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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…)

Big Peat Feis Ile 2019 (Review)

A folksy fella, Big Peat is not one to celebrate the annual Islay festival by himself. So he invited his friends from all across the globe to party with him. And more than 400 of them answered the bearded Ileach’s call! Their faces can now be seen on the tube (more…)

Big Peat’s 10th Birthday Party with The Gauldrons and Scallywag (Whisky Flight)

When a superstar of the whisky world, such as Douglas Laing’s Islay-born Big Peat, celebrates his birthday, the guestlist looks exquisite. Today, I am happy to introduce you to three high-percentage party animals that came together to celebrate the afore-mentioned occasion. (more…)

The Double Single by Compass Box (Review)

When The Double Single by Compass Box launched two years ago, I was an instant fan. Its concept, story and design hit all the right notes with me. Thus I went on to ask CB’s whisky maker Jill Boyd for an interview. (more…)

Timorous Beastie 12yo Cask Strength (Review)

Sometimes you don’t have to stand very tall,
To be the strongest and greatest of all,
If your heart is good and your soul is pure, (more…)

Big Peat 26yo – The Platinum Edition (Review)

What is the difference between American rock’n’roll legends KISS and Islay-born geezer Big Peat? There is more smoke in a bottle of the latter than there is in an entire stage show of the former. Also, the band went platinum on account of their record sales (more…)

The Epicurean – Glasgow Edition by Douglas Laing (Review)

When I read on the internet that Douglas Laing was about to release a limited edition of their Lowlands blended malt The Epicurean, a huge smile formed on my face. As a dedicated fan of this moustached muchacho, I could not wait to find out what this special bottling (more…)

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