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Highland Park The Light 17yo

July 2, 2018 by Chris +

Highland Park launched The Light a little while back, completing their two-part series which began with, you guessed it, The Dark. With the first expression being matured entirely in European Oak ex-sherry casks, this one has [...]

Ovenbird Whisky Aged Coffee

November 5, 2017 by Chris +

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The nice thing about becoming obsessed with flavour, as I am with the flavours of whisky and beer, is this obsession transfers to the other parts of the culinary world. Coffee, like whisky and beer, seems to be expanding into [...]

Inchmoan 12yo & 1992 Vintage

September 25, 2017 by Chris +

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A couple of months ago I touched on just how varied the distillation processes and styles of spirit produced at Loch Lomond Distillery are. With pot stills, so-called ‘straight necked pot stills’ (Lomond stills?) and [...]

Mortlach 12yo by G&M

April 21, 2017 by Chris +

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It’s time for another quick dram from the treasures I managed to unearth at the Green Welly Stop a few weeks ago, following on from the incredible Longrow 1974 16yo. This time it’s from Mortlach, the ‘Beast of Dufftown’. I’ve [...]

Longrow 1974 16yo

April 20, 2017 by Chris +

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If you’re ever around Loch Lomond I implore you to pop in to the Green Welly Stop at Tyndrum. It is an absolute treasure trove of whisky, and in particular, weird and wonderful miniatures. I was up north a few weeks ago and [...]