Ardmore 1977/1995 18yo Cadenhead White Label cask 7625 59.9%
This is an older range by Cadenhead known colloquially as the White Label or Distillery Label range, and included some very big names – Port Ellen, Lagavulin, Caol Ila, Springbank, … Continue reading
Longmorn 25yo 1985 2006 Signatory for LMdW cask 11545 52.6%
For a distillery that’s a lynchpin of the industry there’s not really a lot of information on Longmorn, we know it was popular with blenders from the day its whisky … Continue reading
Port Charlotte Scottish Barley, 50%
Sometimes I wonder if I am overlooking something in Bruichladdich. It’s easy to do so when one talks about Islay and by the conversation it seems that there are only 3 … Continue reading
Irish Single Malt 26 yo 1987/2014 The Nectar of the Daily Drams, for LMdW 51.6%
That the Irish whiskey industry nearly collapsed and left the entire country with just 2 distilleries by 1975 is a tragedy, where the lead actors are variously billed as war, … Continue reading
Tomatin 12 yo 43% ~2013
At one time an absolute giant of an unknown with 23 stills, now somewhat lessened at a more sane 12 stills. Small distillery this is not. It is vast and grey, … Continue reading
Balvenie Madeira Cask 17yo 43%
If you have heard the news coming out of the States you would know the Bourbon scene is in the midst of a craft revolution. It is true that there have … Continue reading