Ardbeg Corryvreckan Tasting Notes

ARDBEG CORRYVRECKAN TASTING NOTES  Peated.Around 55 PPM – parts per million phenol – the concept we use to compare peatiness in Scotch whisky57.1% abv.Day for Tasting is Tuesday 29 August 2023.Weather is dry, really blustery day with sunshine, but low...

Scotch & Trees Pairing

Trees are like people, they have different characters, shapes, voices, and behaviours. Trees like hanging out in certain groups, there are types of trees whom they are friends with. Some trees are sociable, some trees – mostly female trees – are pioneers! Trees are...

Ritual and Ceremony in Whisky Drinking

Ritual and Ceremony in Whisky Drinking I know many whom upon cracking open a fresh bottle of Scotch, throw the cork in the fire…However, this hopeful ritual and opening ceremony seldom happens nowadays – mainly, it must be said, because few people still have a real...

BOWMORE ~The Changeling Tasting Notes

BOWMORE ~ The CHANGELING 22 YO Tasting Notes The Changeling  BOWMORE 22 YO20 and a half years in bourbon cask, and 18 months in white port casks.Casks are from the 80s – the famous era!  giving it a more floral note. (French Whore’s Perfume  Look it up… 😉)PPM 25 -30...

A Trip to Aberfeldy

A Trip to Aberfeldy Islay Whisky Academy Kinship Host, Neill Murphy, reflects on a visit to Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery in Highland Perthshire. Scotch whisky is at its finest when it reflects something of the place it comes from. The landscape, the climate, the...

IWA DIPLOMA Sept OR Oct 2022. Now Booking.

IWA DIPLOMA SEPTEMBER 2022 Monday 26 - Friday 30 IWA DIPLOMA OCTOBER 2022 Monday 24 - Friday 28 5 Day IWA Residential Diploma Theoretical, Technical, Cultural, Scotch Whisky Production Education. Accommodation is provided from Sunday till Saturday. The inclusive cost...