Blog — 9/10

We've got an old grain up for review, bottled by Fragrant Drops exclusively for the Ensign Ewart, a whisky bar in Edinburgh.

We're looking at oldest Port Charlotte bottled (at the time), for the Friends of Bruichladdich group.

As the newly reopened Brora Distillery approaches its third anniversary, it presents an opportune moment to delve into the history of the original distillery and to explore a selection of its historic bottlings.

There's been a lot of buzz behind this new 29yo Ardbeg from Cadenheads August 2023 Authentic Collection release... so instead of our usual full release, shorter style reviews, we've dove deep into this dram. We've paired it with the new 34yo Strathclyde from the same release.

As the 2023 Campbeltown Malts festival kicks off, we take a look at this years 12 year old cask strength release alongside a historical Longrow release.

We continue our look at the private casks of Jim McEwan, this time we focus on Octomore, both in bourbon, both around 11/12yo, let's see if they live up to Jim's reputation.