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fromInsideHook
2 weeks ago

Don't Like Peated Whisky? Port Charlotte May Change Your Mind.

With Bruichladdich, we've built it up over the years by experimenting with barley and grains and being unpeated. And with Octomore, you've got extreme heat and a concept that shouldn't work. But Port Charlotte was actually us getting back into peated whiskey when we reopened in 2001. Everyone was keen to make peated whiskey again, because if you go back to our history, around the 1950s and early '60s, it would have been heavily peated.
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fromInsideHook
3 weeks ago

This Is the Most Underrated Whisky on Islay

We had a plan [to only use Islay barley], but as we grew, we moved beyond being able to do that,
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fromTasting Table
2 months ago
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Ranked Among The Rarest Whiskies, You Can Only Get This Dram In One Restaurant, And Only When You Hear The Bell - Tasting Table

fromTasting Table
2 months ago
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How This Centuries-Old Scotch Distillery Emerged From Bankruptcy To Carry On Into Modern Times - Tasting Table

fromTasting Table
2 months ago
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Ranked Among The Rarest Whiskies, You Can Only Get This Dram In One Restaurant, And Only When You Hear The Bell - Tasting Table

fromTasting Table
2 months ago
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How This Centuries-Old Scotch Distillery Emerged From Bankruptcy To Carry On Into Modern Times - Tasting Table

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fromInsideHook
3 months ago

Review: Bruichladdich Made a Rye Whisky

Bruichladdich's Laddie Rye uses locally grown Islay rye and barley, emphasizing terroir, regenerative agriculture, and an Islay-only production approach that yields a hybrid rye-Scotch character.
History
fromMail Online
5 months ago

Archaeologists uncover lost royal castle on a Scottish island

A lost 13th–15th-century Lords of the Isles royal castle on Islay spans two islands linked by a causeway, including a stone tower and great hall.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

A tantalising mystery': could I find the standing stone on a Scottish island from a childhood photo?

A found childhood photograph triggers a personal journey to rediscover an Islay standing stone and recall the island's landscape, ferry crossing, and folklore.
fromInsideHook
5 months ago

The World's Most Heavily-Peated Whisky Returns With a Winner

the best time of year for Scotch drinkers,
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fromInsideHook
8 months ago

Review: This Year's Ardbeg Day Release Defies Gravity

Ardbeg Smokiverse celebrates experimentation in whisky-making, releasing a limited edition for Ardbeg Day that's known for its fruity character. It showcases unique brewing techniques.
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