Whisky Tastings and Events News

Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival 2011

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Report by Bruce Crichton
Having read ‘Aardvarks in your wardrobe’ by Agamemnon McWhirter, I headed to Dufftown. No longer perplexed by this household pest, the Autumn Speyside Whisky festival was just what I needed with several days of great whisky, great food and an electrifying tasting contest. Here is my account of it.
The reader is cautioned [...]

The Whisky Shop Dufftown Challenge 2011

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

The fifth annual Whisky Shop Dufftown challenge for Independent Bottlers was run during the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival this last weekend.  With more entries than ever before it was a hotly fought contest.  Entries came from Adelphi, Duncan Taylor, Douglas Laing, Wemyss, The Creative Whisky Company and Gordon & MacPhail.  This remains one of the few [...]

March 2011 Newsletter

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

The WSD Newsletter – March 2011
Afternoon all from Dufftown where it’s beginning to look like winter is finally over and the snow is now well and truly retreating from the hills – at least we hope it’s over.
New Releases

Adelphi Distillery
We have a gaggle of new releases from Adelphi:
Adelphi Ardmore 2003 8 Years Old – [...]