Whisky of the week #56 – Provenance Port Ellen

PORT ELLEN 24 YEARS OLD PROVENANCE 1983 70cl 46% ABV 1983 vintage Port Ellen from Douglas McGibbon’s Provenance range. This 24 year old was distilled in spring 1983 making this one of the later bottlings from Port Ellen before the unfortunate closure later the same year. Bottled at in Autumn 2007, this is an un […]

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Whisky of the week #54 Kininvie 23 year old

Whisky of the week #54 Kininvie 23 Year Old 1990 35cl, 42.6% If you’ve been wondering about the whisky from the Kininvie Distillery, (which you might have seen if you’ve visited the Balvinie Distillery, or even read about in Jake’s blog) here’s your chance to get a taste of their single malt! This is the […]

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Whisky of the Week – 47 – Glenlivet 18

Whisky of the Week – 47 – Glenlivet 18 Glenlivet 18 yr old Those who have followed my Whiskies of the week know I’m very partial to this leader of the Speyside region.So I’m not going to tell you about the history of Glenlivet as you already will know it. This is a truly momentous marvel of […]

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Whisky of the week # 46 Peat Monster 10th Anniversary

Whisky of the week # 46 Peat Monster 10th Anniversary   Ten years ago Compass Box created a bespoke blend of very peaty single malts for the owners of the Park Avenue Liquor Shop in New York. They named it “Monster” and for the label graphics they used a 19th century illustration of a bizarre and strangely beautiful creature […]

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