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Springbank Distillery & A Loch Fyne Single Cask

March 16, 2017 by Chris +

A couple of weeks ago, myself and The Drinks Lady headed over to Campbeltown for a couple of days to visit Springbank distillery, before heading to Islay (more on that soon). A lot has been written about Springbank, about the [...]

Old & Rare Whisky Show

January 21, 2017 by Chris +

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The Old & Rare Whisky Show Glasgow is a festival showing an older style of whisky. Modern day whisky tends to be made with distillers yeast, powerful fresh casks, wood finishes and condensers. At the Old and Rare [...]

Macallan Edition Number 2

January 10, 2017 by Chris +

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I’ve had a bit of a love/hate relationship with The Macallan over the years. A decade or more ago, the 18yo was one of the first examples of sherry matured whisky which I properly loved. The 12yo Sherry Oak was a benchmark [...]

A Quick Dram, a New Year & a New (ish) Bar

January 7, 2017 by Chris +

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To begin 2017, Tiger, Graeme, Jason & I have vowed to blog more, and get Edinburgh Whisky Blog back to being a busy website again. Tiger has been doing well to keep it going, but we 3 will be chipping in more this year. [...]

Arran comes of age – the 21st Anniversary release

December 9, 2016 by Chris +

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Turning 21 years old is a big deal. The awkward teenage years are behind you, you’ve survived the transition into young adulthood and are finding your feet at university. In the US this age is of utmost importance, as you can [...]