Archive For The “Adelphi” Category
For some, December is all about Advent Calendars and the countdown toward the holidays. For others, it’s about blind competitions and getting ready for vacations. With Hanukka bouncing around between late November and December, I took the route of participating in the 5th annual Usquebaugh Society 2015 blind tasting competition. So how it going for me? Not well at…
Adelphi Distillery is a great independent bottler, started in 1993 by James Walker, who is the great grandson of Archibald Walker who owned the original Adelphi, which operated in Glasgow until 1902 (or 1907). Research on the older history has been frustrating, as there seems to be no definitive history timeline, but that doesn’t really change…
I like heavier, full bodied whisky, and Clynelish (especially if not chill filtered) is right out there in front of the pack, known for its waxiness and heft. The modern day Clynelish distillery was built in 1968, with stills that are the exact replicas of the old Clynelish distillery which was built in 1819 (later…