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, ...
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27 Nov 2022
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21 Nov 2022
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 ...
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16 Nov 2022
Two Bloggers, 15 Days and 32 Distilleries in a Wild Scotland Trip
Since our earliest days blogging, almost nine years ago, Yoav Gelbfish (of the Whisky Gospel blog) and I have been planning to visit Scotland together. We’ve each been four times to ...
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05 Oct 2022
2022 Whisky Show – Back on Track (well, almost…)
After three years away from the London Whisky Show, (2019 due to a scheduling conflict with the Rosh HaShana, and then COVID) I have at last returned to the Show. From being the only Israeli ...
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14 Mar 2021
Kilchoman Cask 217/2013 Calvados Finish for the Omef (55.8%)
Kilchoman is one of a growing number of distilleries who do not sell casks for independent bottlers, and keep the bottling of all casks within the distillery. Nevertheless, Kilchoman is happy to ...
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04 Mar 2021
M&H Apex Series Review (Cognac, White Wine, Rum and Pomegranate Wine Casks)
I really have to open with major kudos for M&H Master Distiller Tomer Goren. The level of craft in balancing these Apex offering is outstanding. They each have character, without being ...
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10 Feb 2021
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 ...
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03 Feb 2021
M&H Winston Whisky Private Cask 2017/150 (57.2%)
Steven Winston is a Scotsman living in Tel Aviv, who’s interest in a few bottles of whisky from the local M&H Distillery turned into a single cask. It’s my understanding that ...
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14 Dec 2020
Two Dràm Mòr 9 Year Old Glenrothes, Muscatel and Spanish Red Wine Finishes
I have to be honest about the state of the industry, and this general comment has nothing to do with the specific bottler or these bottles. I’ll just come out and say it: I’m really ...
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25 Nov 2020
Gordon and MacPhail Bruichladdich 1964, 29 Years Old, Casks 3670, 3671, 3672 (50.6% ABV)
Funny how chance sometimes leads you to pour part of a mini some friends made sure you’d get to taste, and as you nose it you take note of the fact that the 56th distillation anniversary is ...
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23 Nov 2020
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 ...
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11 Nov 2020
Malt Whisky Yearbook 2021 – A Review
If there’s one whisky book I diligently make sure I have, it’s Ingvar Ronde’s Malt Whisky Yearbook. When the book landed in my mailbox, delayed as usual because of the Israeli ...
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29 Oct 2020
M&H Elements Peated (46%)
Following the very well received M&H Classic (reviewed here), the distillery’s Master Distiller, Tomer Goren, went on to create three permanent expressions, each highlights a cask type ...
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06 Oct 2020
M&H Elements Red Wine Cask (46%)
Following the very well received M&H Classic (reviewed here), the distillery’s Master Distiller, Tomer Goren, went on to create three permanent expressions, each highlights a cask type ...
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26 Aug 2020
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 ...
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