but she is from OZ), Courtney. I met Courtney on a brilliant trip up to Speyside. [...]