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Kininvie Works: a malt, a grain, and a blend.

October 7, 2019 by Chris +

Almost three years ago, I was fortunate enough to visit the elusive Kininvie distillery in Speyside. Set up in 1990 to take some pressure off the stocks at Balvenie, and provide liquid for Grants blended whiskies, Kininvie [...]

Sneaking into Kininvie distillery

November 6, 2016 by Chris +

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“Kininvie? Pffft, it’s just a portacabin with some stills in it.” That was the response when I told someone I was heading up to the distillery on a Monday morning with Alwynne Gwilt, Whisky Specialist at William Grant & [...]

Monkey Shoulder Burns night à la Springfield

January 24, 2014 by Graeme +

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If there was not photographic evidence (or physical scarring – more on that in a bit…) then I would never have believed that the Monkey Shoulder Social Club Burns Supper had not been a dream. Hazmat suits, [...]

A stag at Glenfiddich distillery

March 26, 2013 by Chris +

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Just last week I had the opportunity to visit Glenfiddich distillery. Now you may think that being an editor of the world’s most loved whisky blog which is (potentially) read by over 7 billion people globally, that I’d have [...]

Monkey Shoulder Cocktail Bootcamp

July 19, 2012 by Chris +

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Tuesday night saw myself, Graeme and Turbo embrace our metrosexual sides and head along to The Bon Vivant’s Companion to be taught a lesson in cocktail making by Monkey Shoulder Ambassador Dean Callan. We sat down to an [...]