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I recently had the opportunity to visit Ireland and couldn’t resist picking up a bottle of Connemara to see how peated Irish whisky compares to the traditional peated scotch. The Distillery Connemara is one of a family of spirits produced by Cooley distillery. Founded in 1985 this is a relatively new distiller group but draws […]
As a fan of both red wine finish whisky and the Campbeltowns peated Longrow I was greatly anticipating this years annual release of Longrow Red. This years edition comes in a Malbec finish. The Distillery Longrow comes from a family of Cambeltown spirits produced by distillers J&A Mitchell that includes Springbank and Hazelburn. I was […]
I was lucky enough during the recent offering the committee edition release of Ardbeg Kelpie to get my hands on a bottle. With Feis Ile approaching from the horizon there isn’t a better time to share what my view on the upcoming festival offering. The Distillery Ardbeg is another of the Islay peated heavyweights. Situated […]
For my second review I have chosen to review a bottle I picked up during a recent tour of my local whisky shops, “As We Get It” from Ian Macleod distillers. The Distillers Ian Macleod prides itself on being an independent family firm which believes strongly in the values of quality and independence. They operate […]
This will be my first post on Malted and unlike my brother, who has an unnatural interest in sherry; my principle interest is in peated whiskies. So what better way to start than with a review of the Laphroaig 200th anniversary 15 year old. The Distillery We have discussed the history of the iconic distillery […]
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