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Craigellachie

Craigellachie's distillery character is big and meaty, with notes of smoke and spice, backed by some dried fruit and apple. Single cask releases can lend themselves well to a range of cask finis...

Blair Athol

Photo credit: @slainte88 on instagram Another 'nutty-spicy' distilleries of old Bell's, and one on the bolder side. It was originally named 'Aldour', after the Allt Dour burn the distillery draws ...

Benrinnes

Image source: www.whisky.com Affectionately called 'The Ben'. Benrinnes is another case of a competent single malt held down by their duty as a filling to blend. About Benrinnes's meaty quality k...

Glenlossie

Exclusively provides for Diageo's blends. About Even for an independent, Glenlossie very rarely releases any single malt bottlings; being a full-time provider to its parent company's blends. Thei...

Dailuaine

Dailuaine occasionally publishes the single malt Flora & Fauna, under Diageo, they mostly produce fillings for blends. About It's a surprise that Dailuaine produces heavy makes as their types...

Ardmore

Ardmore is a large Victorian distillery, its heft and scale sticking out from its rural surroundings. It is the last distillery to adopt a peated Highland malt style, and the second-last distille...

Glentauchers

A granite distillery just outside Keith. In 1989 Allied Distillers (who later became Chivas Brothers) bought Glentauchers, with some of the whisky reserves going into Ballantine's and production r...

Can whisky be used as a hand sanitizer?

We’re all washing our hands a lot these days. There is not a substitute for soap and water. But can whisky be used as a hand sanitizer? Yes. It can! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (...

How to Pair Whisky and Chocolate

It isn’t Easter until you’ve had a chocolate Easter bunny. But have you ever noticed the small ones say 2oz on the packaging? And have you ever stopped and thought: ‘huh, a standard shot is 2oz.’ ...

Is whiskey good for you?

Is whiskey good for you? This is, I suppose, a bit of a nuanced questions. Is it good to drink whisky, get drunk and fall down the stairs? Perhaps not. But, if drunk in moderation, are there other ...