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Bruichladdich Black Art 7.1

December 3, 2019 by Chris +

Bruichladdich have released the latest batch of their super secretive Black Art series. This is the third batch to be overseen by head distiller, Adam Hannett, and being the head distiller, the cask make up of this whisky is [...]

Bruichladdich 1988/30 Rare Cask Series

November 11, 2019 by Chris +

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As you might’ve gathered from my social media feeds, I frequently host tastings (alongside The Drinks Lady) for all sorts of groups – private, corporate, charity, student society, wedding, conference etc – and one of my [...]

It’s Octomore, Jim, but not as we know it

October 16, 2019 by Chris +

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I might just be getting old and becoming more sensitive to the cold, but the weather has taken a definite turn for the worse in Edinburgh. Early mornings now come with a dusting of light frost, my ‘big coat’ has been looked [...]

Bruichladdich – Barley Exploration Series 2019

August 29, 2019 by Chris +

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It’s well documented that Bruichladdich have an obsession with, well, pretty much everything when it comes to whisky making; peating levels, terroir, transparency, additional cask evolution-ing (‘finishing’, to you and I), [...]

Claxton’s Spirits Single Casks

March 8, 2019 by Chris +

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A couple of months ago the very kind people at Claxton’s Spirits got in touch and asked if they could send me a wee box of their single cask releases. Out of sheer politeness I said yes*, and now here we are. When I popped [...]