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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Barbados also produces Cockspor and Mount Gay rums which are exceptional rums that are excellent for traditional rum cocktails. The women adore these drinks.
Posted on: 5 June 2019
Egyptian whisky isn't a very well-known category – this is the first time it's appeared in the awards, hence the comment. There's only one whisky in the category, as there's only one Egyptian whisky...
Posted on: 14 May 2019
What is so special about the egyptian for the special mention?
Posted on: 13 May 2019