Quirky new toys at Bruichladdich
Sitting fabulously in contrary to my previous post about the prospects of turning whisky into a high-tech industry with the use of lasers, nanotechnology and chemical engineering; Bruichladdich sent us photos of two ‘new’ stills installed recently at the distillery. One of them is a 130 years old Victorian pot still, renovated by Forsyths of [...]
Tags: Bruichladdich, Inverleven, Lomond still, pot still, the oldest whisky still, Victorian stillVideo: Black Art in The Albanach
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Which whisky is better than bad sex?
Ekhm, ekhm. We got a bit lazy recently, I admit. But it’s all Paula’s fault! She has been emailing me all this fantastic material on Feis Ile and what was I supposed to do? Had to fire it out first, right?
Ok. Excuses.
But now we are catching up and fast. Today we publish our thoughts on [...]
Leslies Bar
A quick exit from University, a fast black, pick up Lucas from his flat and we are off to Leslie’s bar. My lecture finished at six and we had been invited for a pint and a chat at Leslie’s (by the owner David) at seven so it all felt a little bit rushed. A deodorant [...]
Tags: Ardbeg, Bruichladdich, Edinburgh bar, real ale, whisky barBruichladdich Buckfast Finish
A Hebridean distiller has been inspired by Scotland’s other national drink for maturing its whisky.
Buckfast is a 15% fortified wine made by Benedictine monks and known affectionately as ‘electric soup’, ‘old buckie’ and ‘commotion lotion’ due to its low price per unit of alcohol.
Bruichladdich distillery is to experiment using some of these casks for maturing [...]
Extreme food-whisky matching by Euan Martin
Having been impressed with Lucas’ recent writings on matching whiskies with food, I thought I would give it a shot myself. However, rather than carry this out in a thoughtful and useful fashion, I figured I would go to extremes. We all know there are many weird and wonderful websites on the internet and one [...]
Tags: Ardbeg, Bruichladdich, Glenmorangie, Laphroaig, Springbank, whisky and foodBruichladdich 1998 Manzanilla follow up…
Only 6000 bottles of Bruichladdich 1998 Manzanilla were released. Some will be bought by collectors (those lovely people who don’t actually drink their whisky), some by tourists, some as presents and some to whisky bars all over the country. But that still leaves us with some 5900 bottles, right? What will Bruichladdich do with them? [...]
Tags: BruichladdichBruichladdich 1998 Manzanilla
Manzanilla in Spanish means “old bathtub”. Well, maybe not exactly. Literally it means “little apple”. It’s a dry style of Fino Sherry from Sanlúcar de Barrameda. A few oak butts used for aging this wine were acquired by Bruichladdich distillery and in 1998 filled with new spirit and laid in a warehouse. Ten years later, [...]
Tags: Ardbeg, Bruichladdich, Scotch, sherry cask, single malt, The Macallan, whiskyWhisky Tasting in the Hotel Du Vin
The Drama
After a long hard day of exam revision I am looking forward to our tasting tonight at the Hotel Du Vin. The weather is suitably cold, which will make the whisky that little bit more warming and enjoyable. The day was quite draining and I need something to perk me up. My favourite drink [...]
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