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Ballantine’s 7yo Bourbon Finish

December 15, 2020 by Chris +

Ballantine’s have added a new expression to their core range – a seven year old blended whisky finished in bourbon barrels. The rather odd age statement takes its inspiration from Ballantine’s founder, George Ballantine, who [...]

Eden Mill 2020 Release

November 30, 2020 by Chris +

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Following on from their St Andrews Day 2018 and 2019 limited edition releases, Eden Mill have today launched their 2020 release. And when I say limited, I’m quite surprised at just how limited it is. There were 3,200 bottles [...]

Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19yo Batch 2

November 21, 2020 by Chris +

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Just over a year ago Ardbeg announced that, for the first time in twenty years, a new age statement expression was to join the distillery’s core range. Traigh Bhan, so named after ‘The Singing Sands’ of the local beaches, is [...]

A trip to Fettercairn… and a review of the 16yo & 22yo

August 26, 2020 by Chris +

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Remember the days when we could shake hands with someone without simultaneously reaching for hand sanitiser, or sit side by side with strangers at dinner without having to submit to a throat swab, or walk into a bank without [...]

The Single Cask: Heaven Hill, Tormore & Tobermory

July 27, 2020 by Chris +

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I imagine, well-learned readers, that you’ll have heard of The Single Cask, an independent bottler which specialises in releasing… err… single cask whiskies. The company was founded by Ben Curtis, who started out distributing [...]