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Port Ellen 37yo – Diageo Special Releases 2017

October 20, 2017 by Chris +

Well done. You’ve made it. Today marks the tenth, and final, review of this year’s Diageo Special Releases. We started last Monday with Lagavulin 12yo, and worked our way through Caol Ila 18yo, Collectivum XXVIII, Teaninich [...]

Port Ellen & Brora to be resurrected… and a Lagavulin 12yo review.

October 9, 2017 by Chris +

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So, this article was supposed to begin at the point below the dashes. And then I received the following press release at 9am this morning: “Port Ellen and Brora, two of the most revered ‘lost’ distilleries [...]

Feis Ile 2013 – Ardbog, Laphroaig and Lagavulin

June 13, 2013 by Graeme +

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I was fortunate enough to find myself over on Islay for the tail end of Feis Ile – The Islay Festival of Music and Malt. I was only there for the last weekend and so the only festival open day I could attend was Ardbog [...]

Port Ellen – Are they taking the piss?

September 4, 2012 by Jason +

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I’ll start by saying that I have no problem with the sort of supply and demand system that we live with in this day and age. I’m usually fine with it. I am no way against big business or people making honest [...]

The Vintner’s Rooms. What a shame

October 9, 2011 by Chris +

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Occasionally, you see a business and idea that you really want to do well, but has the tiniest chance of doing well. The problem is, that with every day that passes, you see the chance of success fading. The small glint of [...]