“When you set forth to buy a Scotch distillery”, whisky entrepreneur David Prior smirked, “you won’t find one. The distillery will find you”. With this remark, the well-spoken Australian referred to the fact that it is incredibly hard to obtain a whisky production site on Scottish soil (more…)
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Kingsbarns Dream To Dram Premiere Tasting at Hanse Spirit (Tasting)
The big wait is over! A month after they released their first single cask whisky exclusively for the members of their Founders’ Club, the Kingsbarns Distillery in Fife has now put out its debut core expression, monickered Dream To Dram. On Thursday, I was lucky to try this (more…)
The Quiet Man & Hyde German Tasting Tour 2016 (News)
In November 2016, Vibrant Stills by Alba Import hosts a tasting tour across Germany called the Irish Challenge. It marks a great opportunity to get to know two distilleries from the Emerald Isle, namely The Quiet Man Irish Whiskey and Hyde Irish Whiskey. (more…)
Wemyss Malts & Kingsbarns German Tasting Tour 2016 (Event)
On October 11, independent bottler and blender Wemyss Malts and premium importer Alba Import invited whisky lovers from Northern Germany to a special occasion: The kick-off of Mr. William Wemyss’ four-date German Tasting Tour 2016. (more…)