About me? I am a Whisky Educator, Travel-Tourist and Blogger. I blog tasting notes about (mostly Scotch) beer and whisky at The Whiskyphiles. I keep progress of my travels via the Alfred Barnard Society. Based in Livingston, Scotland I do most of my dramming at the University of Edinburgh Water of Life Society and Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
Aultmore Wine Cask Collection launches at Heathrow with World Duty Free Whisky lovers flying through Heathrow this Easter are in for a rare treat with the launch of the new AULTMORE® Wine […]
Glengoyne launches Cask Strength Batch No. 007 Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky has announced the much-anticipated launch of Cask Strength Batch No. 007. The latest release in the Glengoyne Cask Strength […]
Johnnie Walker transformation plans submitted for Cardhu and Clynelish Plans to transform the visitor experiences at Cardhu and Clynelish distilleries have been formally submitted as part of a major Johnnie Walker Scotch […]
Glenmorangie’s vintage collection reveals a whisky of implausible harmony — Rich plum limited edition celebrates Highland Distillery’s wood-finish pioneers — A Highland single malt which marries two profoundly different whiskies in implausible […]
Speyside Region Blend 43 Years Old 1973 review: Massively fruity, zingy and fresh for its age, but also with that oiled wooden counter in a sweet shop feel about it and some old smoky notes not commonly found anymore. 90/100
The Borders Distillery New Make Spirit review: A great base spirit for maturing. Fruity and very cereal/malt heavy – I look forward to trying some more matured variants of this in a few years time!
The latest whisky new releases in stores from 1st April 2019
Kura the Whisky whisky review: A little abrasive at first, has layers of sweetness and spice, eventually balances out but still has some oddly sweet nature to it. 80/100
TOBERMORY CELEBRATES LAUNCH OF 12 YEAR OLD SIGNATURE EXPRESSION Tobermory, one of Scotland’s oldest commercial distilleries, this week unveiled its new signature expression – the Tobermory 12 Year Old. The liquid was […]
New Balblair age-statement collection revealed Multi-award-winning Highland distillery, Balblair, has unveiled its plans to release a new collection of age-statement single malt Scotch whiskies, which will be available in the UK this […]
