I was lucky enough to be chosen to participate in the Penderyn Tweet Tasting organised by Steve Rush of the Whisky Wire – to be held on St David’s Day (1st March). The Welsh Whisky Company or Penderyn as they are better known was formed in 1998. It started distilling …
The HYDE family have been involved in the Irish drinks business for over twelve generations since 1640. HYDE is presidential quality Irish whiskey named in honour of Ireland’s very first president Douglas Hyde. President HYDE was an inspirational figure who helped to define Ireland’s national identity. They pride themselves on …
Day 2 of our Campbeltown trip – the day of the main event for most of us, given that we’re all huge Glen Scotia Fans. We kicked the day off with bacon butties, kindly cooked by John before heading out in the damp, gloomy weather. The first stop on our …
Campbeltown was the destination of choice for 2019’s annual #BlindTastingOnTour trip, with Springbank, Glengyle, Cadenhead’s and most importantly for me, Glen Scotia all on the agenda. We kicked things off super early as the journey to Campbeltown was estimated to take us around 7 hours, with John and Andy picking …
We were all pleased to welcome Ibon back to the Southport Whisky Club as it’s always a great night when he’s hosting. This time, he brought some very special and exclusive Loch Lomond cask samples. Loch Lomond is a distillery with a history dating back to 1814, when they were …
To promote my recent blog post about the Tomatin Tasting at Southport Whisky Club I’ve decided to run a giveaway! The prize for each winner (Two will be picked at random) being one miniature bottle (50ml) of Tomatin Legacy, my take home dram on the night! Tomatin Legacy On the …
Having only ever tried one Tomatin dram (a Distillery Exclusive – Single Cask Oloroso 58.5% ABV) prior to this tasting, I was particularly looking forward to exploring their core range. Stan Reid, the Regional Sales Manager brought a cracking line up including a bottle of 30 and 36 year-old-malt! A …
On the 26th April, Graeme MacKay from Morrison & MacKay travelled over 250 miles to host a tasting for The Southport Whisky Club in Remedy, Churchtown. It was a great night with good a range of drams, some of which had only just been released in the last few months …
Brilliance is matured in bourbon barrels for 3-5 years before being bottled. In comparison to Scotch, this is a fraction of the time; but forget not that the climate in Goa is drastically different from the climate in Scotland. It’s this tropical heat that causes greater evaporation (typically 8-10% a …
What a fantastic night, Ibon brought the entire core range of whiskies and talked us through them, describing each stage of the process and how the whisky gets its Campbeltown character. Included in the ticket price was a bottle of their Double Cask, which despite being a NAS entry level …
