Tag Archives: Lowlands
Glasgow Distillery: Delicious Urban Whisky
On the way to Campbeltown for a ridiculous tasting with the ‘Springbank Stallions’, Tom also visited Glasgow Distillery. Here’s an impression It was time for me to get back to Scotland too, after a few dark years of lockdown. On … Continue reading
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Tagged Distillery, Glasgow Distillery Co., Guest Post, Lowlands, Tom van Engelen
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Bladnoch 20, ‘Beltie Label’, Bourbon Cask, 55%
Bladnoch is a weird distillery. Especially these releases from a decade or more ago are very unique and not always in a good way. Currently, under new ownership, the distillery is still releasing its own product with its own flavor … Continue reading
Flora & Fauna Classics, revisited by Tom van Engelen
Once more Tom has kindly supplied us with some nice reviews of things I normally don’t have on my radar. In this case, it’s a trio of Flora & Fauna releases by Diageo. With a Blair Athol, still regularly available, … Continue reading
Posted in - Guest Post, Blair Athol, Caol Ila, Rosebank
Tagged Blair Athol, Caol Ila, Diageo, Flora & Fauna, Guest Post, Highlands, Islay, Lowlands, Rosebank, Tom van Engelen
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Lindores Abbey Distillery
Or at least, their whisky. I visited the place in spring, at which point a sizeable bottle share with a tasting to accompany said share could not not happen. Of course, writing actual tasting notes for the drams themselves takes … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Casks of Lindores, Exclusive Cask, Fife, Kingdom of Fife, Lindores Abbey, Lowlands, Sherry Cask, STR Cask, Wine cask
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Finglassie ‘Lowland Smoke’, bottled in 2021, Marsala cask, 54% – Cooper’s Choice
To close of a short series of undisclosed single malts we’ll try this one. Of course, it’s not really undisclosed, since the subtitle of the whisky says ‘distilled at Inchdairnie Distillery’, but Finglassie is close enough. Inchdairnie Distillery is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooper's Choice, Finglassie, Inchdairnie, Kingdom of Fife, Lowlands, Marsala cask
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Lowlands whiskies, their trouble, and an Ailsa Bay
From a regional perspective, as far as that is still a thing in Scotch whisky, the Lowlands are a strange one. If you regard the size of the regions it’s only second to the Highlands. But when it comes to … Continue reading
Lochlea First Release, Bourbon and PX casks, 46%
Yet another distillery that has recently come on steam. The very first release of Lochlea is this three year old whisky from First Fill Bourbon and Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks, bottled at a decent 46%. Contrary to most other new … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, First Release, Lochlea, Lowlands, Sherry Cask
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Ailsa Bay NAS, bottled in 2015, 48.9%
In my mind, Ailsa Bay is one of those new big distilleries that mainly exists to supply blenders with components for their blends. In that regard it is similar to Roseisle distillery, which is Diageo’s counterpart to William Grant’s Ailsa … Continue reading
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