Profile: Rachel Barrie, Master Blender, Morrison Bowmore Rachel Barrie is intelligent, elegant, precise, astute… and Master Blender with Morrison Bowmore Distillers. One evening during the Islay & Jura Whisky Festival, I met with Rachel to talk about her job...
Tasting notes: Bruichladdich Festival Bottling 2012 XX NOSTALGIA BAROLO OB 20 yo Colour ~ Rich Amber, Burnished Gold. Legs fall in short elongated droplets close together. Visually, the liquid looks thin. Nose ~ Burnt Sugar ~ alcohol catches inside of your nose, then...
Feis Ile - Ardbeg Day Ardbeg Open Day entertained with good music, huge festival bottles of whisky and a great crowd. Manager Mickey Heads and Stillman Neil Philco gave masterclasses where the participants tasted six drams ~Still Young, 10-year-old Cask no 2163...
Feis Ile - Bunnahabhain Open Day WE HEART BUNNAHABHAIN ~ as they say on Twitter! What a FANTASTIC open day. Beautiful drams ~ the Bunnahabhain is so smooth you drink it like Mother’s milk. Manager Andrew Brown told Whisky for Girls that Bunnahabhain’s...
Feis Ile - Kilchoman and Jura Open Days First off Whisky for Girls headed to Kilchoman Distillery. It must have been a bit early for me ‘cos when we arrived and I saw all the people queuing up, I said to my friend, Ewald, ‘what are they queuing...
