By Richard Thomas Rating: A- The BenRiach has a reputation as being the Speyside distillery that does a little bit of everything, working with peated and unpeated malts and aging in all manner of casks. Yet being a jack of all trades doesn’t mean they have mastered none. Instead, it just means the distillery has a big palette of whiskies ...
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Last Drop Coming Out With 1968 Glenrothes
The Last Drop Distillers has announced the launch of their newest release, the 1969 Glenrothes Single Malt Scotch Whisky. The second in an exclusive trilogy following the 1968 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, this Single Malt Scotch will mark The Last Drop’s 15th release in 11 years and comprises two single cask bottlings. On October 27th, 1969 in the beautiful Speyside ...
Read More »Cask 88 Has A 50 Year Old Glenlivet Coming In June
Sourced from one of the casks chosen by Scotch whisky legend Abe Rosenberg, who is well-known for importing whisky to the United States in the post-Prohibition era, Cask 88’s 50 year Old Glenlivet (44.5% ABV; £6,800 RRP; #6201; distilled 10th October 1968) matured over five decades in a sherry hogshead cask and is part of a very limited run of ...
Read More »Benromach Releases Cask Strength Malt
Family-owned Benromach Distillery has announced a new addition to its Classic Range, Benromach Cask Strength Vintage 2008 Batch 1, a rich and full-bodied, limited-batch single malt whisky. The batch release which will be sold across multiple international markets, was matured in First-Fill Sherry and Bourbon casks. Just 5,500 bottles will be available to purchase worldwide from 24th April 2019.* Laid ...
Read More »The Glenrothes 18 Year Old Scotch Review
By Emma Briones Rating: B Changing the full concept of a brand can be risky, but it sometimes happens, especially when ownership or management changes. The Glenrothes, which is returned to the Edrington Group’s portfolio in 2017 (The Macallan, Highland Park), is seeing a makeover in its brand style with a whole new range: the Soleo Collection. It is a ...
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