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Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 12

ABV 58.2% Age NAS Bottler OB Bottling Cask Strength Batch 12 Cost £75 Origin Glendronach Distillery Region Highland, Scotland Released 2023 What they say The GlenDronach Distillery, hidden in the fertile landscape of the Valley of Forgue, deep in the east Highlandhills, has honoured centuries of craft in its latest Single Malt release. The GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 12boasts…

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Benromach release Air dried and Kiln dried Virgin Oak Limited Edition expressions

Benromach adds to its limited-edition Contrasts range with Air dried and Kiln dried Virgin Oak expressions

Benromach adds to its limited-edition Contrasts range with Air dried and Kiln dried Virgin Oak expressions Benromach Distillery in Speyside has announced that it has added two new limited-edition whiskies to its popular Contrasts range which aims to surprise and delight drinkers with variations on the signature smoky Benromach style, by maturing spirit in different and interesting…

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Uile-bheist Distillery fills its first casks

Uile-bheist Distillery has filled its maiden casks, with the new make spirit set to become the first single malt whisky to be distilled in Inverness for 40 years.

New make spirit will become first Inverness malt whisky in 40 years Uile-bheist Distillery has filled its maiden casks, with the new make spirit set to become the first single malt whisky to be distilled in Inverness for 40 years. Head Distiller Andrew ‘Drew’ Shearer performed the historic first cask filling, with the distilled spirit now being laid down for maturation in ex-sherry and…

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Bruichladdich Distillery founder’s final farewell

Simon Coughlin announces retirement from Bruichladdich Distillery after 23 years with the pioneering, Islay based distillery

Simon Coughlin announces retirement from Bruichladdich Distillery after 23 years with the pioneering, Islay based distillery Bruichladdich Distillery co-founder, Simon Coughlin, will officially retire on 31st July 2023, after more than 23 years with the progressive Hebridean distillery. One of the original founders, Simon was responsible for resurrecting Bruichladdich Distillery in 2001.…

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The Glenlivet unveils Beer Cask finish in partnership with Innis & Gunn

The Glenlivet launches The Glenlivet Distillery Reserve Collection: 9-Year-Old Beer Cask Finish Edition ahead of International Beer Day on 4th August 

The Glenlivet launches The Glenlivet Distillery Reserve Collection: 9-Year-Old Beer Cask Finish Edition ahead of International Beer Day on 4th August  Speyside Single Malt, The Glenlivet, has unveiled a new limited-edition whisky – The Glenlivet Distillery Reserve Collection: 9-Year-Old Beer Cask Finish Edition – in partnership with Scottish brewer, Innis & Gunn. In the spirit of innovation to…

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Douglas Laing unveil new Rock Island Rum Cask edition

Independent Scotch Whisky distillers, blenders and bottlers Douglas Laing & Co, today introduce a new edition of their Island Malt: Rock Island Rum Cask Edition. 

Independent Scotch Whisky distillers, blenders and bottlers Douglas Laing & Co, today introduce a new edition of their Island Malt: Rock Island Rum Cask Edition.  This latest bottling follows in the footsteps of the immensely popular Rock Island Mezcal Edition in 2022, which showcased Rock Island’s maritime spirit finished in Mezcal casks, imparting an added layer of sweet smokiness. Rock…

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Aberlour 9 Years Old Batch 7

Aberlour 9 Years Old Batch 7 single malt scotch whisky from @BoutiqueyWhisky #review

1. What they say This right here is the seventh batch of single malt from the Aberlour distillery to be independently bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company! We’re no none the wiser as to why the chap in the top room of Aberlour’s Mash Tun hotel looks so scared. Will we ever know? It’s a question for the ages… While we ponder it, how about we enjoy some tasty Speyside single malt!? Batch 7…

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SMWS 65.5 Old School Speyside

SMWS 65.5 Old School Speyside single malt scotch whisky review #SMWS #Imperial

Imperial 21 Years Old 1995 65.5 Old School Speyside 1. What they say The nose is classic old-school Speyside – ripe mango, apples, pears, pineapple and flowers with custard Danish and syrup sponge sweetness – but fresh too – paint, Imperial Leather soap and crystallized ginger. The palate combines intense flavours of juicy pear and sherbet straws; then canvas, leather and oak tingle the…

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Evan Williams White Label

Evan Williams White Label Bottled in Bond 100 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey review

