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The Best Independent Bottlings of 2021

Cask 88, Gleann Mor, Independent Bottling, Learn Whisky, Opinion, Scottish History, Whisky Foundation Bottle Guide, Whisky History

Posted on December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 by Cat Marney

20
Dec

According to Whisky Foundation Independent bottlings are often the most impressive whiskies on your shelf. Bottlers like Gordon and Macphail, Gleann Mór and Cask 88 provide the kind of alternative expressions (in age, maturation type etc.) that we whisky lovers get very excited about. They have an excellent eye when it comes to whisky and […]

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Wine Cask Whiskies

Highlands, Independent Bottling, Learn Whisky, Opinion, Recommendations, Scottish History, Speyside

Posted on September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 by Cat Marney

03
Sep

The Grape and the Grain – ‘Are you a whisky drinker?’ – ‘No, I am more of a brandy/red wine/cognac lover, myself.’ A common situation we whisky fans find ourselves in. Why one or the other? Can’t both go together? Never mix the grape and the grain, they say. Wisdom passed down by your ancestors. […]

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Keeping A Whisky Drinker Entertained in Lockdown

Independent Bottling, Interview, Islands, Islay, Opinion, Recommendations, Whisky News

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 by Cat Marney

21
Jan

What whisky entertainment is there in LOCKDOWN!? What is a whisky fan to do!? Soon, we will all have experienced a whole year without Busy, boozy whisky festivals for discoveries both whisky and people shaped. Tasting evenings attended with friends, where old favourites find a new depth. Going to our local bar to sample some […]

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Whisky Foundation’s 12 Ideal Christmas Whiskies – The Ones To Have With a Meal

Highlands, Independent Bottling, Islands, Islay, Lowlands, Opinion, Recommendations, Scottish History, Seasonal, Speyside, Whisky News

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 by Cat Marney

11
Dec

In Scotland we have the very useful phrase ‘your coat is on a shoogly peg’ …which means that things are uncertain for you. It would be true to say that we’re all on a shoogly peg this year. Even Christmas is on a peg with a bit of a wobble. I am here to tell […]

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Port, Portugal and Port Finished Whisky

Opinion, Port Finished Whisky, Recommendations, Scottish History, Uncategorized, Whisky Foundation Bottle Guide, Whisky History

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Cat Marney

02
Sep

Portugal – oh troubled nation of beaches and wine – what will happen next? When Portugal was taken off of the ‘No Go’ list seats on planes sold faster than limited edition Springbanks. As a whisky drinker I particularly treasured this news. Why? Well, whisky and port – Scotland and Portugal – overlap in interesting […]

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Whisky’s Other Influencer: Mother Nature

Learn Whisky, Opinion

Posted on May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 by Anna Rogan

22
May

When we talk about variation of flavour in whisky, the two subjects that come up most frequently are cask and time. Whether a whisky was matured for three years or twenty, in an ex-Bourbon hogshead or Sherry puncheon, is vital to how the final product turns out. However, if cask and time were the only […]

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The Best Whisky Investments in 2019

Opinion, Recommendations

Posted on March 28, 2019April 2, 2019 by Anna Rogan

28
Mar

In the past years, whisky has become as much of a collector’s investment as jewellery or paintings. 2018 saw the market value of rare and luxury Scotch rise by over 40%, with collectibles auctioneer Bonhams setting three new world records for the most expensive whisky ever sold. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend thousands on […]

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Taiwan: The Promised Land for Exclusive Scotch

Opinion, Recommendations, Whisky News

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Liam Hiller

19
Mar

Today, Scotch whisky accounts for a whopping 20% of the UK’s food and drinks exports. The £4.6bn annual income from whisky is more than that gained from the next five biggest exports put together. Extraordinary figures indeed, but ones that are hardly surprising given the way people from around the world look at Scotch whisky. […]

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Do NAS Whiskies Provide Bang for Buck?

Learn Whisky, Opinion, Whisky News

Posted on February 8, 2019February 11, 2019 by Liam Hiller

08
Feb

In the last 10-15 years we have seen many distilleries slowly move away from the age-statement expressions we have become so accustomed to seeing, as more and more NAS (non-age-statement) drams have appeared on the market. Many of these expressions are valued at similar prices to the 12, 15 and even 18 year olds out […]

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The Rise of Independent Bottlers

Opinion

Posted on August 27, 2018August 29, 2018 by Liam Hiller

27
Aug

Independently bottled whisky is a world unto itself. Filled with single cask, cask strength, limited edition and uniquely matured and finished expressions, it is a place for whisky drinkers to come and get something out of the ordinary, something that stands apart and, quite often, something that there are very little of in the world. […]

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