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…)
Campbeltown
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…)
Longrow 14yo Sherry Cask (Review)
Whisky does not always have to be silken, filigree and beautiful. Sometimes, you do not want to have the often-quoted “liquid sunshine” in your glass, but scratch the bottom of a barrel (figuratively speaking) for a good dose of smut and grime. (more…)
The Gauldrons by Remarkable Malts (Review)
Happy Halloween, all ye boozy beasts and well-oiled witches! Today I would like to introduce you to the sixth addition of Douglas Laing’s celebrated Remarkable Regional Malts range called The Cauldrons. If you have visited our blog before, you might already have stumbled (more…)
Sprinkbank 12 Cask Strength (Review)
I really love spending my days by the seaside or travelling by ferry or ship as often as I can. Feeling that salty air on my lips and the wind in my hair makes me feel homey and free at the same time. If you are looking for a whisky that transports exactly this feeling (more…)
Glen Scotia 14yo “93.96 – Props for a Hammer film” by SMWS (Review)
Being a dedicated horror movie buff and a big admirer of yesteryear’s cult flicks, I had to hunt down a bottle of this single cask release by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society for its name alone. Cause without exaggeration “Props for a Hammer film” is one of the most awesome (more…)
The Gauldrons: “Itsy-bitsy Spider crawls through Campbeltown” (Interview)
In mid-September, Douglas Laing surprised the whisky world with the reveal of The Gauldrons, the long-awaited Campbeltown expression of their popular blended malt range called Remarkable Regional Malts. Not only have Glasgow’s Finest now conquered the full whisky map (more…)
Springbank 13yo by Whiskykanzler (Review)
During my last stay in Berlin I visited the famous whisky pub Offside in the district of Wedding. Not only did I have a few very nice whiskies there, but I also persuaded the barkeeper to pass the almost-empty bottle of this Springbank 13yo on to me (more…)
Hazelburn 13yo Oloroso Cask (Review)
More than once I have been told that the folks at Springbank Distillery produce some really excellent whiskies. Nevertheless, I have not tried a drop of Springbank, Hazelburn or Longrow – which are the three different brands of their core range – for a very long time. (more…)
Kilkerran 12yo (Review)
Glengyle Distillery was founded in the second half of the 19th century, flourishing at first. But from 1910 on, times became bleaker. On the one hand, Scotland got into economic trouble. On the other hand, one of the main consumers of Scotch whisky, the United States, was dispensed (more…)
