The whisky formerly known as Rock Oyster. Back in April, Douglas Laing re-branded the Islands expression of its Remarkable Regional Malt range as Rock Island. What lead to this decision, I do not know – but I will hopefully do so once my planned interview (more…)
Earlier this week, HRH Prince Charles came to see Wolfburn Distillery while visiting the Northern Scottish harbor town of Thurso. In the course of his stay, the Prince of Wales met with the entire Wolfburn team and checked out all parts of the distillery from up close. (more…)
“Everyone is welcome, entry is free!” – Following this simple and amicable motto, the Hamburg-based spirits retailer Getränke-Paradies Wolf (which is also our local Ardbeg Embassy) welcomed a diverse and cheerful crowd to its first summer fest on July 27. (more…)
When asked about whisky from the Orkney islands, most drammers will say “Highland Park” quick like a shot. There is, however, another production unit on the multipartite archipelago off the north coast of Scotland: Scapa, which was originally founded in 1885. (more…)
A unicorn!? Well, maybe not quite. But certainly no ordinary bottle either. When the barkeeper of Whiskycafe L&B in Amsterdam produced this 42-year-old (!) Highland malt by the disbanded Glen Mhor distillery from one of his many whisky-filled racks, my eyes lit up (more…)
I have a special relationship with The Macallan’s annual Edition series. My first-ever sip, I took in April 2018. Back then, Edition No 2 marked the epic finale of the complimentary tasting that followed up on the distillery tour. It was one of the last tours through the old production halls. (more…)
Hamburg is known for many things. Sunny days and mild evenings in spring are not among them. Still, the weather is traditionally glorious on one particular Sunday in June, when Borco-Marken-Import’s annual whisky festival is on. (more…)
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