After touring BenRiach in the morning, I followed it up with a tour of Benromach in the afternoon. You could say I had a case of the “Bens” that day. (Sorry.)
Although the distillery began operations in 1898, it was closed from 1983-1998. There will always be a 15 year gap in production (and in the […]
With 52,000 casks of whisky maturing in 29 different warehouses, Glenfarclas doesn’t have a shortage of older whiskies like many other distilleries I visited in Speyside whose whiskies have been largely allocated to go into blends. In fact, Glenfarclas decided to prove this point, loud and clear, by introducing “The Family Casks” this past September. […]
I was just at the Macallan distillery a few years ago and toured the distillery at that time. So, when I showed up this time, I asked if there have been any changes to the distillery operations. They told me “no”, so I asked if I could just go to the blending lab and spend […]
I was priviledged to have Ronnie Cox, Director for The Glenrothes, show me around the distillery and taste me on some whiskies. Ronnie is a very engaging person, well traveled, and knows a thing or two about whisky too!
After an interesting tour of the distillery (details in the 4th Quarter 2008 issue of Malt Advocate), we worked […]
I have already posted tasting reports on three of my seven Speyside distillery visits two weeks ago. A few diversions have delayed my posting on the other four (namely my reviews of Highland Park 40, Bruichladdich PC6 and my posting of the new Forty Creek whisky).
But, no worries. I have already written about my tasting […]
When Beam Global took over Teacher’s Blended Scotch in 2005, they also got the distillery whose single malt is the heart of Teacher’s: Ardmore.
Prior to Beam, Ardmore was produced primarily for blending. There were only two commercially available distillery bottlings, a 12 and 21 year old, both released in limited quantities for the distillery’s Centenary […]
Good news. I was going to be out of the office the next few days and would not be able to blog about my trip. (I bought a boat. I was going to drive to the Jersey Shore today to the marina where the boat is and take the boat to the slip that I rented.) […]
I just returned back from a tour of seven Speyside distilleries. Over the next few weeks, I’ll provide a brief overview of some of the interesting whiskies I tasted, along with some general thoughts on each distillery. A feature on Speyside will appear in the 4th Quarter 2008 issue of Malt Advocate magazine. The first […]
I’m heading home this morning from Scotland. Sorry for the lack of correspondence. By the time I would get back to my room each night I was just too exhausted to write.
I will make up for it starting tomorrow (Sunday). I visited seven distilleries (and Gordon & MacPhail) and obviously tasted whisky at each location. So, […]
I’ll be in Scotland touring distilleries through Friday, April 25th. It is very likely that I will not have the time (or means) to post anything up until I get back. But, by then, I should have plenty to tell you. Have a great week!
