Categorie: L
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Lagg Small Batch tries on a Manzanilla finish The Isle of Arran now boasts two distilleries, and even though that is still miles and miles behind “whisky island” Islay, it is something to be proud of. The Lochranza single malt better known as Arran has a strong following. The “take no prisoners” peat violence that…
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Sinking our teeth into two 28 year old Laphroaigs Laphroaig! Now that is a brand! The distinct green glass bottle, the bright white label, and iodine and seaweed on the palate. When we look at the sales of this Islay classic, there is only blue skies ahead. There is a firm grip on the number…
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Happy Lagavulin Day! We drink an Armagnac finish Yes! The Feis Ile Festival of Music and Malt is here again. We kick off the 2026 edition following the same route as previous years, by sampling a whisky according to the allotted day of the festival. Traditionally, Lagavulin opens the celebrations, so here we go! We…
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Longrow matured on Oloroso and Manzanilla On this Campbeltown Wednesday, we turn towards a Longrow again. It has been a while, almost a year or so, since we last featured the peated brand made at Springbank Distillery. I believe I cried out for a return to greatness for this beloved hard-hitting single malt. But it…
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Fruity and dangerous Loch Lomond variants Not so long ago, I gave into the feeling of nostalgia, and acquired two old Loch Lomond bottles just for aesthetic reasons. The blue tube, blue label no age stated Loch Lomond was a bottle you could get anywhere for an insanely cheap price, in my early days of…
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A fledgling Ledaig caught by Signatory Vintage Signatory Vintage is not planning on easing down on cranking out new entries in the 100 proof series, and we also read some nice names in new batches. I am hoping to get my hands on a Clynelish bottling, but for today we choose another option. A very…
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Lochlea Extravaganza: new core range and new make On my most recent trip to Scotland, I almost drove through the backyard of Lochlea Distillery, but sadly our murderous schedule did not allow for a stop. It will have to wait, assuming Lochlea has put on enough resilience to survive the current hard times that fall…
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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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The 2016 trend in a blog: Happy 210th birthday, Lagavulin Distillery! The year is 2026, and crazy as it sounds, it means ten years have passed since the famous Lagavulin Distillery on Islay celebrated the bicentennial. No matter how much I love Ardbeg and Laphroaig, who celebrated their 200th just one year earlier, I had to…
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Laphroaig 12 years old: the future of this classic Islay? Laphroaig is one of the biggest – if not THE biggest Islay single malt whisky in terms of sales and legend. As one of the three from the Kildalton coast being around for well over 200 years, there was a lot of time to build…