If you’re visiting Scotland, I’d highly recommend a visit to Edradour Distillery. Located in Pitlochry, about 1.5 to 2 hours north of Edinburgh, it’s ideally positioned for a day trip from the capital, or you could stop off on your way further north if you’re doing a longer trip and visiting distilleries in the Highlands… [Read more...]
Tobermory’s Water Shortage
Water, water, everywhere… at least that’s how it’s felt in the UK for the last few weeks. Summer’s been dismally absent and the rain dismally frequent. Everywhere, that is, except on the island of Mull off the coast of Scotland. Mull apparently has its own micro-climate, and has been having it’s own little micro-drought, it… [Read more...]
Old Pulteney Packaging Branding Change
Old Pulteney single malt whisky is a staple feature of our whisky shelf. We stumbled across this particular whisky a few years ago when we took part in, of all things, a whisky tasting via Twitter, which worked surprisingly well! Old Pulteney was one of the whiskies that would be tasted and we ummed and… [Read more...]
Whisky In A Can?!
I guess I’m more of a whisky snob than I thought… I’m kinda horrified by Scottish Spirits’ new product: whisky in a can. It just feels wrong. Whisky isn’t beer. Both are good beverages. But different. And are enjoyed differently. Whisky is not meant to be swigged out of a can in the same way… [Read more...]
Old Pulteney Is World Whisky Of The Year
I was very pleased to see the news this morning that Old Pulteney 21 year old has been named World Whisky Of The Year in Jim Murray’s 2012 Whisky Bible. The whisky beat 1,200 other drams to take the honours with a score of 97.5 points out of 100. We first came across Old Pulteney… [Read more...]
Bladnoch Distillery Tour
Yesterday, we reached a milestone – visiting all the whisky distilleries in one region! Okay, so the region concerned is the Lowlands, and okay, so this wasn’t too difficult a task given that it only contains three working distilleries. But still… if one considers that those three distilleries are spread out over a large region,… [Read more...]
Whisky Investment: Glenkinchie 10 Year Old
I’ve never really thought about whisky as an investment before. Whisky, to me, has always been something to enjoy (responsibly, of course!), rather than something to put away unopened for a few years in the hopes that the price will rise and a return on investment gained. But then I got an email from a… [Read more...]
Auchentoshan Whisky Distillery Tour
So close, yet so far. To us, living in the east of Scotland, that’s what the west feels like. Only an hour’s drive away, but akin to another world entirely. It even has a completely different climate. But sometimes, when the call of The Whisky is strong, such alien climes must be braved. And so,… [Read more...]