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Glenallachie Virgin Oak Series

November 3, 2020 by Chris +

Glenallachie’s new Virgin Oak Series is just the sort of range which makes my ears prick up and gets my inner whisky geek juices flowing. The range consists of three 12 year old whiskies, which each start life in identical [...]

Bunnahabhain Spiorad An Dòchais 30yo

June 15, 2020 by Chris +

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A couple of weeks ago I participated in what seemed like a never ending train of virtual Feis Ile tastings (not complaining one bit) with each distillery taking their festival open day online. Bunnahabhain’s virtual tasting [...]

Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest

February 12, 2020 by Chris +

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The Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelich collection is not only a byword (or byphrase?) for high quality, delicious single pot still whiskey, but it also stands for satisfying even the geekiest of geeky whiskey curiosities. [...]

Jura 21yo x 2: Tide & Time

August 22, 2019 by Chris +

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Much like fellow Whyte & Mackay owned distillery, Fettercairn, which I mentioned yesterday, Jura also completely re-launched their range last year, aiming to ‘premiumise’ their offering. Following up on this reboot, the [...]

Benriach Single Cask Batch 16

August 5, 2019 by Chris +

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It’s the height of summer, therefore it’s that time of year when Benriach release an annual batch of single cask whiskies. Last year was impressive, with a mix of peated unpeated whiskies in the seventeen-strong range, along [...]