Following on from my review of AD Rattray’s ‘The Octave Project’, we have another of these ‘before and after’ experiments to get our teeth into today. Although, I shouldn’t really call it an experiment. The guys at Duncan [...]
If you attended Whisky Fringe recently, you’ll no doubt have come across a relatively new player to the whisky game. James Eadie released their eponymous Trade Mark ‘X’ blend a few months ago and have also recently ventured [...]
Well, thanks very much Diageo. Trying to torpedo my nicely constructed fortnight of reviews of your 2017 Special Releases by announcing you’re going to reopen Brora and Port Ellen?! Jerks. In all seriousness, [...]
‘They say it’s not the bonniest, but the view makes up for it. What other distillery gets this?’ – David Wood, the new Distillery Manager at Caol Ila, draws a wide semi-circle with his hand, pointing [...]
If you follow us on Twitter you know I was on Islay last weekend. What a glorious few days. One of the highlights for me was the visit to Caol Ila. It’s a malthead’s cliché but it really is one of my favourite [...]
