Thursday, October 27th, 2011
By Mike Lord
These are the new additions we have had in (that are still in stock). These were all tried at Susan Colville’s tasting at The Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival.
“Lemon Grove” Cragganmore 1989
Nose: Candid lemons, toffee bonbons, roasted pears and salted lime (from the rim of the Tequila glass).
Taste: Real lemonade and oak chips spice.
Finish: Sweet fruit [...]
Tags: bunnahabhain, Cragganmore, Glencadam, Wemyss
Posted in New Whisky Releases and Bottlings
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 [...]
Tags: Ardbeg, Arran, BenRiach, Benrinnes, Benromach, Bladnoch, bunnahabhain, caol ila, Caperdonich, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Duncan Taylor, festival, Glen Moray, Glencadam, Glendronach, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Highland Park, Imperial, linkwood, Lochside, Macallan, Port Charlotte, Strathisla, Talisker, Tamdhu, Wemyss
Posted in Other Whisky News, Whisky Tastings and Events News
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
By Mike Lord
We are still catching up after The Autumn Speyside Festival so there will be a little spree of shorter updates.
Here is our clutch of new release Adelphi’s. The majority of them were tasted at the Adelphi tasting during the festival and all were superb. Our tastings during the September festival now come under [...]
Tags: Adelphi, Breath of Islay, bunnahabhain, Clynelish, Dailuiane, linkwood, Lochside, Tamdhu
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