99&1 / Ardbeg 19yo / Blend 40yo Living Souls
We review three of the first releases from a new indy bottler: Ninety-One & One, Secret Ardbeg 19yo and Blended Scotch 40yo Living Souls.
Distilleries
Reviews from official whisky bottlings from distilleries
Three Pointe Blanche French Whiskies
Distillerie de Chevanceaux matures Pointe Blanche French whiskies on the continent and in an oyster hut on an island. We review three of them.
London Distillery Renascence
We review the London Distillery Renascence, the revival release of this distillery operational from 2011 to 2020 and now running again.
Glasgow 1770 Tokaji/Marsala/Vin de Paille LeGus’t
We explore Glasgow Distillery with 3 different takes: an indy bottling, a small batch and a single cask in Tokaji, Marsala & Vin de Paille.
Convalmore 1975 Gordon & Macphail
Convalmore, a Speyside distillery closed since 1985, was rarely bottled officially. We review an indy one: Convalmore 1975 Gordon & Macphail.
Bushmills 2008, 16- and 21-year-old
We go back to Bushmills, the oldest licensed whisky distillery in the world, and review the Bushmills 2008, 16- and 21-year-old.
Esprit Libre 2017 Spirit Paradise
Philippe Gosmand selected from Maison Benjamin Kuentz this Esprit Libre 2017 for Spirit Paradise, his own bottling activity.
Yoichi Non Peated & Miyagikyo Peated (2021)
Nikka’s Discovery range examines specific components and their aromatic impact. Peat was first with Yoichi Non Peated and Miyagikyo Peated.
Four Bruichladdich (OB/Cadenhead’s/Chorlton)
We go to Islay again but this time with unpeated malt as we review Four Bruichladdich (OB / Cadenhead’s / Chorlton).
Two Campbeltown Blended Malts (Swell/Chorlton)
We review two Campbeltown Blended Malts from Swell de Spirits & Chorlton. One is a true blended malt, the other a teaspooned single malt.
Three Indy Invergordon Aged Over 40
Invergordon primarily contributes to blends, official single grain bottlings remain rare: we review three indy Invergordon aged over 40 years.
Six Indy Teenager Glen Moray
Glen Moray may not always grab the spotlight in the world of Speyside single malts, but let’s see if these six indy teenager Glen Moray shine.