An easy going blog for easy going malts
Tipperary is a new distillery which I spoke about in a previous review as the owner also has an independent bottler brand. The Tipperary distillery is not producing any whisky products yet but the rules on whisky labelling are far less strict than in Scotland so they can brand this product as Tipperary even though […]
I have an uneasy relationship with Ledaig which might be explained by only having tried Independent bottlings rather than official ones. However, I can go from enjoying a bottle immensely to not clicking with another at all. This is further confused by their malted barley coming from the Port Ellen malting which gives the Islay […]
Summer 2017 saw a marketing push by the industry and most notably led by Douglas Laing on single grain whiskies. These were billed as summery light and refreshing drams for those sunny days in the shade in the garden. I have to say I was never truly persuaded by the marketing but maybe I was […]
Tullibardine is a distillery which I have been unsure about for some time. They have underwent a lot of investment in recent years after being bought by Picard Vins in France. The shopping centre on the grounds which was a previous revenue stream from the previous owners is now gone and incorporated into the distillery. […]
Ardmore is one of those distilleries which is widely available on the independent bottling market. With the owners Beam Suntory mostly only interested in the distillery for blends the single malt market is mostly left alone with the Traditional Cask, Legacy and Port Finish the main entrants in the core range and only the Legacy […]
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