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Tag Archives: Scotland
Old Pulteney, 1999-2019, 19yo, 56.5% – Gordon & MacPhail
Last year, when this came out, it was quickly ramped up to be ‘the next best thing’. Generally, in the world of whisky, these things die down quickly, but in this case the ratings and reviews kept popping up, and … Continue reading
Posted in Old Pulteney
Tagged 1999, Connoisseur's Choice, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Old Pulteney, Pulteney, Scotland, Sherry Cask, Wick
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Loch Ness Brewery’s Whisky Beers
About two and a half years ago we went to Scotland on our family holiday. Apart from spending a week on Skye, we also spent a week in the vicinity of Loch Ness. During our stay there I (obviously) had … Continue reading
Posted in - Beer
Tagged Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Jon Beach, Loch Ness Brewery, Scotland
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A tour of Balvenie
So, during our little tromp through Speyside last week we started the Whisky bit off with a rather expansive tour of Balvenie distillery, their wee maltings and the cooperage. We were right on time for the tour, and were welcomed … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, Balvenie
Tagged Balvenie, David Mair, Distillery Only, Distillery tour, Distillery visit, Scotland, Speyside, Warehouse 24, Whisky tasting, William Grant & Sons
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Beer up!
I’ve not blogged on Friday and today is going to be a weird one too. My internet at home is down for some reason and I’ve been away for the weekend. Writing reviews on my phone is not something I … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements
Tagged Beer, Belgium, Bottle Share, Fiddler's, Loch Ness Brewery, Scotland, Travel, Whisky
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IPA is Dead. Long live IPA! 4
Another year, another pack of single hop IPAs from BrewDog. I wasn’t sure if I was going to get them this year since our local liquor shop didn’t stock the pack this year. Ordering from BrewDog doesn’t happen often since … Continue reading
My favourite events of 2013
Looking back at the almost gone year I remember quite a lot of whisky events. Not as many as some years ago when I visited so many festivals I couldn’t even remember them all, but the quality of each individual … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, - Festival, Auchentoshan, Balblair, Balvenie, BenRiach, Brora, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Talisker
Tagged Alkmaar, Hans Offringa, Hielander, Highlands, Limburg, Lowlands, Maltstock, Scotland, Skye, Speyside, Whiskyfair, Woodinville
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Other great booze in 2013
Although I try to limit my spending on non-whisk(e)y booze, sometimes variety is king. And, of course, you can’t drink whisky all the time. I’m trying though. Here’s the highlights of 2013 that are not whisk(e)y: Beer This year, I had … Continue reading
Posted in - Beer, - Other Spirits
Tagged Abstrakt, Alameda, Brewdog, California, Fentiman's, Gin, Ginger Beer, IPA, IPA is Dead, Loch Ness Brewery, Podlasie, Poland, Prince of Darkness, Quadrupel, Scotland, St. George Distillery, Terroir Gin, Trappist, USA, Vestal Vodka, Vodka, Westvleteren
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