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Joe’s Whisky Experience

July 5, 2009 by Chris +

A long overdue report of Joe’s visit to The Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh after the massive £3m revamp… was it worth it? **** In general my whisky experience CV does not read well at all. Between pouring [...]

A Quick Dram: Glenburgie 10 yo

May 30, 2009 by Chris +

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Glenburgie 10 yo Speyside 40% ABV £22.50 from here Colour: Light tan Nose: Christmas mince pies, aniseed and lemons. An appetising dram. Palate: Spicy on the top. Berries, cherries, roses and honey. Finish: Very sweet. [...]

Albanach Tasting

May 29, 2009 by Chris +

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It’s the beginning of the summer. The nights are getting warm and the sun seems to be out (for now). It’s time for another Edinburgh Whisky Blog tasting! Any excuse is good I guess. Change of venue for this one [...]

St. George ain’t that saint no more…

May 28, 2009 by Lucas +

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When some time ago David from St. George’s distillery (yes, it is in England) told me he had sent me a sample of their heavily peated spirit I instantly thought it was going to be easy. We would sample some, I presumed, [...]

Islay whisky coaching night… for £10

May 18, 2009 by Lucas +

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This weeks we are starting a run-up for Islay Festival. We will do a couple of warm-up tastings, a fair deal of preparation work, some shopping etc, etc, etc. As part of accustoming our noses and palates to the Islay malts [...]