Shackleton, Benjamin and Baudrillard walk into a bar

A lot has already been written about the discovery, recovery and restoration of the cases of Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt that Ernest Shackleton took with him on an expedition to the South Pole over 100 years ago. It was buried under the ice for over a century, before being dug out and returned to… Continue reading Shackleton, Benjamin and Baudrillard walk into a bar

Dalmore Castle Leod

The view from here So, if you’ve been wondering why the silence from this end of the whisky tasting operation, it’s because I’ve been busy renovating, selling and moving house. Something which automatically calls for a dram. The family and I have relocated to Fife. Rural enough without being remote, and fine for transport in… Continue reading Dalmore Castle Leod

Dalmore Rivers Collection: The Spey Dram

Photo by Junnn It’s worth noting that the collection has been created by Richard ‘The Nose’ Paterson, who is Whyte & Mackay’s talented (and world-renowned) master blender – and according to the blurb here, each expression is different and reflects the character of Scotland’s four greatest salmon rivers. I have to be honest here: I… Continue reading Dalmore Rivers Collection: The Spey Dram

Dalmore Rivers Collection: The Tay Dram

Photo by Jackal1 It’s not often you get charity whisky. And you wouldn’t necessarily associate your favourite dram with an ecological cause. But Dalmore have launched a series of whiskies specifically to raise money to protect Scotland’s rivers. It’s not the first time they’ve done this – the Dalmore Dee Dram was launched last year… Continue reading Dalmore Rivers Collection: The Tay Dram

Pre-Santa Fettercairn tasting

Seasons greetings, whisky enthusiasts and people who have stumbled across our blog by mistake while looking for something else entirely. We decided to squeeze in one more tasting before Christmas, partly because we’re not going to be in the same place at the same time for a few weeks, but mostly because we’d come into… Continue reading Pre-Santa Fettercairn tasting

I can’t go for that…

We got together for a bit of a pre-Christmas tasting. We started proceedings with a miniature bottle of 1975 Knockando (bottled in 1989 – so that makes it a 14 year old). The cork had all but disintegrated, and the level had dropped significantly, so we suspect that some of the alcohol had evaporated from… Continue reading I can’t go for that…