Northwards To Dalmore

I had the good fortune to be invited along to the opening of Dalmore’s new Visitor Centre a few weeks ago, and had been looking forward to it from the moment I’d received the invite prior to that. Although I’ve passed that way several times, I’ve never had the opportunity to call in, and it’s… Continue reading Northwards To Dalmore

The Glenrothes Adventure part 3: From grain to spirit

In this video, Ronnie Cox takes us on a private tour of the Glenrothes distillery – explaining the process of making the spirit that, over time, becomes The Glenrothes whisky. The four winners of The Glenrothes Whisky Maker competition will be immersed* in every part of whisky production from beginning to end – so you… Continue reading The Glenrothes Adventure part 3: From grain to spirit

The Glenrothes Adventure part 2: Hangin’ with Mr Cooper

There’s your bits and pieces – now get to it Clutch and I have a saying: Ordeals beget treats. We’re thinking of having it made into a coat of arms. Essentially, it reflects the fact that everything we do together that has an element of difficulty about it (like that time we thought it would… Continue reading The Glenrothes Adventure part 2: Hangin’ with Mr Cooper

A visit to Daftmill

You’ll notice that this blog post is neither right up to date, nor chronologically sequential with the other recent posts. Or you won’t. At any rate, this pertains to a visit we made to a distillery while we were on our way to St Andrews a couple of weeks back. Daftmill is the newest distillery… Continue reading A visit to Daftmill

Happy Father’s Day! Now, Who’d Like To Go To Jura?

So, the paternal readership of this will probably be curled up on the sofa with the Sunday papers and a dram in their hand… Doesn’t get much better than that really, eh? But wait…. Yes it does! We’ve just been alerted by the lovely people at Jura Distillery, that they’re offering a trip for two… Continue reading Happy Father’s Day! Now, Who’d Like To Go To Jura?

Sneak preview: SSS

One of the real pleasures of this job (it’s a job?!) is that occasionally you get to try things that just aren’t out on the market yet. Jura distiller Willie Cochrane brought out a bottle cryptically labelled ‘SSS’ and Clutch and I were offered an impromptu tasting in the still room. It’s really quite a… Continue reading Sneak preview: SSS