For my second whisky review, I will be showcasing the five different whiskies that I tried during my Premium tasting at Lagavulin distillery. The five whiskies are as follows: 1) Lagavulin 16 Years Old 2) Lagavulin PX Distiller’s Edition 3) Lagavulin cask sample (ex-bourbon cask, 17 years old) 4) Lagavulin 12 Years Old 5) Lagavulin […]
Read more "Whisky Review #2: Lagavulin"The 2nd part of my 8-part series on the Islay distilleries focuses on Lagavulin, which is fast earning a reputation for quality and sophistication throughout the world. Lagavulin is located near the village of Port Ellen in the Southern part of Islay and is situated in a sheltered bay which shares the same name as […]
Read more "The Islay Series – Distillery #2: Lagavulin"For my first whisky review, I will be showcasing the three whiskies that I tried during my tour at Caol Ila distillery. The three whiskies are as follows: 1) Caol Ila 12 Years Old 2) Caol Ila Moch (No Age Statement) 3) Caol Ila 15 Years Old Unpeated Special Release Caol Ila 12 Years Old […]
Read more "Whisky Review #1: Caol Ila"The first in my series of 8 Islay distilleries would be Caol Ila, which is a rather interesting one. Caol Ila is located in the North-Eastern part of Islay, quite close to Port Askaig. The name ‘Caol Ila’ is derived from the Gaelic term Caol Ìle, which translates to ‘Sound of Islay’. In terms of […]
Read more "The Islay Series – Distillery #1: Caol Ila"Islay. The mythical island off the Western coast of Scotland which is home to 8 distilleries of some repute. Often referred to as the Queen of the Hebrides by the locals, it is an island with a landmass of approximately 620 square kilometres and a population of approximately 4000 people. To put that into perspective, […]
Read more "Islay"Hello there! First of all, thank you for visiting this blog. I have been wanting to start my own whisky repository for quite a while now and the catalyst for actually getting on with it definitely has to be my recent trip to Islay to visit the 8 great distilleries on the island, which I […]
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