On the Ayrshire shore, in the shadow of the mighty Girvan column stills once stood a single malt distillery, secretively tucked away in the belly of the beast. Like Ben Wyvis, Glenflagler, Inverleven and…

With all the NAS whiskies on the market today, it is almost unthinkable that major whiskies brands used to release budget age-statements as low as 5yo. Dufftown, Blair Athol, Glen Scotia, they all had…

Mostly known for its painfully generic name and not for the quality of its products, the Speyside distillery is a piece of work. Or should I say “was” a piece of work, ever since new management took over…

Thee Brora! O sadly lost! Scotland lament frae coast to coast! No need to introduce Brora here, we all know the legendary distillery. On its yearly commemoration of former glory Diageo asks us to clean…

Nowadays, depending on where you are on the globe, you can buy a bottle of Singleton from one of three Diageo distilleries: Glen Ord, Dufftown or Glendullan. Why they ever chose one brand to represent…

Cardhu, for years the heart of many Johnnie Walker blend. But now commonly known as one of the more affordable supermarket single malts, mainly due to its NAS releases. Luckily it is not yet there at the…

Iceland, like Scotland a place of uncanny natural beauty, but with far less liquid sunshine to accompany you on the long hiking trails or cold nights in the tent. The reason why is obvious: no familiar…

When you explore a new distillery, do you start at the bottom and work your way up to the top, or do you skip the boring part and jump right in where the action is? Well I don’t have a preference, my…

It has been a long time since I sampled the fruits of Dufftown’s labour, by which I do not in any way refer to the Dufftown Distillery. You see, Rome was built on seven hills, Dufftown on seven stills…

Ah, the 90’s a simpler time when Knockdhu was released bottles under its own name. It was only when the naming confusion with that other distillery Knockando put them on a collision course that they…