Posts Tagged “Douglas Laing”

Old Particular Craigellachie 18 – A Distinctive Sherry Bomb

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Old Particular Craigellachie 18 – A Distinctive Sherry Bomb

Dewar’s single malt distilleries (except for Aberfeldy which has been available on the market as a single malt) are making their first strides into the single malt market , spearheaded by Craigellachie. But Dewar’s malts were readily available before this move, if you knew where to look. Douglas Laing’s fruitful relationship with much of the…

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If Ardbeg Would Release a 21 Year Old – Would it be Like This?

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If Ardbeg Would Release a 21 Year Old – Would it be Like This?

As day 3 of the Whisky Show was drawing to an end, I stopped by the Douglas Laing stand do say goodbye to Cara and Chris. Cara took my glass, and poured a straw colored dram into the glass, handing it back. One sniff made it clear – this is an Ardbeg. Like the 10,…

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Douglas Laing’s Aultmore XO – Much Ado About Marketing

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Douglas Laing’s Aultmore XO – Much Ado About Marketing

Two things I really like came together one afternoon this summer: I love Aultmore whisky (seriously, I adore this distillery), and I highly respect the Laing independent bottlers (Both Douglas Laing with Director’s cut, Old Particular, Provenance and the blends and Hunter Laing with Old Malt Cask, Old and Rare and Douglas of Drumlanrig) and…

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Clynelish at its Full Glory – Who Let The Candle Maker Out? Who? Who? Who?

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Clynelish at its Full Glory – Who Let The Candle Maker Out? Who? Who? Who?

Clynelish has one of the saddest human tragedy whisky stories associated with its founding and its founder, the 2nd Marquess of Strafford (later to be created the 1st Duke of Sutherland). During the early 19th century, the Highlands were essentially forced the eviction of all the farmers and crofters traditionally working the land to allow…

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One Quick Dram: Double Barrel Caol Ila & Tamdhu Whisky Tasting Notes

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One Quick Dram: Double Barrel Caol Ila & Tamdhu Whisky Tasting Notes

Continuing my quest for an in depth study on vatted malts (officially dubbed “malt blends”), I had the Douglas Laing Double Barrel Caol Ila and Tamdhu vatting. As noted previously in my review of the Ardbeg & Altmore vatting, these are two single barrels of very different whiskys, vatted together to highlight the unique attributes of…

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