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Ardbeg Distillery
Ardbeg Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the south coast of the isle of Islay.
Other distilleries on the south coast include Laphroaig and Lagavulin. Ardbeg claims to be the peatiest Islay whisky, and uses malted barley sourced from the…
Bushmills Distillery
The Old Bushmills Distillery was founded in 1608 and is now owned by the major drinks company Diageo. Bushmills whiskey is produced, matured, and bottled on-site at the Bushmills Distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The distillery is a…
Caol Ila Distillery
Caol Ila Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery near Port Askaig on the isle of Islay, Scotland.
History
Caol Ila (Gaelic for “Sound of Islay” and pronounced cull eela) was founded in 1846 by Hector Henderson. The distillery did not…
Clynelish 1974 / 23 YO
The Rare Malts are a now-discontinued series of cask-strength releases designed by Diageo to showcase some of the hidden treasures in their portfolio. This is a classic Clynelish originally released in 1997, so stocks are now understandably very low.
According to…
Clynelish Distillery
History
The distillery was founded in 1967 next to the old Brora distillery (first called Clynelish distillery). The distillery was established in May 1968, but was in production in April 1969. To avoid confusion, the first Clynelish was on December…
Dalwhinnie 15 Years
Strikingly clean flavours. Salt and malt in the nose. Clear Highland malt character with subtle peatiness. Aromatic. Delicately spicy. Unshakeable grass– and grain-type vegetative associations: cut grass, wheat, fields of grain. Refreshing.
A good introduction to the delights of single…
Diageo announced four new distillery-only whiskies
This just came in. I have always liked the concept of distillery-only whiskies. I think if you make the effort to visit a distillery, you should be rewarded for your efforts.
Here’s the press release:
Four New Whiskies Announced by Diageo
Special Distillery-only Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottlings
Diageo has announced four additions to their extensive range of single […]
Diageo releases 4th (and final) batch of “Manager’s Choice” whiskies
I received this press release yesterday but was in NYC on business. You can follow the trail of blood leading back to the announcement of the first release here.
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DIAGEO LAUNCH THE FOURTH AND FINAL BATCH OF THEIR SINGLE-CASK COLLECTION OF MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES
Following earlier batches launched in September, January and April, Diageo are now launching the […]
Glen Ord Distillery
Glen Ord is the only remaining single malt Scotch whisky distillery on the Black Isle in the Highlands of Scotland. It is located in the village of Muir of Ord, about 18 mi (29 km) west by northwest of Inverness…
Glenmorangie Distillery
Glenmorangie is a distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. The distillery is owned by The Glenmorangie Company Ltd. Their main product is the range of Glenmorangie single malt whisky. The Glenmorangie Company ceased to produce blended whisky for supermarkets in 2009.
Glenmorangie…