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In case you missed my previous post, for the next eight or so weeks, I will focus my posts on Independent Bottlers (IBs), alternating between introductory information for those who are maybe just approaching whisky, or new to IBs and reviews of independently bottled whiskies more in keeping with the…
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For this last (at least for now) of this series looking at alternatives to popular whiskies, I am turning to peat. Today, I will suggest five alternatives to Ledaig 10. This one is a bit of an odd one out. If the previous three posts on alternatives to Glenfiddich 12,…
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It’s review 100 for Road to Dram so t is time to celebrate this small but proud landmark with a look at WM Cadenhead’s February 2025 Releases. From fruit bomb to maritime peat gem, there is something for everyone.
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And finally, we come to the end of this series of reviews dedicated to cask finishes. I will review the Ledaig Sinclair series Rioja cask to close things off. And while I am at it, I am going to try it side by side with the Ledaig 10
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Continuing my series on cask finishes, today I shift to red wine casks. For today’s review, I’ll taste the Arran Amarone Cask Finish, an annual special release from Lochranza Distillery. As with my previous Murray McDavid Inchgower Madeira cask finish review, I am also taking the opportunity to provide a…
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After a Blended Malt start to this series of Cask Strength reviews, today I am looking at one of the whiskies which often gets mentioned as an easy and affordable gateway to Cask Strength single malts. For this second episode of “ Don’t Water My Whisky”, I will review the Arran Quarter cask “The Bothy”.
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I needed a wee time to recover from the Glasgow Whisky Festival 2024. So, it is time to pick up where I left off and dive back into new Scottish distilleries. On today’s program, my review of the Torabhaig Cnoc Na Moine.
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After visiting the northernmost (currently) Highland distillery, it is time to focus on another new distillery in a remote location, the Isle of Raasay Distillery, who, as of yesterday, are the holders of the 2024 OSWA award for best new distillery. Today, I review the Isle of Raasay R-02.1.
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While I continue my new distillery exploration, it’s time for a doubleheader with this review of the Lagg Kilmory and Corriecravie editions. We are still in the Lowlands technically, though many would argue that, at least geographically, this whisky is self-evidently an Island whisky.
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Being on Arran with a cope days on my hand it would have been criminal only to visit the Lagg distillery, missing Lochranza distillery home of Arran whisky. Instead of the tour, I opted for the select tasting offering samples of Arran’s limited editions.
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