Evan Williams White Label Bottled in Bond 100 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey 1. What they say Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond is aged under government supervision and meeting the exact requirements for a Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon. It has all the kick you expect—but still goes down smooth. https://evanwilliams.com/bottled-in-bond-bourbon?cta=bottled-in-bond 2. Official tasting…

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Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

Woodford Reserve Barrel Finished Select Double Oaked Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review

Woodford Reserve Barrel Finished Select Double Oaked 1. What they say An innovative approach to twice-barreled bourbon creates the rich and colorful flavor of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Uniquely matured in separate, charred oak barrels – the second barrel deeply toasted before a light charring – extracts additional soft, sweet oak…

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Nutty, spicy whisky is inspired by Glenmorangie creator’s favourite sherry

Nutty, spicy whisky is inspired by Glenmorangie creator’s favourite sherry. Exclusive to Australia and the UK, small-batch series’ new release is finished in Amontillado casks

Exclusive to Australia and the UK, small-batch series’ new release is finished in Amontillado casks Glenmorangie Highland single malt Scotch whisky today shares a delicately nutty and spicy bottling inspired by Amontillado, its creator’s favourite style of sherry. Available exclusively to whisky lovers in Australia and the UK, Glenmorangie Amontillado Finish is the fourth release in the…

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GLASGOW 1770 WHISKY RELEASES LATEST SMALL BATCH EXPRESSION

GLASGOW 1770 WHISKY RELEASES LATEST SMALL BATCH EXPRESSION

The Glasgow Distillery has announced its latest ‘Small Batch Series’ bottling, amping up its commitment to flavour experimentation by marrying together two distinct Glasgow 1770 single malts that have undergone different maturation processes. Glasgow 1770 Red Wine and Ruby Port Cask Finish is the first time the distillery has married together two spirit styles that have undergone two maturation…

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INVERNESS DISTILLERY OPENS, REVIVING LOST WHISKY HERITAGE

INVERNESS DISTILLERY OPENS, REVIVING LOST WHISKY HERITAGE

New £7.5m low carbon distillery and brewery opens doors Inverness’ first distillery in 130 years has officially opened, reconnecting the highland capital with its proud but lost whisky and brewing history. The £7.5m Uile-bheist distillery and brewery on River Ness, powered by a low carbon Sustainability centre on site, is tipped to attract 100 tour visits per day in peak season. Future phases…

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Loch Lomond Whiskies Unveils Limited Single Grain Scotch Whiskies

Loch Lomond Whiskies Unveils Limited Single Grain Scotch Whiskies

Innovative duo grow the distiller’s Single Grain collection Loch Lomond Whiskies has unveiled two limited Single Grain releases which exemplify the distiller’s innovative range of whisky-making techniques. Loch Lomond Single Grain Distiller’s Choice and Loch Lomond Single Grain Cooper’s Collection Mizunara Cask Finish are brought together by Master Blender, Michael Henry. Using only 100%…

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INVERCLYDE DISTILLERY UNVEILS FIRST UNIQUE CASK DESIGN IN A CENTURY WITH £100M DEAL

INVERCLYDE DISTILLERY UNVEILS FIRST UNIQUE CASK DESIGN IN A CENTURY WITH £100M DEAL

Inverclyde’s first zero-carbon distillery has signed a £100 million deal with one of Spain’s oldest sherry cask producers to secure a decades long supply of ‘infinity casks’  – marking what is believed to be the first unique cask design for the Scottish Whisky industry in more than 100 years.Inverkip-based Ardgowan Distillery has commissioned Bodegas Miguel Martín to construct the sustainably…

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The Lakes Distillery release The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.6; an intensely aromatic evolution.

The Lakes Distillery release The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.6; an intensely aromatic evolution.

Available from 2 March, The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.6 is the penultimate release in The Lakes Distillery’s journey to define a signature style. An intensely aromatic evolution, the new sherry-led single malt retains the bold and complex characters The Whiskymaker’s Reserve is known for, bringing rich new flavours to the fore. Delving deep into the subtleties of flavour creation, No.6 explores…

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Tobermory Distillery unveils latest expression in Hebridean Series and partnership with Gordon Buchanan

Tobermory Distillery unveils latest expression in Hebridean Series and partnership with Gordon Buchanan

Tobermory Distillery, based on the idyllic Isle of Mull, has revealed a 25-year-old single malt, the third of five expressions in its limited edition Hebridean Series The third release in the series of five,  follows on from the success of the 24-year-old and the 23-year-old. In addition to the new release, Tobermory Distillery has announced the appointment of Gordon Buchanan, award-winning…