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Ardbeg 2000: back in time to when ‘young days’ The biggest news to come from Ardbeg in the past year must have been that Jackie Thomson decided to move on, after being connected to the distillery for almost 30 years. She is going to help out creating the visitor experience at the brand new Portintruan…
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Tasting rare Ardnahoe releases for Feis Ile 2026 The ninth distillery on Islay has taken its rightful place between the other facilities, with quite a few impressive releases already. Even though Feis Ile bottlings of the distillery sell out like they are Harry Styles concert tickets, we still manage to get our hands on some…
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Aberfeldy: sherry monster versus 1970s elegance Recently, I got my hands on an older sample of the Aberfeldy Distillery. Normally, I would build a blog around that, with some background, before leading up to such a sample. However, I got my hands on a very recent Aberfeldy as well, so why not combine the two…
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Discovering chemistry between Arran and Sauternes In my Malt Whisky Yearbook 2026 I looked near Ardbeg and Ardmore but did not find Arran. I guess I still have to get used to looking up this distillery under the name “Lochranza”. Anyway! The Isle of Arran single malt can still be found under a recognisable name,…
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AnCnoc / Knockdhu malts on the tasting table The Knockdhu Distillery is one of those hidden gems among whisky aficionados. The spirit produced there seems to have just that much more backbone compared to other Speyside whiskies, like the almost namesake Knockando. Actually, I had to check if Knockdhu is indeed a Speyside whisky, as…
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Single cask Ardnamurchan single malt to wrestle with Sometimes I wonder how (relatively) new distilleries handle the current downturn in Scotch sales. The big guns go silent first, and when we read about closures or reductions in production and letting go of staff, thus far it has not been the new names in the headlines.…
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Aberargie Inaugural single malt: nice to get acquainted! This is a special moment, because I have the great honour to taste for the first time a whisky from a new distillery. We are sipping from Aberargie single malt whisky today! This enterprise has not been started by just anyone. We are reaping the benefits of…
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Blackadder’s Auld Edinburgh Highland single malt Blackadder is an independent bottler that I believe coloured the beginning of the whisky journey for a lot of my contemporaries. The products from this in 1995 established company were (and are) readily available in my country, so obviously some bottles made it to my shelf too. The company…
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Two single malts from Arran matured on refill bourbon We gathered samples coming from distilleries on the Isle of Arran. With the arrival of Lagg Distillery a few years ago, the number of sites doubled to two, with the Lochranza Distillery already producing for 30 years. While Lagg is still in its infancy, the bottlings…
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Annandale Extravaganza with four expressions In the summer, we dedicated a special entry of Tom’s Dram Diary to Annandale. I visited the lowland located operation just weeks before distilling started, way back in 2014. Read all about it here. We also tasted a few expressions that left us lukewarm at best. In our return to…