So we have tried a blended whisky and then a blended malt in the last two days. The last avenue to go down would be a single grain whisky. This is a similar idea to a single malt in that it is the produce of a single distillery. The obvious difference being rather than malted […]
Port Dundas 2004 12 Year Old – Clan Denny (Douglas Laing)
Summer 2017 saw a marketing push by the industry and most notably led by Douglas Laing on single grain whiskies. These were billed as summery light and refreshing drams for those sunny days in the shade in the garden. I have to say I was never truly persuaded by the marketing but maybe I was […]
Loch Lomond 19 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
So the runner up position for me in the Boutique-y tweet tasting went to the only grain whisky on the night. I do enjoy an older cask driven grain whisky. The more neutral spirit off the still provides a great canvas for wood to be centre stage in the glass. The Loch Lomond distillery is […]
Invergordon 25 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
Today is another whisky from The Boutique-y Whisky Company and this time it is a single grain from Invergordan. The Distillery Invergordan is a grain distillery in the Highlands but for more information on the independent bottler of this whisky please see my previous review here. The distillery is in the town of Invergordan and […]
Girvan Patent Still Proof Strength
I am started to see a pattern developing with this advent calendar now. Yesterday was the first single grain dram so far and today we have another one. Yesterdays was lets say…rustic where as this release has a better reputation for quality. The Distillery The Girvan distillery is located in Ayrshire near the town of […]
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