Almost two months ago I received an invitation from the guys at W&M , the father company of Jura distillery to come and visit the […]
Visiting the Isle of Jura distillery–Part I of II
Whisky Round Table–May 2012 edition – Is Age Wasted on the Old?
It’s time for this month’s Round table, and are host for this month is Mike C, from the Whisky Party blog. This month the format […]
Quick Dram : The Whisky Barrel , Bunnahabhain Jubilee malt
In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) TheWhiskyBarrel.com presents a limited edition Islay Malt matured in a single fresh sherry butt […]
Clan Speyburn Cask–1975 Vintage
Speyburn Casks in Warehouse (Photo: Tommy Deile) Good things are happening at Speyburn. Last year when we visited the distillery (thanks tommy for providing me […]
Quick Dram: Wemyss Malts Lemon Grove–Cragganmore 1989
After this week’s Caribbean fruit comes the Lemon Grove, a whole different animal, and coming from the distillery of Cragganmore. Distilled in 1989 and bottled […]
Single Malts of Scotland (TWE) Ardmore 1992 , 19 yo
When I was visiting London last month, for Whisky Live, I carried home a few samples I got from Billy my good whisky friend (and […]
Quick Dram: Wemyss Malts Carribean Fruit–Glencadam 1990
Yet another single cask from Wemyss. As you can remember from the last batch of single casks I reviewed a few month ago, those come […]
Bourbon time : Tasting Angel’s Envy
It’s about time I posted my notes on this one, as I’ve been meaning to for a long time. A bourbon. yes, but not any […]
Whisky Newsflash April 2012
Seems like Inver house distillers are hard at work, and this week’s News flash features two of their distilleries : Knockdhu (AnCnoc) and Speyburn. Let’s […]
The Benriach ‘Birnie Moss’
The Birnie Moss has been around for a couple of years now since 2008, and it’s been added ‘officially’ to the peated Benriachs (change of […]