Grantown-on-Spey based Highfern Ltd have launched their new Angels’ Nectar Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Islay Edition, as a successor to their successful Rich Peat Edition blended malt. Bottled at 47% and at natural color, the Angels’ Nectar Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Islay Edition is dominated by a gentle island peat smoke, which on the taste is a touch ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...