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The Lost Distillery Company – Lossit

August 6, 2017 by Chris +

We hear names of distilleries of yesteryear, and depending on the depth of your pockets, you might be able to try some. The recently deceased distilleries of Imperial, Caperdonich, Pittyvaich and Littlemill can still be found [...]

Ardbeg Distillery & the Twenty One

April 19, 2017 by Chris +

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Following on from a couple of rather hectic, but extremely fun, days at Bruichladdich distillery (you can see what I got up to here), myself and The Drinks Lady managed to squeeze in a visit to Ardbeg before (almost) missing [...]

Bruichladdich Distillery & Octomore OBA Concept

March 22, 2017 by Chris +

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As mentioned in my last post, I spent a couple of days in Campbeltown visiting Springbank Distillery with The Drinks Lady before heading over to Islay for a little get-to-know-you session with Bruichladdich. Actually, it was [...]

Bruichladdich Octomore 7.4

February 12, 2016 by Chris +

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The self proclaimed “progressive Hebridean distillers”, Bruichladdich, have released the newest addition to their super peaty Octomore range, and this time it’s a ‘.4’. Previously, we’ve seen .1 (ex-bourbon casks [...]

Bowmore Mizunara Cask Finish – an investor’s wet dream

August 20, 2015 by Chris +

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#EastMeetsWest That hashtag was how I was first introduced to Bowmore Mizunara Cask Finish. A teasing Japanese Himitsu Bako puzzle box arrived on my desk, with a note to share a photo of the box on Instagram or Twitter using [...]