Old Malt Cask. Bowmore. Dist 2001.

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Tasting notes: Old Malt Cask Bowmore 2001 Malt Cask ~ Bowmore. Distilled 2001, bottled 2014. Hunter Laing & Company Ltd. Refil Hogshead. 50%abv. 204 bottles.Saturday 7 November 2015. Sunshine & showers. Patchwork blue sky. 1.30 pm in the day. Birds wheeling...

Benromach ~ Hermitage

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Tasting Notes: Benromach Hermitage Benromach Hermitage 45% Abv. Distilled 2005, bottled 2015.First fill bourbon casks for 8 years, then finished for 18 months in wine casks from the Hermitage Appellation D’origine Controlee.Friday 6 November 2015. 12.15 pm....

Finlaggan Old Reserve

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Tasting notes: Finlaggan Old Reserve FINLAGGAN Old Reserve 40% abvThe Vintage Malt Whisky CompanyJim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2007 states ‘BRILLIANT……this is simply awesome. If you don’t get a bottle of this, you’ll regret it for the...

Laphroaig 10 Yo Original Cask Strength 007

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Tasting notes: Laphroaig 10 year old Cask Strength 007 Nosing storyfromLAPHROAIG 10 YEARS OLD CASK STRENGTH 56.3% Batch 007 Bottled Jan 15Creeeakkkk, dthummmpppdh!! cork out.Warm, orange gold, furry, cosyunderneath, a layer ~ strong, rustic, foreign. But, familiar;...

The Future of Whisky Making

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The Future of Whisky I have just watched a programme about Dan Barber and Blue Hill Dining.This restaurant and philosophy illustrate an old, new way of looking at dining and food production. Basically, they are trying to make people think about flavour and good...