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A Visit to Tobermory Distillery: Remote and Well Worth It….

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A Visit to Tobermory Distillery: Remote and Well Worth It….

If you want to see who’s a local to one of the Scottish Hebrides, just mention the following word: “CalMac”. To you and me, it’s a ferry company, but to a Hebridian, it’s the epitome of the challenges in island life. In this visit I have had the opportunity to learn just how dependent Islanders…

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Glen Garioch’s Retro-Hightech £6M Upgrade, and a Stunning 1991 BYO to Boot

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Glen Garioch’s Retro-Hightech £6M Upgrade, and a Stunning 1991 BYO to Boot

I think none of you would be overly surprised that getting to Glen Garioch on any trip to Scotland is a given for me. We each have our favorite distillery, the one we’ll go out of our way to swing by for a hello and a BYO even if we’re not doing a tour or…

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Isle of Raasay Virgin Chinkapin Oak Cask Selection – A First Look at the Distillery

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Isle of Raasay Virgin Chinkapin Oak Cask Selection – A First Look at the Distillery

Isle of Raasay is a relatively new Inner Hebrides distillery founded by Alasdair Day, which began distilling in September 2017. As this is the first in a series of three posts, we’ll further discuss the distillery’s distinctive approach in the next posts. Since we have three sets of matching casks exploring unpeated and peated single…

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M&H Elements Sherry Cask (46%)

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M&H Elements Sherry Cask (46%)

After somewhat of a delay, we come to the final entry of the Elements series. As you’ll recall, the series consists of three expressions flanking the M&H Classic (reviewed here). The series is available from the distillery shop as a tasting pack, which is what I recieved for these reviews. Each of these expressions highlights…

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Golani Vino Cabernet Oak Cask 72 (55.3%)

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Golani Vino Cabernet Oak Cask 72 (55.3%)

I like whisky in wine casks, and have reviewed the Golani Vino previously. However, it has come to my attention that the profile of the vino has changed lately, using Cabernet casks from the Golan Heights Winery. I have gotten a sample of the cask strength version from David at the distillery to try, and…

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