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Jura Rare Vintage 1988

February 18, 2019 by Chris +

In the middle of last year, well established Jura expressions such as Origin, Prophecy, and Superstition began disappearing from shelves and a brand new range was ushered in. This revamp was followed towards the end of the [...]

Glendronach Batch 16 – a trio of drams

April 12, 2018 by Chris +

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Every few months since mid-2009, Glendronach have released a new batch of single cask bottlings. Each batch is more hotly anticipated than the last, given the distillery’s now-rock solid reputation for producing stellar [...]

Wemyss Malts – imbibing some blended malts

February 1, 2012 by Chris +

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As promised, the second instalment of Wemyss Malt whiskies includes a tasting of ‘The Hive’, which scored a whopping ninety three points in Jim Murray’s 2012 Whisky Bible, as well as ‘Spice King’ and ‘Peat Chimney’. Each of [...]

Wemyss Malts – sampling some single casks

January 30, 2012 by Chris +

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“Who?!” I hear you cry. Just one of the hottest independent bottlers in town, that’s who. Wemyss Malts are so named after the Wemyss family whose historic residence is the imposing Wemyss Castle in Fife. The range of single [...]

The Balvenie Tun 1401 batch no.2

January 25, 2012 by Lucas +

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You snooze you lose, right? Not quite. I may have missed the initial buzz when this important Balvenie was released in November last year but the sample I received survived just fine at the bottom of my ‘to [...]