By Michael Cervin Rating: B Scotland’s Speyburn Distillery opened their doors in mid December 1897 and from then on was a fairly quiet distillery, just going about their business. But over the last two decades they have expanded production, most notably to the US. Their water source is called the Granty Burn, actually a tributary of the River Spey, for which ...
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Why It’s Worth Investing In Whisky Today
By Parwinder Dale This week’s The Whisky Show in London is set to be attended by a record number of investors, not just for the wonderful whiskies, but to learn about making money from buying and selling wee drams! Bottles of rare and expensive whiskies saw a magnificent 5% rise within the last year, but is nothing compared to this ...
Read More »Langatun Old Deer Swiss Whisky Review
By Paer Johansson Rating: B “Langatun;” what is that? Langatun is the Celtic version of “Langenthal” which in turn means “the fortified place on the Langa” (water). Langatun is also the name of a village outside of Bern in Switzerland containing a small malt whisky distillery. The distillery has a very interesting history as it dates back to 1857 when ...
Read More »Sweden’s Mackmyra Releases Seasonal Port-Finished Malt
Mackmyra is now presenting a seasonal whisky with a port finish, Vintersol (Winter Sun); the release is a collaboration with Quinta Do Vallado, one of the oldest and most reputable port producers in the Portuguese Douro Valley. Vintersol has been 50 per cent finished for 16 months in Swedish oak casks that previously held port. With the port setting the ...
Read More »Northern Ireland’s Echlinville Releases 18 Year Old Single Malt Finished In Ultra-Old Rum Barrels
The Echlinville Distillery (County Down, Northern Ireland) has unveiled its highly anticipated award winning Dunville’s VR 18 Year Old Port Mourant Rum Finish Single Malt Irish Whiskey. This cask strength (57% abv) limited release is from the first of eight incredibly rare casks from the lost Port Mourant Estate Distillery in Guyana – casks that previously nurtured an exceptional 41 ...
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