Today, legendary whisky makers Ardbeg revealed the full design as well as the key facts of their annual special bottling 2017. Named Kelpie after a breed of hard-to-catch water spirits from Scottish mythology, the new Ardbeg pays homage to the deep sea (more…)
The Triple Wood is part of Laphroaig’s growing selection of NAS whiskies, which recently got expanded by two Travel Retail-exclusives called Four Oak and The 1815 Legacy Edition. On principle, it does not have easy standing with numerous whisky connoisseurs, (more…)
When you think of the isle of Islay on the West coast of Scotland, the first things that come to your mind will probably be the heavily peated whiskies for which this fabled region is held in high esteem by whisky lovers across the globe. (more…)
With an output of up to 7 million litres per year, Caol Ila is by far the most productive distillery on Islay. Yet, it sometimes seems to me as if these seasoned whisky makers from the isle’s Northeast coast get less recognition than their prominent neighbors. (more…)
Offering high-quality Islay malts at very friendly price points, it is little surprising that Finlaggan is a brand held in high esteem by whisky lovers across the globe. The veil of mystery that surrounds these drams further adds to the fascination that emanates from them. (more…)
Together with London-based premium blenders Compass Box, Islay-born progressive distillers Bruichladdich are currently one of the forerunners of a fledging transparency movement in the whisky industry. (more…)
In union they stand. When London-based premium blenders Compass Box started an initiative for more transparency in whisky making in 2016, progressive Islay distillery Bruichladdich was one of the first companies to support them. (more…)
In their catalogues and webstores, many whisky dealers call the Finlaggan Cask Strength a “mystery malt”. This is because the bottler, Vintage Malt Whisky, is not allowed to reveal much about this highly popular dram. (more…)
Each year, Ardbeg releases one out-of-the-ordinary whisky as a strictly limited special edition. In the past, these treasured bottlings included such legendary drams as the Supernova, the Alligator, the Galileo and most recently the Dark Cove. (more…)
You rarely meet a whisky lover that does not utter the Octomore‘s name in awe. The reason for this is simple: For years, Bruichladdich‘s mythical series of super-heavily peated Islay malts has continuously challenged our taste buds (more…)
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