On our recent visit to Edinburgh, we did as every good tourist should and paid a visit to the Scotch Whisky Experience, which is at the top of the big hill, next to the big castle, opposite the big hall of mirrors.
There are lots of reasons to go there – not least of which is [...]
Categories: Travel
Tagged: Collection, Edinburgh, tourism
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 in [...]
Categories: Distillery Tour
The Friday night tasting for the Dubber and Clutch St Andrews Golf Open Whisky Fiasco 2010 was a selection of rare and boutique bottlings from Whyte and Mackay – including three new expressions from Isle of Jura and the award-winning 30 year-old blend.
Dalmore 18
Gorgeous. Dubber was tempted to just stay on this one all night. [...]
Categories: Tasting
On the bright side of our St Andrews whisky tasting debacle, we did get to sample some very fine drams. Here’s what we made of the Douglas Laing & Co Ltd selection on Thursday night:
Auchentoshan 10 year-old (Provenance bottling)
A good way to start the evening, and a great way to open up the palate. This [...]
Categories: Tasting
Tagged: Auchentoshan, Blend, Caol Ila, Douglas Laing, Laphroaig, Royal Brackla, Strathmill
It was the 150th anniversary of the Golf Open at St Andrews. We came, we saw, and we were utterly conquered.
We may well go down in history as the hosts of the best, most well-organised, well-promoted, best-stocked and WORST-attended whisky tastings of all time.
And we have some very fine and expensive whisky left over to [...]
Categories: Tasting
Tagged: Douglas Laing, golf, Jura, Tasting, Whyte & Mackay