Any industry landscape is littered with companies being bought and sold and changing their names faster than Margaret Thatcher changed his or her underwear, but just for fun, as a brief, related aside, let's take a quick look at the ownership and name changes The Dalmore's parent company went through in the last 22 years. … Continue reading Master of Malt 1996 The Dalmore 14 Year Old – Review
Month: January 2012
Robbie Burns Night…
"Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit." Slainte Mhath, people. "Let other poets raise a fracas 'Bout vines, an' wines, an' drucken Bacchus, An' crabbit names an' stories wrack us, An' grate our lug: I … Continue reading Robbie Burns Night…
Master of Malt 1983 Dailuaine 27 Year Old – Review
All due apologies to Master of Malt, who graciously provided me with this sample and then went and sold all the bottles before I had a chance to review it. It is with great regret and mild humiliation that I'm writing this review (and a few others) pretty much after the fact. This past Fall, … Continue reading Master of Malt 1983 Dailuaine 27 Year Old – Review
Master of Malt 30 Year Old Speyside (4th Edition) – Review
In the interest of full-disclosure, I'd like to mention right away that Master of Malt sent me a sample of this whisky to review. Also in the interest of full-disclosure, I'd like to mention that I am a huge fan of Master of Malt. Rest assured that I was a huge fan of Master of … Continue reading Master of Malt 30 Year Old Speyside (4th Edition) – Review
Glenglassaugh Blushes and Fledgling XB Spirits – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Round II of this little foray into Glenglassaugh's young spirits finds us in a slightly more mature state of mind than the first round. While the Clearac and Peated offer a chance to try the distillery's juice straight from the still, The Blushes and … Continue reading Glenglassaugh Blushes and Fledgling XB Spirits – Review
Glenglassaugh Clearac and Peated Spirits – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Glenglassaugh (pronounced glen-GLASS-och) is one of those distilleries whose history is not only marked with the requisite changes in ownership, but also marked with long periods of inactivity. Indeed, for a while there in the 1900's, the distillery was like a toddler playing with … Continue reading Glenglassaugh Clearac and Peated Spirits – Review
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