One Cask At A Time - Auchroisk & Jura

One Cask At A Time is a new independent bottler based in Edinburgh, they sent me a couple of samples from their latest release to review.

Let's give them a try!

Loch Lomond 2026 Golf Releases

Loch Lomond release a pair of bottles (and usually some special editions) for each Open Golf Tournament.

This years to celebrate the 154th at Royal Birkdale have just been released!

#BTC63 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 63rd #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Paul @derekcuster

Glasgow 1770 Small Batch 2026 - Peated Passito di Caluso Cask Finish

Glasgow 1770's annual Small Batch Series throws up unusual maturation of the distillery's three spirit types.

This year there's a Triple Distilled White Port, Double Distilled Amarone wine and this Peated Passito di Caluso wine bottling.

Glasgow 1770 Small Batch 2026 - Double Distilled Amarone Cask Finish

Glasgow 1770's annual Small Batch Series throws up unusual maturation of the distillery's three spirit types.

This year there's a Peated Passito di Caluso wine, Triple Distilled White Port and this Double Distilled Amarone wine bottling.

Glasgow 1770 Small Batch 2026 - Triple Distilled White Port Cask Finish

Glasgow 1770's annual Small Batch Series throws up unusual maturation of the distillery's three spirit types.

This year there's a Peated Passito di Caluso wine, Double Distilled Amarone wine and this Triple Distilled White Port bottling.

4,000 up!

I recently reached a bit of a milestone with my 4,000th different whisky tried a 1999 25yo Springbank from Decadent Drinks which I tried at the 2026 Independent Spirits Festival in Leith.

Here's an overview of my stats to get to that 4,000!

Loch Lomond Distillery Edition Ten

@LochLomondMalts recently released the tenth in their Distillery Edition series going down a new path - a highly peated release.

This time it's a 8yo, let's try it!

Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2026 Limited Edition - Heavily Peated Ruby Port

This year's Campbeltown Malts Festival Limited Edition from Glen Scotia has just been released!

This year they've gone with a Medium Peated 7yo finished in Ruby Port Casks.

London Distillery Company - Ten Times Around The Sun

"Ten Times Around The Sun" refers to two primary creative works: a debut album by indie band Shy Nature (2017) and a 10-year-old limited edition single malt whisky from the London Distillery Company (2026). Guess which one we're talking about!

The first ever 10 year old London malt whisky!

Loch Lomond Distillery 60th Birthday ?

As you all probably know I'm a huge Fanboy of Loch Lomond Distillery ever since my first tour there in 2018 and this year is their 60th birthday!

They don't seem to be celebrating it in any way so let's do it for them!

#BTC62 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 62nd #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Me @MaltMusings

London Distillery Company - YesteRYEar

The third release from the Renascence of the London Distillery Company, this time taking us on a journey!

A sherry finished dram - let's see what it's like!

Glen Scotia Icons of Campbeltown - The Wulver

Glen Scotia recently released the third in their series based on the town's famous Cross - Icons of Campbeltown.

Following on from The Mermaid and The Dragon, the 2025 release is all about The Wulver, let's find out a little more!

Dewar's 21yo Double Double Mizunara Oak

A reasonable priced purchase on my last trip through Manchester Airport was this 21yo blend from Dewar's

Finished in Mizunara Oak - let's see what it's like!

Lochlea Overtone Over & Stout

The second and final Overtone release from Lochlea, a collaboration with Overtone Brewery, a Glasgow-based craft brewer, began with shared casks used to mature stout before being returned to Lochlea for whisky finishing.

Let's see what it's like!

#WemyssMalts Social Media Tasting

Steve has been organising Social Media Tastings for more than a decade now...

This time it was drams from Wemyss Malts, here's my thoughts!

White Peak Petites Eaux Proofing Part Deux

The 2nd release of 'Special Waters' from White Peak Distillery, this time from Red Wine casks.

The previous Special Waters release was my favourite dram of 2024 so this one had a lot to live up to!

Side by side: Lochlea Single Estate Core Range

Commissioned in August 2018 Lochlea Distillery was built in an old piggery in the middle of Lochlea Farm in Kilmarnock.

Featuring barley grown on the farm, the distillery has grown from strength to strength.

#BTC61 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 61st #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Cliff @CliffMann

Titanic 9yo Single Grain

A new distillery for me, but as with a lot of Irish distilleries all is not as it seems and it turns out it is from a distillery I know!

An unusual combination of rye, muscatel, and madeira cask finished grain whiskies.

Auchentoshan White Port Distillery Exclusive

Due to my wife's broken ankle our trip to Glasgow Whisky Festival didn't quite go to plan and I found myself at Auchentoshan distillery with Mike & Sam for what turned out to be a great tasting!

Whilst there we bought a bottle of the Distillery Exclusive White Port finish!

Retribution Chestnut Cask finish

I had a really interesting chat with Richard Lock from Retribution Distilling at Kendal Whisky Festival in December.

I tried a couple of his drams and he allowed me to take an sample of a Chestnut cask matured dram home to review!