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

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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, Kininvie [...]

And now for something completely different: The Dramathon

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July 3, 2018 by Chris +

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Dramathon. A week long Netflix binge of Emmy Award winning silver screen dramas? Nope. A 24 hour marathon session of whisky drinking? Not even Lukasz would attempt that. A series of long distance races along the Speyside Way [...]

A Quick Dram: Balvenie 12 Signature Batch 001

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June 10, 2015 by Chris +

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Balvenie distillery is a bit of a gem really. It is a pretty distillery, and they still do quite a bit of the whisky making there. From floor malting, coopering and employing a copper smith. This control of the process [...]

Balvenie – The Intelligent Hand

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February 21, 2014 by Graeme +

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Craft is the word of the moment. The alcohol industry alone gives birth to a new ‘craft’ product every second and as Bono was (probably) heard saying: “every time I clap my hands, a new craft beer appears in [...]

Monkey Shoulder Burns night à la Springfield

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January 24, 2014 by Graeme +

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If there was not photographic evidence (or physical scarring – more on that in a bit…) then I would never have believed that the Monkey Shoulder Social Club Burns Supper had not been a dream. Hazmat suits, [...]