An easy going blog for easy going malts
Last year saw a new bottler appear on the market. The Whisky Works is an in-house brand for Whyte & Mackay which also own distilleries like Jura and Dalmore. These looks to be interesting bottles with the focus on experimentation, craft and quality. These are all positive notes to me so I was keen to […]
The time has come and Kingsbarns has released their first general release. Long time readers will remember I visited the distillery a couple of years ago and did a nice tour around the place. You can go back and read about that visit at Kingsbarns Distillery Visit. I picked up a single cask peated Bunnahabhain […]
Ok so back to a review of some whisky I have bought after a few non review articles. The last article was on the disappointments so hopefully this will be more cheery. These late teen official bottles can be a mixed bag. Some like the Highland Park 18 are expensive and poor and others are […]
It turns out its easier to find whiskies I was disappointed by than those I was enthralled by. As a result we have a second parter. KININVIE KVSM 001 A great well marketed bottle of whisky with only one problem. The story is great and the experimentation factor is great but its just not very great […]
To we have had the positive post on the best of 2019 but what about the disappointments. With whisky prices so high and bottles so highly sought after I think its important to highlight the ones which left me cold, frustrated or with buyers remorse. There is a lot of good whisky on the market […]
If you can’t be one of the first with this kind of end of year content I can be one of the last. I have enjoyed going through all the posts from last year and picking out the best 5 whiskies I have tried. It’s amazing the memories which come back and the bottles or […]
We interrupt this broadcast for a public service announcement. I got a bean to cup coffee machine for Christmas which was broken straight out the wrapper. There was no help online anywhere and it required actually phoning a human at De’longhi to give me first level support. I can’t believe this was required for what […]
More and more I see people considering stopping their Scotch Malt Whisky Society membership (SMWS). I have to confess I have never understood the appeal of paying a membership fee for the opportunity to spend more money on bottles. I bought a W club (The Whisky Shop membership) membership and instantly realised it was a […]
2019 saw good growth in readership and subscribers for us. This is good news and I am always surprised anyone would want to read what I write. I purely do this because its fun and I enjoy it. It’s a world away from what I do for a day job and what I thought I […]
This advent calendar was one which a number of the bloggers had this year. Not sure why we all picked it but I had a couple of reasons. The first being I have always been pulled into the brand by the artwork. I also remember trying samples from years ago which were all great. Combined […]
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