For our final tasting of 2015, we welcomed Inver House Distillers to showcase some of their whiskies, focusing on an aspect of whisky that most companies are not talking about much these days: long ageing….
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Well-aged whisky with Balblair, Old Pulteney and AnCnoc
Posted on 30 December 2015 by Billy
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anCnoc 18 Year Old and 1975 – Modern Tradition
Posted on 3 June 2015 by Billy
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Knockdhu is a strangely anachronistic distillery. Founded in 1894, at the time it was a thoroughly modern facility, with a steam engine, railway sidings, and all mod cons. However, not much has changed since then,…
Continue reading »Peaty AnCnoc – Rutter and Flaughter
Posted on 23 April 2014 by Billy
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Peat smoke. To many it’s the key flavour in whiskies and for others it’s the reason they don’t drink whisky. While only relatively few whiskies are actually noticeably peaty, it’s become one of the best-known…
Continue reading »A trip to Knockdhu
Posted on 24 August 2011 by Billy
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[This is Part 4 of Billy’s trip around the Inver House distilleries. If you haven’t already, you should check out his scribblings from Balblair, Pulteney and Speyburn] After leaving Speyburn we hacked back over to…
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I enjoy reading and even listening to whisky reviews. But I drink what I can more or less afford and like what I like. I sort of am able to align my buying by tasting notes from others who are similar...
Posted on: 18 October 2019
Let's not forget this is 1 man and his opinion. Yes, those bottles are suddenly selling for lots more cash. Doesn't mean the world voted for the best dram in the world.
Posted on: 17 October 2019
While the species makes a difference, the locale of where the trees are grown also has a big influence on the flavour the oak will give to a whisky. Also, the oak used from each area is usually a...
Posted on: 17 October 2019