WHISKY FLU

Recreating a whisky, single malt or blend based on a lost recipe or from lost distilleries is not new in the whiskyverse.

A vertical review of three independent Ledaig bottlings. Signatory Vintage 2011| Artist Collective 2007| Wilson & Morgan 2005

A look at one of the most promising independent bottlers currently in the UK, Chorlton Whisky has been releasing exceptional quality whiskies at affordable prices. I'm reviewing a trio of Miltonduff, Orkney and Ruadh Maor. There is simply far too much whisky being released these days. Between the current and newer Scottish, Irish, English distilleries, mothballed ones given a new leash of life, indies, several re-branding exercises and all the rest of it I'm totally lost. The

In Part-II, a review of Orkney and Caol Ila from the North Star Spirits Cask Series 005. In Part-I I reviewed the Campbeltown, Macduff and Glentauchers from North Star Spirits. In Part-II I dive into the Orkney and Caol Ila. On to the review. Review Orkney 12yr @ 57.8% Wood- Refill Bourbon Hogshead Distilled Mar'06|Bottled May'18 Non-chill filtered|Natural colour Outrun- 362 Colour: Rice bran oil Nose: A touch solventy initially. Smoky caramel, vanilla and honey. Orange citru

In Part-I, a review of Campbeltown, Macduff and Glentauchers from the North Star Spirits Cask Series 005. It was about time I reviewed something relatively recent and as luck would have it generous samples of the North Star Spirits Cask Series 005 were kept aside for me by my dear and ever dependable friend Carissa (better known as the whiskylady.co) from her tasting session. These included the Campbeltown, Macduff and Glentauchers which are reviewed below and the Orkney and

A review of the Glenfarclas 105 single malt official release. There are certain distilleries which rarely misstep. Such is their reputation that any review is already a foregone conclusion. No I'm not talking about Jura! I'm instead talking about the venerable Glenfarclas, the Spartacus of sherried single malts. Fiercely independent and still run by the J & G Grant family since 1865, Glenfarclas has been producing fully sherry matured (as opposed to finished) single malts sin

A review of Old Pulteney 17yo single malt official release. Old Pulteney has always had a special place in my heart. Up until 2004 I had never heard of this distillery. Like I had mentioned here single malts like Old Pulteney, Dalwhinnie were all but obscure. Well at least for me. All that changed in 2005 when I was on a holiday in the UK. After wrapping up much of the touristy rituals in and around London, and with very little time left, my wife and I decided to visit Scotla

A review of the Royal Brackla 21yr old single malt official release. Established in 1812 by Captain William Fraser (apparently spent 14 yrs in India circa 1783) of Brackla House on the estate of Cawdor Castle, Brackla whisky was selected by King William IV to be his whisky at the Royal Court. In 1833 Brackla Distillery was the first whisky distillery to be granted a Royal Warrant by the order of the King. This made Royal Brackla one of only three distilleries to bear the name

A little bit about my journey into the fascinating world of whisky and Whisky Flu. It all began in the summer of 1998, Mumbai, India. I was at that time an assistant sound engineer working for an audio studio. As luck would have it the studio got booked by a London based musician who was travelling to India to record tracks for his solo album. After about 2 weeks of recordings it was time for a wrap up. There was a small party arranged for all the hard work put in by us at t

A new Independent bottler North Star Spirits founded by Iain Croucher has very quickly established itself as a serious player in the crowded indie whisky market. Iain Croucher is a magician! What he has been able to do with North Star in such a relatively short period of time in terms of appeal and critical acclaim is no mean feat. North Star Spirits is a Glasgow based independent bottler of the finest whiskies, bourbons, gins and rums. Though the focus is more on whisky. All

A review of the Glenrothes 20yr old single malt released by North Star Spirits as a part of series 001. This Glenrothes 20 yr old from North Star Spirits was the first of the three whiskies poured for our monthly tasting session. Tastings are done blind. Before I get on with the review a little bit about the Glenrothes distillery. I've already written about North Star Spirits in my earlier post which you can read here. Established in 1878, Glenrothes distillery is built besid

The Ardmore 8yr old from North Star Spirits was the second of the three whiskies poured for our monthly tasting session.

A review of the Islay 8yr old single malt from an undisclosed distillery released by North Star Spirits as a part of series 002. The Islay 8yr old from North Star Spirits from an undisclosed distillery was the last of the three whiskies poured for our monthly tasting session. The first one being Glenrothes 20yr old followed by the fabulous Ardmore 8 yr old. You can read more about North Star here. Ok confession time. I'm not fan of "overtly" peated whisky! Yes I can see my cr