An easy going blog for easy going malts
The second review in a row from the Cooper’s choice brand from The Vintage Malt Whisky Company. The first one was good although perhaps not particularly interesting. This second one is from a producer I have not had much luck with, Loch Lomand. I struggle to enjoy the roughness of the whisky like some others […]
Islay currently has 8 distilleries making whisky and a ninth closing in on completion. That means when a Islay whisky is bottled but the name is not given you have decent odds of working out the producer. The producer can also like in this case make up a name which may give a clue or […]
Bruichladdich distillery on Islay and the Port Charlotte brand have always been a go to whisky for me. They say the spirit is heavily peated and at 40ppm it is. However, the finished product is always fairly mellow and the peat restrained. That is not to say it is insipid or uninspiring only different. And […]
The oldest whisky I had tried before this was a 50 year old blend. This time we have a single grain whisky from Scotland and its even older at 55 years old. It is often said that for grain whisky to be impressive it needs time to make the most of its subtle character. So […]
I have started to get into some bourbons lately and I have to say I am really enjoying the change of pace. While Scotch whisky and Bourbon may sound pretty similar you couldn’t be more wrong. There just seems to be so much more breadth of characters and flavour in Bourbon at the moment compared […]
I have tried a few from the Strictly Limited series by Carn Mor now and they have all been very good value purchases. They are generally found in most whisky shops and a selection on the major online retailers as well. They will also have low age statements from distilleries that don’t have a great […]
I have said more than once on this blog that I am sceptical about the quality of the casks used in the Provenance series. I always think that they are cheap for a reason and was bitten by a more than a little rough Auchentoshan. Perhaps things will be different this time with a very well […]
Scotland Grindlay is a independent bottler which I had not heard much about before. That would make sense since it is one of a raft of new small boutique operations which have sprung up in recent years. Scotland Grindlay was started in 2015 by George Scotland Grindlay and is run by the family with a […]
The one good thing about an independent bottler is the wide variety of well age, age stated single malt whiskies at decent prices. A 21 year old speyside whisky for a two digit price tag has the potential to be one of those kind of bargains. The Distillery The Blair Athol distillery is commonly associated […]
A single malt which matured for a few decades in a sherry cask is one of those luxurious experiences you saviour and store up for a special occasion. This 26 year old is a single cask bottling from the fairly unknown Macduff distillery and is full term matured in an ex-sherry cask. The Distillery The […]
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