For those of you who have been following the blog, you have undoubtedly noticed that I was away for a while. Nothing special, just working on other things, both inside whiskey and outside whiskey and doing some travellin…

Scapa Distillery, located on the Orkney Islands off the northeastern coast of Scotland, is renowned for its unique single malt whisky. Established in 1885, the distillery is perched on a clifftop overlooking the serene S…

The connection between wine and whiskey is long and deep.

No blog or review set about whiskey would be complete without a Glenlivet 12. I will write a distillery profile about this prolific and indeed iconic distillery later, but for now let’s concentrate on this classic dram….

For me, whiskey is a memory inducing experience.

The story or Glenmorangie distillery begins in 1843 when a farmer by the name of William Matheson built a modest distillery in the Scottish Highlands. The venture may have started small, but the vision was extraordinary….

Any many of my followers know, my blog, up to now, has been about everything single malt, the history of Scotland and the origins of whiskey making from the old world.

Every distillery that I research and review on this blog has interesting stories about their methods, history, ownerships and unique whiskey styles. Deanston might just take the cake when it comes to innovation and inte…

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