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Springbank 12yo Burgundy Cask

August 11, 2016 by Chris +

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 [...]

The Glenlivet Cipher – a mysterious malt

June 15, 2016 by Chris +

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“The time has come”, the Walrus said, “to talk of many things: of flavours – and aromas – and ciphers. Of codes – and code-breakers – and innovation.” Erm, perhaps that’s not exactly what the Walrus wanted to talk to the [...]

The Jameson Family – an evening with Billy, Brian and Ger

June 14, 2016 by Chris +

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A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited over to the Midleton Distillery in Ireland to attend the launch of the Jameson Family, an umbrella term covering rebranding of current expressions and the release of [...]

Dewar’s Hotel – the art of blending

June 10, 2016 by Chris +

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A couple of weeks ago I received a rather exciting invitation from Dewar’s Blended Scotch Whisky. Usually, these things take the form of a pdf attached to an email, or at best, a card in the post. Rarely do I have to scribble [...]