An easy going blog for easy going malts
This Scallywag is one of the limited edition releases in the Scallyway range. This cask strength version sits beside a 13 year old age statement version with the first batch of the cask strength also still available in stores. One thing I have noticed as I have explored this range is the bottles do not […]
The next region on the Douglas Laing regional malts trail is Speyside which is the largest region in Scotland. To check out what DL’s interpretation of a typical Highland malt tastes like check out Timorous Beastie and for the lowland region you can see my thoughts at The Epicurean The Scallywag bottling is all about the little […]
The last post centred on the highland region malt Timerous Beastie. That expression is a non aged stated ongoing release from Douglas Laing. Today we will continue in the Highland region and explore what if any difference there is from an age stated version at a similar alcoholic strength. With an age statement of 10 […]
In the second episode in our regional malts series from Douglas Laing we move on to the Highland Region. To see my review of the lowland blended malt you can find it at The Epicurean The Timorous Beastie is a reference to a Robert Burns poem in which the poet writes a poem about a field […]
I think I have mentioned this before but while I love islay whiskies and indeed the island there is one distillery which I have always struggled to connect with. Bowmore has for me always clashed with my palate for some reason. There is a strong brine-y aspect to the underlying spirit which is perhaps too […]
In the last couple of years one of the most highly sought after Kilchoman’s at auction was the 2014 Port cask release. This three year old whisky matured full term in a Port cask was going for well over £100 and people were making a pretty significant mark up until the unthinkable happened and Kilchoman […]
Bunnahabhain is a great little hidden gem on Islay. Up a road which few would enjoy driving with any great regularity it is a rustic purpose built Victorian factory for the production of whisky. Lately it has been announced that the owners will be investing heavily in the facility and upgrading the cottages for tourists. […]
The regional malts selection from Douglas Laing has been a mainstay range of whiskies for both newcomers and old hands. Marketed to those aged 25-35 I would say with its interesting quirky labels the range consists of 5 segments each representing one of the territories in scotch whisky. In more recent years each segment has […]
Back in the review of the 10 Year Old I mentioned that the Grant family have been right on a few key decisions over the decades. One of which was to produce cask strength bottlings like this 105 release (105 being the proof measurement from olden times) which dates back to 1968. The Dram The […]
The next step up in the age range is the 12 Year Old Glenfarclas after the decade old one we tried in the last article. For more information on the distillery or the Ten Year Old then you can find that review at Glenfarclas 10 Year Old The Dram The 12 Year Old is 100% matured […]
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