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Paula on Islay: Day 3

June 4, 2009 by Lucas +

A pretty good night’s sleep- got woken briefly by the malt lorries at 6am. Shot down to Port Ellen to get cash (again) and a thank-you present for the staff and returned to find I’d missed the morning tour – [...]

Kilchoman (Cask 00001, Bottle 001)

May 9, 2009 by Lucas +

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Yeah, this is not a joke. The Kilchoman distillery on Islay will be launching its first malt on 9th September this year, but the very first bottle from the very first cask filled at the distillery in December 2005 will be [...]

Smokehead 18yo Extra Black Tasted!

April 9, 2009 by Lucas +

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Smokehead 18yo Extra Black Islay (‘Mystery Distillery’) Bottled by Ian Macleod 46% ABV Available soon for £85 This has been going on for ages now, the rumours of the new Smokehead with an age statement surfaced so [...]

Ardbeg Supernova

January 20, 2009 by Lucas +

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From today members of Ardbeg Committee can order Ardbeg Supernova (Not a member? You will have to wait until May. Alternatively go to Ardbeg website and just sign up). With it’s 100 parts per million phenol, it’s [...]

Highland Park 18 yo follow-up…

January 19, 2009 by Lucas +

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When I was first getting to know whisky regions, Highland Park simply belonged to the Grand Uniform Region Of All Islands. It was nice and simple, geographical and logical. Those of you, who bother to follow that at all, know [...]