Politician (Duncan Taylor)

If there was ever a great whisky name to add to the blog it would be the Politician blended whisky from Duncan Taylor. Politics and politicians are having a massive impact on our lives at the moment from the COVID policy making to the impending Brexit deadlines we are completely at the mercy of our […]

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Black Bull 12 Year Old

The last blend from Duncan Taylor was a masterclass is producing whisky on a budget and passing those savings to the customer. This next blend is in a different segment and now we are deep into supermarket single malt country at around £40 a bottle. This sample is again from the same Tweet Tasting as […]

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anCnoc 2002 Vintage

I think I have mentioned before this year that I need more anCnoc bottles and I eventually got around to doing something about it. The anCnoc 2002 vintage is the first bottle from this distillery I have bought this year. I really hope it won’t be my last but time and money are running out […]

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Fettercairn 22 Year Old

I have managed to get samples of quite a few Fettercairn’s now. The 22 year old the latest of them and a new release post rebrand. The Fettercairn distillery is part of the Whyte & Mackay portfolio of businesses and has been around for quite some time. The Distillery Founded in 1825 the Fettercairn distillery […]

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Whisky Works – 20 Year Old Speyside

At the National Whisky festival this year I tried expressions from The Whisky Works. The creative brand from Whyte & Mackay is headed by Gregg Glass and got a lot of media attention last year but I thought the whiskies weren’t all that great. I found Whisky Works King of Trees 10 Year Old to […]

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