Archive | March, 2008

Blair Athol Bicentenary Single Malt

Posted on 31 March 2008

Blair Athol Bicentenary 18 Year Old

This single malt scotch whisky was bottled in 1998 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the distillery and as a way of celebrating the contribution made by all its employees both past and present.

Full bodied and wonderfully balanced this is a mixture of hot cross buns and candied peel [...]

Redbreast Pure Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Posted on 14 March 2008

Redbreast Irish Pure Pot Still Whiskey

Redbreast is a very special whiskey as it is the only 12 year old Pure Pot Still Irish whiskey still in production. The ‘pure pot still’ Irish designation refers to the fact that a mixture of both malted and unmalted barleys are used in its production as opposed to [...]

Fettercairn Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Posted on 11 March 2008

Fettercairn Whisky Distillery

Fettercairn is one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland dating back to 1824. It can be found in the east highland region mid way between Dundee and Aberdeen and has a visitor centre which is open May to September. The various single malts tend to be smooth and spicy, [...]

Cardhu Single Malt Whisky

Posted on 10 March 2008

 

Cardhu Whisky Distillery

Cardhu distillery is to be found south of Elgin in the Speyside region of north east Scotland and dates back to 1824 when it was legally founded by farmer John Cumming although he had started distilling illegally in 1811. Eventually the distillery ownership passed down to his daughter-in-law Elizabeth who was without a [...]