Introduction I recently passed through Glasgow for a couple of days, and made arrangements to meet up with Craig McGill for drinks on my first afternoon. He does digital PR work for Whyte & Mackay. At the last minute, he contacted me and let me know that if I could head straight from my arrival [...]
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Whyte and Mackay – The Sample Room
Posted in Dalmore, whisky research, whisky samples, Whyte & Mackay, tagged Richard Paterson, The Nose on March 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Master of Malt Samples Disclaimer
Posted in review, whisky samples on October 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Introduction I’m going to be doing a few scotch reviews soon based on samples from Master of Malt. Four of them are free samples that I got as part of a promotion they seem to be doing with bloggers. Before I start posting these, I thought I’d write up a quick disclaimer to link to [...]
Review: Ordering from whiskysamples.eu
Posted in whisky samples, tagged scotch samples, whisky samples, whiskysamples.eu on June 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Introduction Having gotten into whisky in July 2008 on a trip to Scotland, I’m still in a “discovery” phase, trying to get a feel for as many different scotch whisky profiles as possible. This can be a somewhat expensive proposition if your approach is to collect full size bottles representing a significant portion of the [...]
Storing whisky – sample containers
Posted in whisky accessories, whisky samples, tagged sample bottles, whisky, whisky accessories, whisky sample bottles, whisky samples, whisky storage on April 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
How do the various batches of Aberlour A’bunadh compare? What about the annual releases of Port Ellen or Brora? How will my current (and discontinued) bottle of Laphroaig 15 year compare to the new 18 year? I’m having trouble warming up to Ledaig 10 year because of the nose. I wonder if that will change [...]
