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Aerstone 10 year old Land Cask

Johannes Lindblom — Fri, 19 May 2023 06:28:41 +0000

Aerstone 10 year old Land Cask, is a single malt whisky by William Grant and it contains Highland malt, even though being produced at Lowland’s Ailsa Bay distillery. While this exquisite whisky didn’t undergo maturation at sea, it absorbed the essence of the maritime environment through its aging process in […]

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Ailsa Bay Release 1.2 Sweet Smoke Single Malt

Johannes Lindblom — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:48:12 +0000

Ailsa Bay single malts come from Ailsa Bay distillery, based in the same industrial location as Girvan distillery, which is famous for its grain whisky. Located in Lowlands, legendary Girvan was built in 1963 under the direction of William Grant’s great grandson Charles Gordon. Ailsa Bay was established in 2007. […]

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The Girvan Patent Still No.4 Apps Whisky

Johannes Lindblom — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 12:16:23 +0000

This is a review of the Girvan Patent Still No.4 Apps Whisky – a single grain whisky from the legendary single grain makers of Girvan distillery. Girvan distillery was built in 1963 under the direction of Charles Gordon, the great grandson of William Grant (founder of William Grant & Sons). […]

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Hankey Bannister Heritage Blended Scotch review

Johannes Lindblom — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 12:01:58 +0000

Hankey Bannister is a famous Blended Scotch Whisky brand by Inver House Distillers (owned by International Beverage Holdings Ltd.). The brand was established in London’s West End in 1757 – Beaumont Hankey and Hugh Bannister founded the company seeking to enter the wines and spirits business, and the hearts of […]

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Glenkinchie 12 year old review

Johannes Lindblom — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 21:31:47 +0000

Glenkinchie 12 year old single malt whisky is kinda new addition to the core range of this Lowland distillery. This is a entry level bottling released in 2007, replacing the 10 year old by Glenkinchie. Lowland has only six distilleries located in the region. Like the name suggests, Glenkinchie lies […]

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Auchentoshan Springwood review

Johannes Lindblom — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:32:47 +0000

Auchentoshan Springwood was created for travel retail by the “Glasgow’s Malt Whisky” (the nickname comes from the close proximity to Glasgow). Auchentoshan is also known as “the breakfast whisky” – their whisky is triple distilled, which makes it delicate. This Lowland distillery produces smooth and light whiskies. They usually make […]

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Auchentoshan 12 year old review

Johannes Lindblom — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 19:58:00 +0000

Auchentoshan distillery is also known as “Glasgow’s Malt Whisky” because it’s located near Glasgow. Also known as “the breakfast whisky” because of its sweet and delicate nature. Auchentoshan 12YO replaced their 10 year old in 2008, and according to few sources across the internet, it’s been an improvement. Unusually for […]

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Sheep Dip whisky review

Johannes Lindblom — Mon, 12 May 2014 10:29:00 +0000

The name Sheep Dip comes from the insesticide used to delouse sheep prior to sheering. Back in the day, farmers used to make “home made whisky”, because they didn’t want to pay any taxes for it. To help hiding their whisky, they marked each barrel with “SD”. Great story and […]

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