Category: Blends

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November 3, 2014

Berry Bros & Rudd 1940s Blend

Yes, you read that correctly. I’m writing about a blended whisky from around the time of the Second World War

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October 27, 2014

Johnnie Walker Blue Label

It is the flagship of the core Johnnie Walker range, one of the most premium blends you can get

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October 9, 2014

Mackinlay’s Shackleton Whisky – The Journey

August 1907. The ship Nimrod sailed forth from England carrying essential supplies and nails-hard explorers.

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September 24, 2014

The One – British Blended Whisky

Given that the majority of Scottish voters rejected independence, there’s no better time to talk about British whisky

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September 1, 2014

Cadenhead’s 1842 Live Casks – Islay

Back to blends, back to Cadenhead’s and back to Islay. Regular readers will have noted that I’ve reviewed a few of Cadenhead’s independent releases recently…

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August 13, 2014

Bell’s Original

No, I’ve not gone mad. Well not entirely. But what is the point of running a whisky website if I don’t deal with some of..

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May 12, 2014

Jim McEwan’s Symphony No 1

An odd one, this release. And a very cheap bottle of whisky it was too. I bought this last year, when I was at the..

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March 24, 2014

Black Bottle

Well then. The Black Bottle. Or rather, the new one. Redesigned, reblended, relaunched last year, the Black Bottle is a look to the past, how..

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March 22, 2013

The Hive 12 Year Old (Wemyss Malts)

Wemyss Malts know what they’re doing. They’ve been involved with whisky for a long while now. They have even got a castle. What’s more, they’re..

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December 6, 2012

Pig’s Nose Blended Scotch Whisky

Pig’s Nose. No jokes about the in-laws here – I wouldn’t stoop so low. No, Pig’s Nose is a blended Scottish whisky that comes from..

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August 13, 2012

Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 Year Old

Blends. For some reason, blends get looked down on by certain single malt drinkers. The attitude almost reminds me of views towards class divisions. Of..

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