An easy going blog for easy going malts
Islay currently has 8 distilleries making whisky and a ninth closing in on completion. That means when a Islay whisky is bottled but the name is not given you have decent odds of working out the producer. The producer can also like in this case make up a name which may give a clue or […]
Scotland Grindlay is a independent bottler which I had not heard much about before. That would make sense since it is one of a raft of new small boutique operations which have sprung up in recent years. Scotland Grindlay was started in 2015 by George Scotland Grindlay and is run by the family with a […]
A single malt which matured for a few decades in a sherry cask is one of those luxurious experiences you saviour and store up for a special occasion. This 26 year old is a single cask bottling from the fairly unknown Macduff distillery and is full term matured in an ex-sherry cask. The Distillery The […]
Tipperary is a new distillery which I spoke about in a previous review as the owner also has an independent bottler brand. The Tipperary distillery is not producing any whisky products yet but the rules on whisky labelling are far less strict than in Scotland so they can brand this product as Tipperary even though […]
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 […]
