An easy going blog for easy going malts
In 2017 Glenallachie distillery went from being part of a large corp to being an independent producer. With this came a change in how the brand was marketed and how was the expectations of the whisky were. Now known as GlenAllachie they have a new fresher identity and a new market to focus on. Led […]
Some single malts are ones you have to try for completeness sake only. The Glenkinchie 12 is perhaps one of those as the lowland entry in Diageo’s Classic Malt Collection. A collection of single malts where each one represents a single region of Scotch Whisky Production. Lowland whisky is the one region which always gets […]
I don’t talk about blended whisky very often and I know I probably should. Everyone will tell you the blended whisky market is the bread and butter which supports almost the entire operation in Scotland. This might be true but too much is just not drinkable for me and that is probably a problem. If […]
The Character of Islay Whisky Company is another brand from the people behind the Master of Malt website. They know that there are better margins to be made selling their own bottles of whisky than reselling official bottles. The prices are now so high on bottles through a mixture of taxation, production costs and wholesale […]
Hey! How are things going with you? Last year I said I wanted to be more regimented with my posting and get a schedule going. I have been trying to post on a Tuesday and Thursday each week and for the most part last year I managed it. For 2020 I have been even managing […]
Some whiskies from certain distilleries have a reputation that precides them. Dalmore is one of those brands which is all about the brand and the marketing. It is marketing as an aspirational product where simply owning it makes you special. In all this cold hard marketing so much is potentially lost. I think thought that […]
I am going to trigger a number of people here but not to worry. In answer to the question why did you seek out and try this particular Wemyss Malts release? The answer is not some platitude on Wemyss Malts having a lot of good products and I want to get through as many of […]
