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Recent Arrivals from Wemyss Vintage Malts

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

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 [...]

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

New in from AD Rattray

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Here are the new releases just in from AD Rattray:

By Mike Lord
AD Rattray Glen Grant 1985 24 Years Old @ 55.8%
A class act this one. Well aged an sophisticated. If it was a person it would wear tweed and look good in it.

AD Rattray Glenrothes 1990 19 Years Old @ 49.9%
Kiwi fruits and bananas but [...]

Tags: AD Rattray, ADR, Cragganmore, Glen Grant, Glenrothes, Laphroaig, Mortlach, Old Pulteney, Pulteney, Single Malt, Whisky
Posted in New Whisky Releases and Bottlings