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Tomatin Travel Retail Releases

November 4, 2016 by Chris +

With three new expressions recently launched in the domestic market, Tomatin have followed up with another three releases, this time for the travel retail market. Again, as with the 2007 Caribbean Rum Cask release, it’s [...]

Macallan 12yo Double Cask

October 25, 2016 by Chris +

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Daily articles and rants about NAS whiskies from enthusiasts around the world are about as predictable as the annual autumnal anti-Jim Murray tirades emanating from every social media platform come mid-October each year. The [...]

A Trio of Tomatins

September 8, 2016 by Chris +

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That’s right; not one, not two, but three brand new Tomatin whiskies, with different age statements and maturation regimes. First off, I find it very refreshing that the youngest of the trio, a 2007 expression matured [...]

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 [...]

Carsebridge 1964

August 10, 2016 by Chris +

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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 [...]