Fellow blogger Dr Whisky appointed new brand ambassador for The Balvenie

It gives me great pleasure to announce that William William Grant & Sons USA has announced the appointment of Sam Simmons a.k.a “Dr Whisky” as the first-ever Balvenie Brand Ambassador.
I personally have gotten to know Sam through his excellent blog Dr Whisky where he posts all his tasting notes. And by God does he [...]

What flavour do you favor?

For you whisky lovers out there who are curious to try something new, this Flavour Map from Malts.com should give you some hints on what to try out next.
An extra golden star for the greatness of adding non Diageo brands to the map. Sharing is caring as we say in the blogosphere. Even better is [...]

Tune in for the live webcast of the Celtic Malts Whisky School

The first class of The CelticMalts Whisky School is due tomorrow. The classes are all sold out but thanks to Riannon over at Whisky Guild you have the chance to enjoy the class online instead.
So make sure you tune in to the CelticMalts Whisky Schools live webcast tomorrow, Thursday January 24th at 7pm EST/4pm PST.
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It seems 5 matches 30

America’s most influential whisky taster has placed the PC5 from Bruichladdich, a 5 year old Islay whisky in the same league as single malts 7 times it’s age.
It’s The Malt Advocate, published quarterly by John Hansell, that has rated PC5, the new peaty whisky from Bruichladdich as: “Outstanding! The best for it’s style. [...]

How to organise a Scotch Whisky Tasting

When I first started to drink Whisky, an important step for me was to learn how to drink the wonderful spirit.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) promotes, protects and represents the interests of the whisky industry in Scotland and around the world. Here is their advice on how to organise your own Whisky tasting.
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Tasting [...]

The Macallan hits the jackpot with the Fine Oak range

The Macallan today announced the phenomenal sales success of its Fine Oak range, which now accounts for one in five of all sales of The Macallan since its world-wide launch in August 2004. Annual sales have grown rapidly and, for year ending April 2007, hit new record levels with a 14% increase in the last [...]

Wee Wash, Michty Mach, Stravaig Spirit or The Bonnie Blend?

Those are the names of Whisky Loch Lomond’s different travel packages.

Whisky Loch Lomond is an experience for visitors to Scotland which combines the outstanding scenic qualities of Loch Lomond with the magnificent world of Scotch Whisky. Four top quality businesses operating in Loch Lomond and Glasgow have come together to provide a luxury whisky experience [...]

Keep track of your taste - The Single Malt Whisky Database

It was in 2006 at the Islay Festival where Tim Hudson first thought of the Single Malt Whisky Database. (SMWDB)
He spent a groggy morning (after the night of the Bowmore midnight tour) at the Laphroaig distillery where he met with David Wishart, who introduced to, and sold Tim his book on choosing whisky by flavour.
Included [...]

More wheels caught my Whisky eye

What’s up with all these wheels, do they make our life easier or harder? 
One thing is for sure, there are many different kinds.
I took the liberty to gather a bunch of them for you right here. Some are better resolution than others. Some are worse examples of Whisky wheels than others. All are [...]

Gordon & MacPhail publishes their tasting notes

For more than 110 years, Gordon & MacPhail has been carefully selecting, filling, maturing and bottling malt whiskies for your enjoyment.
Now they have published all their tasting notes in PDF format on their site. Gordon & MacPhail have created a search tool that lets you find the tasting note you are after by distillery, type, [...]