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October 23, 2014

Interview with Charles MacLean – Blended Scotch & Beyond

Whisky legend Charles MacLean talks about blended Scotch whisky, his current project and the wider industry

October 13, 2014

Scotch Malt Whisky Society – Triple Tasting

This post is really a follow-up to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society unboxing article from a while back

Features

September 15, 2014

Interview with Mark Watt of Cadenhead’s

Cadenhead’s is Scotland’s oldest independent whisky bottler. They were established in 1842 and are still going strong.

November 22, 2013

Lagavulin Feis Ile 2013 – 18 Year Old

I never win anything. I’ve come second at pub quizzes, and when I was 15 I won a youth Cricket trophy (for any Americans, that’s..

June 25, 2013

Reunion Rye

Among enthusiasts, it’s well known that rye whiskey makes a better Manhattan. I’ve recently discovered that it makes a better Kansas City, too. There’s a..

Features

December 17, 2012

10 Great Scottish Single Malts That Don’t Cost The Earth

Edit: this post was originally written a little while ago, and the whisky industry has since started charging a lot more for single malts. But..

August 28, 2012

Ardbeg Lord of the Isles

At the weekend I went to a very, very nice hotel in the Costwolds to attend a wedding. What was even nicer was the incredibly..

Irish

August 8, 2012

Jameson 12 Year Old Special Reserve

For my inaugural malt review, I thought I would try something standard but pretty special. Jameson is fairly standard in Irish Whiskey terms (note: -ey..

June 1, 2012

Balblair 1978

Balblair is well-known for its old whiskies – it tends to sell only a few vintages, dating back quite some time (the oldest on their website..