Blog — distillery bottling

Ardbeg's latest committee release promises weird and wonderful flavours as a result of the longest fermentation period we've seen in the production of a whisky - does it deliver on this promise?

We're big fans of Octomore, so we're excited to be looking at the 5th release of the Octomore 10 Years series, how does it hold up against the Octomore 12 series released only a short while before?

Two limited edition Lagavulins go head to head in this review, will the 12 year old blow us away or will the finishing time in Guinness casks work for us?

We're looking at a staple release from Ardbeg and pitting it against a slightly older committee release bottling, should you stick with the core range or look at these limited releases?

We look at two cask Strength offerings from Talisker to find out if these younger, punchier drams are worth the money.

We look at the much loved Lagavulin 16 to see if there is any truth in the supposed decline in quality over the last few years, as well as checking out an older festival bottling.