whisky at its most personal
Pale Speyside gold with notes of citrus and toffee apples and a dreamy finish. A tasty dram. When George Smith began distilling way back in the 1820s – before the Excise Act legalised distilling in Scotland – he selected whisky from the traditional oak casks of a range of ages, which gave each expression its […]
Skeleton Key from Duncan Taylor & Co, the family-owned Scotch whisky specialist. One of Brewdog’s Boilermaker series, with bold peat smoke to complement their Jet Black Heart stout or Zombie Cake porter. It has been said that this is a combination that shouldn’t work, but does, and I’d have to add that of all the […]
Whisky of the week – Glenfiddich Fire and Cane. The fourth expression from the Glenfiddich Experimental Series, Fire & Cane was released into the wild in mid-2018. I’m always in awe of the knowledge of the master distillers that make these decisions, but giving some of the distillery’s peated single malt a three-month finishing period […]
Whisky of the week – Torpedoed Tulip. Released as one of the three specially crafted whiskies in Brewdog’s Boilermaker Series, (check out our roadtest at In the Doghouse.), it’s a 100% rye whisky from Millstone, made at the Netherlands’ Zuidam distillery, matured exclusively in ex-oloroso Sherry casks and bottled at 46% ABV. Torpedoed Tulip is […]
In the Doghouse. Again. Still? Well, I guess that’s what happens when the mixer for your whisky is a pint of beer. So kids, please don’t try this at home. Now, beer may not be my usual mixer of choice, but Brewdog’s new Boilermaker Series of Whiskies certainly warrants my attention. Now Tuesday has often […]
Why, you may ask, is a whisky magazine, featuring a festival of piping?Well, beyond the fact that the skirl of the pipes still gets my blood up, it features whisky tasting sessions hosted by Willie MacDougall, who knows a thing or two about the golden liquid. In the cosy surrounds of the National Piping Centre […]
