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This eight and final release of Ballechin, batch 8 from 2013, matured on Sauternes wine casks. It is the last peated Edradour in the so-called Discovery Series. As of 2014, a Ballechin 10 Year Old will…

This is another work in progress that was served by Andrew at a festival in Belgium in November 2013. It is not yet on the market, but might be the new standard 10 Year Old Ballechin to be released in…

After tasting the 10yr old, I went on a Ledaig craze. I like the distillery profile, they keep it simple and the price/quality is usually very good.The looks: pale straw, very youngThe nose: Quite a…

Complex steady warm arrival develops a balanced spicy herbal / vegetable long slow finish.

Unlike most distiller's releases of HP, this one was matured in bourbon casks (as opposed to Sherry, which is what most HP is aged in, at least for some of the time). Bottling info: Cask 1480. 375ml. 25…

I've been playing around with the Benromach range lately, most recently enjoying a 30 year old Benromach that was just lovely.And then a couple of days ago more whisky toys arrived, specifically a Ben…

Highland Park Svein is a member from the Warrior Series (for travel retail) by Highland Park. Svein is one of the three newest members of the overall six. Unlike it's two brothers Harald and Einar, Svein…

Edradour has a somewhat dubious reputation. A bit like Auchentoshan (let me be the first to say it). That is why this week, I will try nothing but Edradour and Ballechin. Might turn out to become a very…

At a festival in Belgium some whisky writers and bloggers, myself included, were invited by Andrew Symington for a tasting. He wanted to prove that Edradour’s dubious reputation was undeserved and bro…

The Savanna Rum finished Edradour is old stock, meaning distillate that was produced by the owner before Symington and his team took over (which was in 2002). It was bottled in half liter bottles at cask…