By Kurt Maitland Rating: B+ There are two stories here: that of the Ben Nevis Distillery and that of Signatory. Ben Nevis is a malt whisky distillery at the foot of the Ben Nevis mountain, the highest mountain in the UK (4,411 feet). near the Victoria Bridge to the north of Fort William. Founded in 1825 by John McDonald (known ...
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Lost Distillery Company Lossit Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B We’ve already discussed who The Lost Distillery Company is in previous reviews, and the name sums up what they do pretty succinctly. Instead, I’ll cut straight to discussing the lost distillery at hand, especially in view of how it’s from that island so esteemed by so many diehard Scotch whisky fans: Islay. Lossit, sometimes also ...
Read More »Brexit and Scotch
What A Post-EU Future Holds For The Scotch Whisky Industry By Richard Thomas Britain’s Scotch industry campaigned hard against Brexit, warning of dire consequences if the referendum vote went against remaining in the EU. Despite this and other strong warnings against an EU departure, the June 2016 vote was a clear victory for Brexit, and Britain’s new Prime Minister, Teresa ...
Read More »Laphroaig Lore Scotch Review
By Emma Briones Rating: B+ Laphroaig is one of the icons of Islay. After just over 200 years of making whisky, they’ve released in 2016 this new expression of their core range: Laphroaig Lore. This new release is supposed to be, according to the distillery, “the richest of the rich.” Laphroaig Lore is a NAS whisky, created by Laphroaig Distillery ...
Read More »Q&A With Joshua Hatton, Single Cask Nation
By Kurt Maitland Josh Hatton is a good friend and fellow whisky lover who also happens to be the President and CEO of Single Cask Nation. My love of independent bottlers has been brought to light on The Whiskey Reviewer, and the U.S.-based Single Cask Nation is one of the better ones, having made a point of identifying great one-off ...
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