Some distilleries have such a strong standing with the whisky community that their special releases create a world-wide craze. Others are also well regarded, albeit less talked about. Speyburn Distillery, whose latest single cask bottling I will introduce to you in the following (more…)
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…)
Nomad is a whisky with a twist. Although it was created in Scotland by Whyte & Mackay’s legendary master blender Richard “The Nose” Paterson”, this marriage of more than 30 carefully selected malts and grains did not get bottled on Scottish soil. (more…)
When we discuss the topic of whisky in general, we are all on the same page: This stuff rules supreme! But when we come to speak of individual expressions, things become a bit more complicated. With the range of available bottlings being incredibly diverse (more…)
Every once in a while northern German retailer Weinquelle organizes great whisky tastings in their show room in Siek, just a few kilometres away from Hamburg. This time they invited George S. Grant, manager of Glenfarclas Distillery in the sixth generation (more…)
As a passionate drammer, sherry is certainly not unknown to me. Yet, I have to confess that most of my touchpoints with this beverage did not happen in pure form but via the “detour” of whisky. For whatever reason, I have rarely ever poured myself a sherry on its own so far. (more…)
In late 2016, North Star launched their first series of whiskies which consisted of six exquisite Scotch expressions – each of which was drawn from a single cask. Recently, the Glasgow-based company put out their second batch of bottlings. (more…)
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…)
On June 1st, Jura will host the next round of their annual whisky festival, the frolicsome Tastival. This means that we can not only look forward to super-fun festivities at the distillery (and hopefully also other locations across the globe), but also to a new special bottling. (more…)
Who let the dogs out? Douglas Laing did! Today, the Glasgow-based company released the first globally available Scallywag bottling with an age statement. Like its little NAS brother, which represents the Speyside in Douglas Laing’s signature Remarkable Regional Malts (more…)
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