An easy going blog for easy going malts
There are some distilleries out there where we just know that the products are all talk and no action. Where the marketing department is more active than the casks and the accountants hold more sway with the board than the production department. For other distilleries they don’t have adverts on mainstream TV or paid sponsorships […]
The campbeltown region is not one which I have ever really dived into too greatly. While a load of people will go mental for anything made in the Springbank distillery my limited exposure has left me wondering what all the fuss is about. Springbank 12 Year Old Green is just one example of a Springbank which […]
I have been doing quite a lot of Regional Malts this year and this is another one to add to the list. I have already tried the original ongoing small batch version of Rock Oyster and it was one of the better ones in the series. If you want to go back and check it […]
The Christmas season is coming up which means now is the time to start thinking about what gifts you need to buy and what your budget is. In terms of getting great offers on whisky one of the better kept secrets is Amazon. In a world where we are increasingly seeing discounts of spirits being […]
The Flora and Fauna range is an under marketed, below the radar series of whiskies from Diageo. The series was originally not given a name and was nicknames as such by Mr Michael Jackson. For those not in the know this gentleman was a whisky journalist before being such a thing was pretty much made […]
At last we come to the oldest and most expensive one to be newly released. Previously, the oldest was a 16 year old. The 18 however is stronger at 44% ABV but also more expensive at 75 pounds. While the 12 year old was quite expensive for the age conversely this 18 is on the […]
If there is one thing you can say about the Jura line up is that ages go up in small increments. Now at 12 years old the spirit has been finished in Oloroso sherry butts for a decent amount of time. The whisky is still bottled at 40% and been coloured and filtered. The price […]
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