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Auchentoshan Presents: The Taste Experiments
The contrast between the Balvenie Fete and Auchentoshan’s Taste Experiments could not have been more glaring. Where one had been relaxed, timeless and traditional, the Glasgow leg of the...
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Tomatin at the Quaich Society
Perhaps I’ll embarrass him for saying so, but Alistair Mutch wins gold as far as replying to emails is concerned. No sooner had the proposal for a Tomatin tasting been composed and fired off than an...
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The St Andrews Brewing Co. Pub
The new craft brewing pub in St Andrews. Picture it: you’re an independent brewing collective with a contemporary approach, you focus on craft, quality and novelty, and you have opened your first pub...
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Old Pulteney 1990 Peated Casks
To boast strength of character sets you apart. You don’t have to shout to be heard; pulling power isn’t about the size of your bank balance or the cheap thrills you promise hangers-on. Strength of...
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A Day in the Life of a Compass Box Intern
6am My second alarm erupts beside me (I’m one of those people who likes to give myself a 30-minute warning) and I collapse upright. In term time I can usually greet the new day on my own terms -...
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Whisky Prices Blast Off into Orbit
Whisky whisky everywhere, but so little of it affordable... A disclaimer from the outset: this is NOT about Diageo’s recent announcement concerning the direction its new range of whiskies from the...
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Kilchoman at the Quaich Society
‘James! Great to meet you at last!’ ‘Err, I’m Peter, actually. But don’t worry, it happens a lot.’ When dealing with Kilchoman, plans are likely to change when you least expect them to; new faces...
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Ardbeg Auriverdes
There may be some of you – just maybe – who tried to bring up the Scotch Odyssey Blog on your PC, tablet or mobile device last week and could not. Regrettably, I was too snowed under with essays to...
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Countdown to Scotch Odyssey 2
Incredibly, I may just be in a position to take on a second circumnavigation of Scotland in search of Scotch whisky distilleries to visit. If April was chock full of coursework, May was the domain of...
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Ardbeg Supernova 2014 and Cutty Sark 33YO
Today I conclude my run-through of the different Scotches sent my way before Christmas. This pair could not be more different: one of the smokiest single malts on the planet, and an elderly, genteel...
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