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Halfway between Dundee and Aberdeen you’ll find the village Brechin, where the Glencadam Distillery was founded in 1825 (near the closed North Port-Brechin distillery, by the way). In 2003 the distillery…

The distillery was built in 1967 and for decades produced exclusively for the blenders. Only in 2005 was it launched as a single malt! But in 2017 the distillery was taken over by Billy Walker (who had…

Glenturret is a distillery that does not appear on my radar often, but recently my whisky buddy Manny offered me a sample of a 30 years old. Could not pass that up, obviously. It was bottled several…

In the run up to the 1000th (!) casks bottled by this Dutch bottler, van Wees seeks out special casks to release in nice wooden chests. This is their 900th cask: a Glen Grant from 1997 at cask strength…

Glen Grant is and will most likely remain very popular in Italy. That has everything to do with the fact that it’s a summery and light dram that remains quaffable even in high temperatures. But the rest…

A Glen Moray Distillery Exclusive? That must have been a gift from Anthony Van Sele. He is a fan of this distillery and often goes to visit his very own casks that are slowly maturing in their warehouses…

Celebration of the Cask is a series from Carn Mor (Morrison & Mackay) in which they bottle single casks at cask strength. A few years ago they added a sub range call Black Gold, reserved for sherried…

I recently hosted a tasting and instead of just handing out whisky, I was also handed a bag full of samples by one of the participant. Well, he’s invited to the next tasting for sure. One of those sam…

Glen Elgin can be found – as the name suggest – near the city of Elgin in Speyside. Together with Mannochmore and Glenlossie, it’s an integral part of the blend White Horse. There are hardly any official…

Maltbarn is a German independent bottler from Stadland that releases single casks at cask strength on a very regular basis. This is a Glen Elgin from 1995 at cask strength.Deliciously fruity nose on…