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Carsebridge 1964

August 10, 2016 by Chris +

This very special little sample landed on my desk completely out of the blue a few days ago with a note stating “Simon suggested you might enjoy this!”. And Simon was right. The folks at Gleann Mor Spirits Company have [...]

Exile Casks – The Trojan

May 17, 2016 by Chris +

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After bumping into Neil and Joel at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival a couple of weeks ago, I was reminded that the result of their most recent escapades was still sitting patiently in my sample cupboard ready to be [...]

Lady of the Glen – Tobermory 20yo

January 30, 2016 by Chris +

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Lady of the Glen, the Fife-based independent bottlers, have been up to their usual tricks again; releasing single cask whiskies from some pretty cool distilleries. Previously, I’ve really enjoyed their offerings from [...]

Glenturret Brock Malloy Edition

June 2, 2015 by Chris +

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A single cask. How totally individual. How utterly unrepeatable. How completely unique. I love sampling them. Don’t get me wrong, multi-cask vattings from distilleries form the bulk of my all time top single malts – Ardbeg [...]

Blair Athol – more than a load of Bell’s

February 10, 2015 by Chris +

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I have to admit, for all the whisky I’ve drank over the past few years I’ve rarely ventured into the world of Blair Athol. I mean, sure, we’ve all been 16 years old and gotten totally smashed on half a bottle of Bell’s at a [...]