An easy going blog for easy going malts
The Haynes manual is something of an institution in the UK at least. There was a time when whatever car you bought you also bought the associated Haynes manual to get you out of trouble. Or so I hear from history books. That is part of the problem for Haynes I suppose. As cars have […]
The final whisky of the tweet tasting and I am sure you will be glad to get onto some other content is a peated single malt from Glen Moray. Peated spirit has been on the production schedule at the distillery for some time now. In most supermarkets you can pick up the Elgin Classic Peated […]
In our bonus content article I have laid out the best Black Friday deals on Amazon this year. Links below to take you directly to the pages are affiliate links and help fund our whisky reviews. Johnnie Walker Green Label The blended malt version of Johnnie Walker is clocking in at 28% off and £28.99. […]
Apologies for the Caol Ila glass in the picture but these things happen. The third whisky from the tasting was one which I believe is all sold out. 300 bottles were produced to raise money for the Hearts + Balls Charity in conjunction with Edinburgh Rugby. To find out more information on the charity you can […]
Moving things on to the next whisky in the Tweet Tasting on Wednesday 13th was a much older whisky at 21 years old. This is a relatively new release for the Heritage range which sports a more classical packaging design with each bottle carrying an age statement. The original plan was to try the as […]
I was very generously invited onto the latest Glen Moray tweet tasting. As usual if you weren’t involved or didn’t see the treading tweets last night then you can use the hashtag #Glenmoray to see what the collection of tasters thought of the 4 whiskies on offer. The first one was a whisky I have […]
One thousand and one whiskies is a lot for any stomach I am sure. This book though is a large paperback volume of classic, rare and interesting whiskies from around the world which you should certainly pick up if you spot. Each bottle in the book get a column or a page to explain itself […]
I have spoken already about the small company The Islay Boys and reviewed their initially entry level blended product FlatNose. Now I also have the blended malt version which is available from their website and larger whisky websites. The difference, of course, between this version and the previous version we looked at is the lack of […]
Let me tell you the story of loopholes in Scotch whisky regulation which allows marketing and reality to diverge to jaw dropping proportions. Once you hear this story the lessons cannot be unlearned or forgotten and you will never look at a bottle of whisky the same again. Are you on the edge of your […]
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