An easy going blog for easy going malts
At last the final full size review of the tweet tasting from the Boutique-y Whisky Company held in March 2017. My thanks go to the Boutique-y Whisky Company for providing the samples and being involved in the event. Additionally, my thanks to the team at the Whisky Wire for their organisation of this event and […]
So the runner up position for me in the Boutique-y tweet tasting went to the only grain whisky on the night. I do enjoy an older cask driven grain whisky. The more neutral spirit off the still provides a great canvas for wood to be centre stage in the glass. The Loch Lomond distillery is […]
The third review from the Boutique-y Whisky Company in conjunction with the Whisky Wire and we are hitting our stride with the kind of whisky I enjoy. This is a review of a very well aged independently bottled whisky from the Glenrothes distillery. The official releases of Glenrothes are also independent bottlings weirdly. While Highland […]
For the second review of five in this mini series we have a secret distillery single malt bottled after 15 years in cask. The actual distillery involved can be deduced from the lovely artwork in the label but there is no written mention of it. Why do independent bottlers withhold this information from their customers? […]
Today is St Patrick’s Day and if you are a regular user of any kind of social media in the UK you will be very much aware of this fact. Since I got a very interesting and exclusive sample of an Irish single malt recently it seems like the perfect time to make a review […]
This is a review of a blended whisky which carries an age statement, has nice packaging and has been a stable in whisky collections for decades. The Brand The Islay Mist brand story starts at Islay House in 1922 when a bespoke blend was created for the 21st birthday party for the son of the […]
Ok so take two and this is my more serious attempt the challenge I set myself. The rules for this challenge are laid out in my original post which you can find here. Bottle 1 – The Ileach Peaty Price – £22.50 Size – 70cl Bottle 2 – Oban 14 Year Old Price – £14.50 […]
This one will be a cheaty one to start with. This attempt is only using supermarketing in the UK and giving prices using the cheapest every recorded prices for those malts over the last 12 months. Clearly, this is cheating but I wanted to show that if the moon’s align for you then you can […]
In the last 12 months there appears to have been an explosion of companies providing whisky to consumers on a subscription basis. This will usually take the form of a monthly payment of around the £30 mark in exchange for a collection of samples each month. This is a great way to get a wide […]
After the detailed previous post of the Glengoyne distillery visit we have a more in-depth look at the cask I took a bottle of home with me. Well packaged in a nice special little presentation box this is a lovely little keep sake of your visit. The bottle has no label on it but a […]
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