Type: Single Malt Distillery: The Glenlivet Region: Speyside, Scotland Age: 16 years ABV: 55.2% Average Price: $75 Peat’s Thoughts: Welp! Aged 16 years? Cask strength at 55.2%? Lovely, bright, golden colour? Oh boy! You get that tastes of oranges as your first sip it which instantly implies that you are in for a treat. The citrus feel doesn’t diminish any … More The Glenlivet Nadurra (Batch 0614c)
Type: Single Malt Distillery: Auchentoshan Region: Lowlands, Scotland Age: 12 years ABV: 40% Average Price: $45 Peat’s Thoughts: Rumour has it this is nicknamed “The Breakfast Scotch.” They surely didn’t lie. With hints of frosted flakes cereal, or just cereal sprinkled with sugar all over it, you get that gentle sweetness and soothing effect. Then maybe some fruit in … More Auchentoshan 12 Year
Type: Single Malt Distillery: Glen Grant (Gordon & MacPhail Bottling) Region: Speyside, Scotland Age: 10 years ABV: 40% Average Price: $35 Finn’s Thoughts: This is an everyday scotch. Here at W+A throughout our journey we have matured our palates and raised our tolerance. So whenever we get a chance to taste something light and refreshing … More Glen Grant 10 Year – Gordon & Macphail
Type: Single Malt Distillery: Kilchoman Region: Islay, Scotland Age: 5 years ABV: 46% Average Price: $65-70 Peat’s Thoughts: I sort of have a fascination with this young distillery. For the first one to be established in over 124 years, Kilchoman, built in 2005, have had an amazing output of fantastic offerings while they wait for their aged … More Kilchoman Loch Gorm
Type: Single Grain Distillery: Haig Region: Scotland Age: NAS ABV: 40% Average Price: $50-60 Peat’s Thoughts: Ok, where to begin? Since this was endorsed by David Beckham, I decided to give it a try, despite the warnings from some folks whose palates I trust. I should’ve listened, because Beckham also endorses Calvin Klein underwear and I never felt the … More Haig Club Single Grain
Type: Single Malt Distillery: Springbank Region: Campbeltown, Scotland Age: 10 years ABV: 55.6% Average Price: $85-100 Peat’s Thoughts: After having Longrow’s cask strength and Red Carbernet Sauvignon, it was hard to say no to this lovely dram. Finished in Tokaji casks, which I swore was Japanese, but turns out is Hungarian, this malt has a smokey sweetness … More Longrow Tokaji Wood
Type: Single Malt Distillery: Ardbeg Region: Islay, Scotland Age: NAS ABV: 54.2% Average Price: $60-75 Peat’s Thoughts: This cask strength monster is one of the best examples of power and balance. Uigeadail is Gaelic for “dark and mysterious”, but the only real mystery here is how they got this things to be so damn delicious. … More Ardbeg Uigeadail
Yes, this is still Whisky + Arch. Emphasis on the “whisky.” But trust me, you want to read on. Full disclosure, I’m a child of the 90’s. I grew up watching Animaniacs, Freakazoid and Tiny Toon Adventures. My idea of video games was rewinding a VHS tape of The Lion King as fast as I … More Gin. The Other Islay Spirit.
Drinking whisky is a lot like having sex. The more you do it, the better you get at it, because, well, practice makes perfect. And if you never become perfect, you can at least take comfort in the fact that the practice will never stop being fun. With this in mind, you would think that … More So you want to be a whisky drinker? 5 steps to becoming one.
Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Coco Chanel, Marc Jacobs and now… Dr. Bill Lumsden? Scotch drinkers everywhere were probably just as surprised, and yet intrigued, as I was by the notion of one of the most beloved distilleries and whisky brands taking their talents from the barrel rooms to runways. But what would this new must-have item … More #BeyondtheCask
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