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The New Balblair Range: 12yo, 15yo, 17yo & 18yo

June 13, 2019 by Chris +

First Glenrothes, and now Balblair. Until recently, both distilleries released their whisky with the vintage and bottling year emblazoned on the label, which was pretty cool if you were after your birth year or such like, but [...]

Tamdhu 15yo & Batch Strength 004

May 16, 2019 by Chris +

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A double whammy from Tamdhu today, as we taste our way through their new 15 year old and the latest release of their Batch Strength – their NAS, cask strength offering. I’ve had the privilege (along with The Drinks Lady) of [...]

Red Spot Returns!

January 23, 2019 by Chris +

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After an absence of 50 years, Red Spot has returned to the Irish whiskey scene. The brand, along with the other ‘Spot’ whiskeys, was introduced in the early 1900s by the Mitchell family, a wine and confectionary [...]

Glendronach 15yo Revival Returns!

September 29, 2018 by Chris +

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Since Glendronach 15yo Revival was withdrawn from the market in 2015, it’s been a rather long three years, hasn’t it? Unless you were willing to part with a rather silly sum of money at auction for a bottle (ca. £140-170 [...]

Old Pulteney Huddart, 15yo & 18yo

September 21, 2018 by Chris +

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I don’t think anyone could quite believe it when Old Pulteney discontinued their highly acclaimed, award winning 21 year old expression. I actually know someone who audibly gasped at the news, became wide-eyed with [...]