Category: Blends
G Golan Heights Distillery
It’s always a surprise to receive messages whether via the website here or one of my other social media outlets. Recently these have been thanks for keeping whisky entertaining via Whisky Rover and my honesty in a sea of blinkered sources. I find these messages somewhat reassuring and humbling. A validation if you like, that […]
Hogwash Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Entering any supermarket I engage the autopilot mode. This is a chore that needs to be orchestrated and performed on a regular basis, with the final goal being to literally escape. During the cavalcade of dodging trolleys propelled by those who just don’t look, or rampant kids who feel they’re in a playground, there is […]
G Glenleven Scotch Whisky Highland Malt
Auctions are the hotbed of emotion currently for whisky enthusiasts. We’re faced with a stampede to claim the latest single cask or limited release, only to see it clutched from our hands within seconds of going on sale. It’s a fate all too common nowadays and then months, if not weeks later, we see an […]
O Old Guns Finest Scotch Whisky
With each passing day my appreciation of old blends grows. Whether it’s the distance between what’s served up today as whisky and a bygone era, or just rose tinted glasses is debateable. The proof as they say is in the pudding and the comparison between today’s blends and their forefathers. Unfortunately, the blends of this […]
B Ballantine’s 30 Year Old
In an age where single malts are blighted by ‘premiumisation’ – where’s the market for expensive blends these days? You’d be looking to pay over £250 a bottle for the one I’ve got today – Ballantine’s 30 Year Old – which I suppose for a 30-year-old whisky isn’t all that much in the current climate. […]
T The Whisky Exchange Masterclass Old & Rare 101
A fresh Glasgow morning welcomed whisky enthusiasts from across the world to the warm and plush environment of the Grand Central Hotel. The promise of The Whisky Exchange show heading north of the border for its debut in homeland of whisky prompted a welcome sell out Saturday. For those fortunate to purchase tickets, this unlocked the […]