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Claxton’s Spirits Single Casks

March 8, 2019 by Chris +

A couple of months ago the very kind people at Claxton’s Spirits got in touch and asked if they could send me a wee box of their single cask releases. Out of sheer politeness I said yes*, and now here we are. When I popped [...]

Longrow 1974 16yo

April 20, 2017 by Chris +

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If you’re ever around Loch Lomond I implore you to pop in to the Green Welly Stop at Tyndrum. It is an absolute treasure trove of whisky, and in particular, weird and wonderful miniatures. I was up north a few weeks ago and [...]

Springbank Distillery & A Loch Fyne Single Cask

March 16, 2017 by Chris +

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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 [...]

Springbank 12yo Burgundy Cask

August 11, 2016 by Chris +

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You’ll be hard pushed to find a more traditional distillery than Springbank. Family owned and with 100% of production carried out on site, Springbank has gathered a cult following of sorts over the years. In the same [...]

Peat for starter, main and sweet

April 2, 2014 by Graeme +

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It is Peat Week here at EWB! A whole week of nothing but tasty, tasty peat, but we all know (or so sensible Doctor Tiger informs us) that you can’t survive solely on peated whisky for a whole week. Therefore, I have [...]