The glen of the wild geess, originally known as the Burnfoot distillery, then Glen Guin and now Glengoyne. A whisky distilled in the highlands but with cask maturation in the lowlands, thanks to the highland line for that.
No peat is used in the drying of its barley, just pure hot air. Which gives it a distinct difference from a lot of its highland brothers and sisters. Like a lowland, it is lighter, brighter and crisp.
American and European oak sherry casks go into its maturation, not sure of that is its whole maturation though, as the smells and flavours would invoke a higher bourbon cask influence.
Welcome to this weeks episode of the show in which I’ll be asking whether Australian distilleries are obsessed with sherry casks!
ralfy review 868 – Glen Ord 11yo @ 56.1%vol: (A.D. Rattray.)
Welcome to this weeks episode of the show in which I’ll be looking at a selection of bottlings that retail for under £50. Are they good value for money?
Created in 1923 by Berry Bros and Rudd, its spiritual home is regarded as The Glenrothes distillery, but times have changed and it is now owned by La Martiniquaise, owners of Glen Moray.
Now i first saw this whisky in Goodfellas – “Cutty and water!” Or it being wheeled straight in and out of the club when they’re flogging all the stock. More recently it features in Green Book, too. A favourite of the Doctor.
Obviously named after the famous ship which got its name from The Tam O’Shanter poem by Robert Burns, this thing literally drips history. It is designed to be mixed, but i do enjoy it neat. Head to their website and you’ll see a host of cocktail and recipes for your at home fun!
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 377: Torabhaig 2017 The Legacy Series – Inaugural Release
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries the newest malt from Skye. The first official release from the Torabhaig distillery, founded in 2017, sold out in a flash. This despite the fact that, like many other inaugural releases we’ve seen in recent months, it is very young liquid, only just legally able to call itself whisky. But then again, we’ve also seen that this is not necessarily a problem. The only problem Torabhaig might suffer from is the fact that it will not escape the comparison with Talisker. ‘Let’s not fall into that trap and just judge the whisky on its own merits, what do you say?’ Mark muses.
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 376: Miltonduff 13 Year Old 2007 Old Particular for Prima Vinum
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a teenage Miltonduff. Prima Vinum, a Belgian whisky shop, selected a sherry butt that was put to sleep in 2007 at Douglas Laing, containing spirit from the lesser known Miltonduff distillery. They had it bottled last August exclusively for their shop.
