Christmas is now officially over, the New Year is here, and for me, it’s time to give my body time to regroup. Every januari, various charities promote an alcohol-free month; among them this year are Alcohol Concern ( Dry januari ), the British Liver Trust ( Love Your Liver ) and Cancer Research ( Dryathlon ). So there’s no better time to highlight our range of non-alcoholic drinks to see you through the month.

Claytons Kola Tonic – £6.95 (75cl)

There is a wide range of products in that often-overlooked part of any drinks cupboard:  syrups and mixers . While many...

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This is part two of our Clynelish extravaganza review, where we try six old Clynelish with an average age of 27 years. You can read part 1 here. Clynelish 1982 27 YO The Perfect Dram, 53,9 % The first release of the evening from the German independent bottler The Perfect Dram. It has been matured […]...

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This Bunnahabhain 1980 in the Perfect Dram series says on the label Selected and approved by Master Taster F. Thomas . Does anyone know him?

There has been a whole series of Bunnas from this vintage, released over the last few years, mainly by German bottlers. I don’t recall any bad ones.

Bunnahabhain 34 yo 1980
(47,1%, The Perfect Dram 2014, refill sherry butt, 504 btl.)

Nose: nicely aromatic, with a deep, gentle fruitiness of apricot, melon and oranges. Gooseberries. Hints of honey and meadow flowers. It’s not just fruity though, there’s a coastal side to it, as...

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Nytt whiskyslipp på polet, fredag 9.januar 2015. Det er 48 whiskyer som slippes denne gangen. Både jeg og Vinmonopolet tar forbehold om at det kan bli endringer. Ikke alt på listen er nye whiskyer, noe er også relanseringer. Det er som vanlig mye å glede seg til når polet slipper whisky. Denne gangen vil jeg spesielt […]...

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Nytt whiskyslipp på polet, fredag 9.januar 2015. Det er 48 whiskyer som slippes denne gangen. Både jeg og Vinmonopolet tar forbehold om at det kan bli endringer. Ikke alt på listen er nye whiskyer, noe er også relanseringer. Det er som vanlig mye å glede seg til når polet slipper whisky. Denne gangen vil jeg spesielt […]...

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This is the third batch of Arran single malt bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company . The typical graphic-novel-style illustrations shows the artist, Emily Chapell, and a friend stranded on a desert island after a kayaking trip gone awry. Arran’s eagle and the Waverley ship (Glasgow – Arran) also play a part in it.

Arran batch #3
(51,5%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company 2014, 728 btl., 50 cl)

Nose: typical clean Arran, very citrusy (grapefruit, lemon) with hints of ginger. There’s also a slightly more earthy / roasted note in the back, think roasted malt and bread crust. Dried coconut...

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The Clynelish Distillery was built in 1968 and started production the same year. It was built right next to the old Clynelish Distillery (started in 1819), which was closed the same year. Both distilleries had the same owner (DCL – later Diageo), and the new Clynelish was three times the size of the old one. […]...

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Caol Ila Young & Feisty Provenance, NAS, 46 % The independent bottler Douglas Laing has released some no age statement (NAS) whiskies in the range Provenance which are called Young & Feisty. My husband has written about Bunnahabhain Young & Feisty, and now I will share my tasting notes on Caol Ila Young & Feisty. I […]...

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Gjoleid Svenneprøven Cask 9305, 3 YO, 47 % This is one of the two first releases from spirits giant Arcus in Norway. Arcus AS is Norway’s largest wholesaler of wine and liquor. It was created when it was demerged from the state owned wine and liquor retailer Vinmonopolet on januari 1, 1996. The split was […]...

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Bruichladdich says Port Charlotte Islay Barley is a milestone. Perhaps for the first time in the island’s history, a heavily-peated single malt has been distilled using Islay-grown barley.

The barley had been harvested in september 2008 from the farms at Coull, Kynagarry, Island, Rockside, Starchmill and Sunderland, peated to 40 PPM , then distilled in december of the same year and bottled towards the end of 2014.

Port Charlotte 2008 ‘Islay Barley’ (50%, OB 2014)

Nose: a salty and malty nose, with sweet liquorice and plenty of soot. Rather clean and elegant, rather rounded as well, compared to...

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OK, that’s it then. Another year passed as we watched another year pass. That’s all well and good I suppose, it is the nature of things after all – or the nature of time – passing that is. So – we are older then, compared to our age last time we did an annual review. […]...

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Happy New Year to everyone! Best wishes for 2015.

We’ve had a succesful year on this website again. In terms of visitors, 2014 was at the same level as 2013, with over 2 million pageviews. However the last two months have been consistently record-breaking, with 15% more visitors than in the same period of 2013. That means more daily visitors than ever before, with significant increases from Germany, The Netherlands, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

GlenDronach is still the most popular distillery, with Ardbeg closely behind. When looking at specific pages / drams, the comparison of Johnnie Walker Red Label...

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Glengoyne Burnfoot, NAS, 40 % På julaften skrev jeg om Auchentoshan Cooper’s Reserve 14 YO som jeg fikk smake da jeg var på besøk hos en kamerat. I dag har turen kommet til den andre whiskyen jeg fikk smake den kvelden, nemlig Glengoyne Burnfoot. Glengoyne Burnfoot ble lansert for Travel Retail. Jeg har ikke lykkes […]...

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Glengoyne Burnfoot, NAS, 40 % På julaften skrev jeg om Auchentoshan Cooper’s Reserve 14 YO som jeg fikk smake da jeg var på besøk hos en kamerat. I dag har turen kommet til den andre whiskyen jeg fikk smake den kvelden, nemlig Glengoyne Burnfoot. Glengoyne Burnfoot ble lansert for Travel Retail. Jeg har ikke lykkes […]...

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