Categorie: G
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Glenburgie 50 years apart: 1961 versus 2011 There are 25 whisky distilleries in Scotland that have “Glen” in their name. From the most well-known ones like The Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Glen Grant and Glenfarclas to the really obscure ones like … well, perhaps Glenburgie? This mass producer of single malt whisky makes a little over 5…
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Glen Scotia putting a spotlight on Campbeltown Campbeltown is not the biggest place on this planet, but somehow we missed visiting the Glen Scotia Distillery during my last visit to the Wee Toon. As our usual Bed & Breakfast is located in the same street as the distillery, of course I managed to catch a…
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The 17 years back in time session part 2: 1991 In the blogpost of yesterday we went back 17 years in time to the year 2008. Today, we take another leap of 17 years and arrive in the year 1991. I know, that is a year that sounds to some of us as if it…
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The one malt without peat influences: Glengoyne Glengoyne famously pride themselves as being the one distillery that never uses peat in their core production. All malt is dried with hot air, and the result is a whisky that we can experience without any dominant interference of smoke, medicinal notes or whatever you associate with peated…
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Tasting notes for two 1990s Speysiders Continuing our path through the decades this week with two Speyside whiskies distilled in the 1990s. At one point, both were to be closed distilleries, but Glen Keith is nowadays back as a workhorse distillery for the Chivas blends. The distillery seems to have heritage, it was built in Speyside and…
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Tasting notes for three 1980s Speysiders For those of us who have been around a little longer than yesterday in this beautiful world of drinking, tasting and collecting whisky, it is fun to sometimes look over your shoulder. “What was I drinking when I first got into whisky?” If you had to point at golden…
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The Battle of the Thirty Year Old Whiskies We wanted to leave you with a bang, since now we go on a three week holiday. We will return early in September, give our liver some rest, and make plans for the new sprint towards the end of the year with more remarkable whisky on the…
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Glasgow lowland single malt with Cognac influence Glasgow Distillery is proudly located on what could well be the most ugly industrial estate in the city. The buildings themselves are not much to talk about as well. Industrious city whisky in the lowland region, without the charm of the beautiful Clydeside Distillery at the banks of the river,…
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The Glenturret Triple Wood tasting notes The Glenturret these days is owned by the Lalique Group since 2019 and it shows in the current presentation of the products. Beautiful bottles for Scotland’s official oldest distillery. Out from under the wings of names that used to be in one group together, like The Macallan, Highland Park…
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Glen Albyn: worth resurrecting from the past! Glen Albyn used to be one of the three active distilleries in the Highland Capital of Inverness, the other two being Glen Mhor and Millburn. All of them closed in the mid-1980s, and surprisingly it lasted till 2023 for a new distillery to finally open and put Inverness…