Ledaig 18 Year Old

I still haven’t visited the Isle of Mull where the Tobermory distillery lies quietly producing malt for not one but two brands. The brand for the namesake of the distillery gives you traditional Island style whisky whereas the Ledaig is a much heavier phenolic concoction. When this blog fell as little silent Tobermory had closed […]

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Mortlach 20 Year Old

Mortlach had a rebrand a few years ago and a new collection of bottles was developed for the “Beast of Dufftown”. This 20 year old is the oldest in the range and comes in at £200 a bottle but I have written about the 16 year old in the past which is the middle child […]

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J.J. Corry Anfa No.2

J.J Corry or indeed Irish whiskey isn’t something I can proclaim much experience or knowledge in. I do follow the founder Louise and their brand ambassador Niamh and love the family farmer feel to the business. To get more insight into the sector generally though and understand it a bit more I guess I could […]

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Jura 21 Year Old Tide

Jura is that one distillery that people love to hate. Unless you are ex-UK Prime Minister, David Cameron who is out and proud to call Jura his tipple of choice, most of the rest of us are not hunting down that elusive new Jura release. Indeed, I doubt even Dave really likes a Jura but […]

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Dalmore Cigar Malt

Ah Dalmore! There is a small collection of malts which it is fashionable and correct to be seen to disparage for those who do are known as the “real” drinkers. Now, the PR front man of Dalmore, Mr Richard Paterson is from a by-gone era. If you don’t know what I mean check out the […]

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Linkwood 12 Year Old – Flora and Fauna

The Flora and Fauna range is a long running series from Diageo celebrating a collection of distilleries. Indeed, the series was started by the company UDL which later became Diageo so pretty long running. In the collection most of which are valuable to the blends Diageo produce but rarely known outside those who seek them […]

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