Yesterday I wrote about the W&M Google+ tasting session, which was lovely, but too fast for me to really dive into those two blends and really appreciate them. SO, I revisited them the day after for a complete tasting note session. It’s weird that I have not tasted those two prior to that tasting, since i really like the 22 …

A few months ago I finally reviewed Batch #1 of the Tweeddale blend, which is a great blend with a beautiful story behind it (read more here) . A few weeks ago the 2nd Batch of the same blend has been released. This time 12 year old rather than the 10 year old. It’s always interesting to see how batches …

The Black Bull Special Reserve is the latest addition to the BB family consisting of the 12,30,40 year olds. It has been bottled to celebrate BB 12 year old winning the best scotch blend in the world, 12 years and under at the 2011 World Whisky Awards. As always, BB Special Reserve contains a high ratio of malt to grain …

About three weeks ago Compass Box whisky Co. had launched a new line of whisky named “Great King Street” , and the first expression in this line : A blended whisky (not Blended malt since this one also contains some grain like ‘normal’ blends do). I’ve dedicated a post to this new launch, which can be found here, but essentially …

Topic at hand, Shackelton’s Replica, also known as Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland malt. I bet you’ve heard the name Shackelton quite a few times these past few months, and if you haven’t than you are indeed living in another galaxy or stranded on some island with no TV, Internet and phone…
For the five people out there who have not heard …

I love whisky, and i love whiskies with interesting story and history behind them even more! The Tweeddale blend is such a one. So before diving into the nose,palate it’s just appropriate to tell it’s story. I’ve heard great things about the whisky,but only after sampling it and doing some research i heard about the extraordinary story behind it…
It all …

My first JW tasting notes on the blog. I was really looking for this one, not because i am a JW man, or that this one got amazing reviews. Nope. The reason for that is that JW double black was, and is the most searched term on the blog, and my previous post about its introduction into the market is …

On part 2 of the conclusion of my Cream of the Barley archaeology set of post, I mentioned that I have also sent samples of both new and old blends to the one and only Mr Richard Paterson, Whyte&Mackay’s master blender, and that due to a very busy backlog, he was not able to send us his take on the …

If you are passing through CDG airport in Paris,France soon? You are? lucky devils!

Besides some very interesting Travel retail only editions you can find there, William Grant & Sons (Maker’s of Grant’s blended whisky) have set up an exclusive brand store, at the CDG, Terminal 2 , only this February.
The shop was placed there because “William Grant & Sons has …

Welcome back to my archaeology dig of one scotch whisky blend history. I hope you enjoyed part 1 of this conclusion. As I promised in it, in this post I will share the different opinions about the two versions of the blend as I got them from my whisky friends around the world, and also include my own 2 cents …