Named after a legendary Glasgow-based whisky maker from the 19th century, MacNair’s Lum Reek is a line of peated blended malts in the portfolio of The GlenAllachie Distillery. It encompasses three expressions: NAS, 12 Years Old and 21 Years Old. (more…)
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Starward Two Fold Double Grain Australian Whisky (Review)
Scallywag 10yo – Speyside Blended Malt Whisky (Review)
Two years ago, Douglas Laing expanded the core range of The Remarkable Regional Malts. As a follow-up to the regular NAS expressions, the Glasgow-based whisky makers also released permanent 10-year-old versions of Big Peat, Rock Island, Timorous Beastie and Scallywag. (more…)
New in the Wood Series: The Epicurean with Cognac Finish (News)
Last year, Douglas Laing surprised the fans of its signature Lowlands malt, The Epicurean, with a limited edition finished in a single Côte-Rôtie wine cask. Today, the Glasgow-based company announced the follow-up to this sought-after expression, which sold out swiftly (more…)
“Battle axe” Islay Blended Malt by The SMWS (Review)
“Grandfather, tell me a story,” the little boy asked. “All right,” replied the old man, “Go and get your storybook.” The youngster shook his head: “No, no. Not one of those. A real story! Tell me about the last whisky you had!” The grandfather’s eyes lit up: “Well, then … (more…)
“Remarkable Regional Malts with a Twist” by Douglas Laing (Review)
For this year’s Burns Night celebrations,
Our little mouse had special plans.
He sent out lots of invitations, (more…)
3x Blended Whisky from North Star’s Series 009 (Review Flight)
Whisky-wise and beyond, the year was really awesome! So it deserves to be ended with a bang. Therefore, I have chosen a special whisky triple for my last blog post in 2019, namely three blended malts from Glasgow’s North Star Spirits. (more…)
Big Peat Christmas Edition 2019 & The Gauldrons Batch 05 (Review Flight)
Merry Christmas, dear BarleyMania readers! I hope you all have a good pour put aside for tonight. As in the years before, I will enjoy a dram of Big Peat’s annual Christmas Edition on December 24. After all, the holiest of nights would feel incomplete without a visit from my favorite Ileach. (more…)
Compass Box “Myths & Legends” Tasting at Christiansen’s (Tasting)
Normally, Gerd Schmerschneider makes a living as the German importer of brands like Port Askaig, The English Whisky Company and others. During his traditional pre-Christmas tasting at Christiansen’s on November 4, however, he took over another profession (more…)
Rock Island Regular, 10yo and 21yo by Douglas Laing (Review Flight)
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…)