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Aberlour A’bunadh (pronounced a-boon-arh) is that one expression where everything thinks they know how to pronounce. To help you out I have embedded the review on YouTube from none other than Mr Ralfy Mitchell himself on a batch from a few years ago. The Distillery The Aberlour distillery is currently owned by Pernod Ricard along […]
At the 2017 Spirit of Speyside Whisky Awards the prize for the best 12 Years Old and under went to the widely available Aberlour 12 Year Old. A very sweet sherry finished whisky which I have previously reviewed at Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Matured The runner up was today’s review of the Cragganmore […]
July 22nd 2017 was the second ever “National Whisky Festival” event in Edinburgh. The first event was in Glasgow in January of this year but I wasn’t at that one. As a surprise I was given tickets to this event in Edinburgh which was my first ever whisky festival so I cannot comment on how […]
In a previous review we looked at the Glenlivet 18 which got the Runner-up place in their 13-20 year old category of the Spirit of Speyside whisky awards. So which whisky won then since that was an excellent whisky? Answer left for the user to work out The Distillery Glenfiddich is a powerhouse distillery producing […]
Port Charlotte distillery from the village of Port Charlotte on the Isle of Islay closed in 1929 but reviewed for you here today through the magic of…marketing! The Distillery The purpose-built distillery of Port Charlotte was opened in 1828 and survived for just over a century. Today the warehousing still exists and is used to […]
The Spirit of Speyside festival has been happening every year since 1999. This large scale festival held in the largest whisky region in Scotland also includes competitions for best whiskies of the year with various categories. This Glenlivet 18 was the runner up in the 13-20 year old section for example. For more information on […]
Having tried three 12 year old whiskies from Macallan fairly recently the one big issue I had was the price. In this review we consider the Non-Age Statement Gold expression to see if there is value to be had at the bottom rung of the ladder. The Distillery The Macallan distillery has been producing whisky […]
As we race through 2017 we are at the end of Q2 already. With thoughts of summer holidays and the start of the schools closing we look back at the last three months. What were the highlights and what left us wanting maybe just a little bit more. The Highlights Balblair 1990 Second Edition A […]
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