Mr Hoban and I have had several conversations over the past couple of years about what we would stock if we owned a whisky bar. You know, those kinds of conversations which take place after a few (too many) pints, after [...]
I was tasting a Planeta Sicilian Red Wine cask finish of Mortlach the other day, and it got me to thinking. When I am describing Scotch single malt whisky, particularly to someone new to the subject, I will describe it by [...]
The other night, I was invited to a tasting at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) by my Uncle. It was a tasting with the Police club, who are an excellent and knowledgeable bunch of guys. The stories they have about being [...]
A Christmas gift dram from Paula (Islay blog posts) Mortlach 1993 (11yo) Bottled by: Murray McDavid Speyside Bourbon cask, finished in Graham’s Port casks 1800 bottles, 46% abv Mortlach means ‘duck massacre’ [...]
If just like me you can not quite afford a bottle from the Diageo’s Manager’s Choice range (first six bottlings out of 27 are out, scroll down for more info) but you are really curious to know what the fuss is all [...]
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