Now Christmas is all but over I wanted to do a recap post of the calendar which provide the initial material for this post. The Concept To get the whisky enthusiast close to you into the Christmas spirit the Drinks by the Dram team have you covered. They sell advent calendars where each day you […]
Longrow Peated
A sample of whisky from my brother over Christmas means another sample based review before the end of the year. The Distillery Longrow is the heavily peated double distilled whisky produced at the Springbank distillery in Campbeltown. The address of the distillery is 85 Longrow (get it) Campbeltown. Two other types of whisky are produced […]
The Half-Century Blend
Day 24 Christmas Eve and the last day of the calendar. After this post I can concentrate on tidying up the place rather than adding new articles every day. Maybe. The Brand For more information on the Blended Whisky Company then see yesterdays review here. The Dram The half-century blend as the name suggests is […]
The Lost Distilleries Blend – Batch 8
The second last dram from the calendar and we are hitting the expensive boys now. Today we are experiencing whisky that will never be made again. The Brand The Blended Whisky Company is another brand owned by the people who bring you the Master of Malt online store. The main reason for this brand is […]
Invergordon 25 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
Today is another whisky from The Boutique-y Whisky Company and this time it is a single grain from Invergordan. The Distillery Invergordan is a grain distillery in the Highlands but for more information on the independent bottler of this whisky please see my previous review here. The distillery is in the town of Invergordan and […]
Tamdhu 10 Year Old
Back to single malts today as we close in on Christmas. The well sherried Tamdhu 10 year old The Distillery Tamdhu distillery is a classic Speyside distillery which in the last few years has been given a bit of a marketing makeover. It is now owned by Ian Macleod who also own Glengoyne who have […]
Compass Box Great King Street Artist’s Blend
Today is the first blended scotch whisky. This one is a marriage of grain and malted whisky for the well respected Compass Box whisky company. The Brand Compass Box is a well respected creator of whisky. They have a number of different core range bottlings and regular limited edition special releases. They have their own […]
Glenalmond Everyday
So three brands in three days from the people at The Vintage Malt Whisky Company then. Least its not a peated Islay this time or a single malt. The Brand No information really exists about this brand. This is a blended malt which means, as we already know from previous posts, that all the components […]
The Ileach Peaty
Another day and another Vintage Malt Company brand. Variety is the spice of life as they say, unless you have an advent calendar it would seem. The Brand The Ileach is another brand of independantly bottled single malt from the Vintage Malt Whisky Company. That must mean the source distillery is different to the Finlaggan […]
Finlaggan Sherry Cask
Back to the independent bottlers today with the Finlaggan series of Islay single malts. The Brand The Finlaggan brand is owned by the Vintage Malt Whisky Company of Milngarvie. The company has a number of different brands covering scotch whisky. The Finlaggan brand though is named after the historic ruined castle on Islay called Finlaggan […]
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