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Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19yo

September 3, 2019 by Chris +

Some very exciting news came out of Ardbeg a couple of weeks ago when they announced that, for the first time in 20 years, a new age statement expression will be joining the distillery’s core range. Ardbeg Traigh Bhan [...]

Glenmorangie 1991 Grand Vintage

May 23, 2019 by Chris +

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I have something rather special on the blog today – a 26 year old Glenmorangie which has been released as the latest expression in the distillery’s Bond House No. 1 Collection. This latest expression brings together two [...]

Glenmorangie Allta – Private Edition 10

March 1, 2019 by Chris +

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Do you remember when Glenmorangie Sonnalta was released? Somehow that was 10 years ago and the number of Private Edition expressions has now moved into double digits. Over the years we’ve seen the use of ancient recipes, [...]

Glenmorangie Spìos

March 9, 2018 by Chris +

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Another year, another Glenmorangie Private Edition. I’ve rather enjoyed the recent Private Editions – Bacalta and Milsean – and I have no reason to expect anything will change here. Dr. Bill Lumsden, ‘Director of [...]

Glenmorangie Astar Returns!

September 28, 2017 by Chris +

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After an absence of almost a decade, Glenmorangie Astar has returned! I remember the first time I tasted Astar, way back in 2008 not long after it was launched. I’d tasted the Glenmorangie 10yo Original and thought Astar [...]