Some people might say that five years of maturation are not enough to let a whisky develop depth and character. Yet, if you are in the mood for a young and wild whisky, a spirit that did not spend too many years in the cask might be exactly what you have been looking for. (more…)
Having visited a fair share of distilleries and attended quite a few masterclasses, tastings and fairs throughout the first half of 2017, my palate made the acquaintance of many outstanding whiskies this year. Naturally, it is impossible to say which of them was THE best. (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…)
I fell in love with Bowmore’s exceptional Springtide a few weeks ago at BorderShop Whisky Festival. At the end of a long day of dramming, I went to the Beam Suntory booth and asked their Global Brand Ambassador Gordon Dundas (more…)
For the 15th time, Germany’s northernmost annual whisky fair took place in the Steigenberger Hotel right next to Kiel’s cruise terminal on the first weekend of May. Though the fair is rather small with round about ten exhibitors, it had a lot to offer for the attendees: (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…)
Without a doubt, Highlands sovereigns Glenmorangie and Islay monarchs Ardbeg are among the most prestigious Scotch whisky producers in the world. So when their mother company Moët Hennessy teamed up with Weinquelle Lühmann to host an exclusive prestige tasting (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…)
When I started to develop a deeper interest in whisky, I started with drams from Scotland and Ireland. I then went on to explore Swedish and German products, but somehow Asian whisky did not appear on my radar for quite some time. (more…)
Today, Scotland’s most northern-based whisky distillery Highland Park revealed the new bottle design of its core selection. Paying homage to the viking heritage of the island of Orkney where Highland Park is located, the 12yo has been re-branded as Viking Honour (more…)
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