The Benriach Distillery, located in north Speyside, is launching this November a distinctive flavour-forward portfolio of Single Malts and a new look inspired by the distillery’s creative heritage.
Tag: Scotch Whisky
The ability to, year after year, put out a consistent product is one of the benefits of blends. It’s also a true art form. Once you know what you like in a single malt, it can be amazing searching for those characteristics that enhance their nuances.
World Whisky Day 2021 is on Saturday 15th May. The day takes place on the third Saturday in May each year. Unlike lots of the ‘days’ we celebrate this one has been recognised by the Scottish parliament, and we think that’s as good a reason as any to have a dram.
“I know the spirits industry like so many industries will continue to search for ways to find efficiencies and rightly so, but I just hope this level of automation is not the future for the bigger single malt scotch whisky distilleries.” David Spanton talks automation in the scotch world.
The Balvenie does things its own way, with a cooperage and malting house on site
There is quite the modern operation going on at The Glenlivet. They’ve got 26 stills running, and 32 wooden washbacks, and they’re using a liquid yeast for a fermentation process
The first stop in the Highlands is the Aberfeldy Distillery and its honeyed whiskies which are credited to its longer fermentation process
In the next instalment of our Scottish adventures we start with the drinking holes in Dufftown, the hub of the Highlands
The next instalment in our travels around Islay; we visit the famously salty Laphraoig
Join us for another of Bartender magazine’s Islay distillery tours. This time it’s Ardbeg, and the team are treated to an epic tour.
Join us for our next Scotland instalment where we visit Bunnahabhain – known for being an unpeated malt on an island of smoke.
You’ve heard of grain to glass, right? Well, that’s the idea behind Kilchoman. Their tagline is ‘Islay’s Farm Distillery’, and one visit to the site and you get the idea.