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I've always said that if you do just one tour in Speyside, it should be at Balvenie. After visiting Ballindalloch, I may have to rethink that position.
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Dalmunach will probably mostly produce for blends, but judging from the 4-year old cask sample I tasted, it will one day become a welcome addition to the world of single malt.
4 min read
A closer look at Mortlach and its impossibly complicated distillation regime. Then, later this week, reviews of all the new Mortlach expressions.
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The Saladin maltings at Benrinnes Distillery made for an eerie experience. The kind of stuff you might see in horror movies, where you expect some slasher type to jump out of a dark corner. It was like a Doomsday decor.
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Did I mention that I went to the Spirit of Speyside Festival this year? Yeah, I think I did! While there, I also picked up a bottle of the Distillery Exclusive that Glenfarclas released for the festival.
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A rare opportunity to see Inchgower from the inside, and to learn about their efforts to give the new make as much of a nutty character as possible.
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A closer look at Glentauchers, Chivas' training distillery, during the Spirit of Speyside Festival 2019.
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No, I did not visit Spirit of Speyside in May. However, I lucked into a sample of the Glenfarclas 2004 13 Years Old that was released especially for this years edition of the festival.
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The first ever international judging session of the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Awards was held in Amsterdam last Friday. I went to check out what all the fuzz was about.
