Side by side: Bimber's Shoulders of Giants Series Pt 3

@BimberLondon have recently released a set of 6 Shoulders of Giants bottlings.

This is the 3rd release in the series, Bimber sent me some samples to review - let's see what they are like!

#BTC55 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 55th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by John @jwbassman.bsky.social

Side by side: a pair of Bimber 8yo's

It's been a little while since we've heard anything from Bimber, but a new Head of Marketing and Communications has been sending out tasting packs.

As well as Dunphail New make and a set of the latest Bimber Underground releases I received a pair of Bimber 8yo's

Side by side: Bimber's Shoulders of Giants Series Pt 2

 @BimberLondon have recently released a set of 8 Shoulders of Giants bottlings.

This is the 2nd release in the series, Bimber sent me some samples to review - let's see what they are like!

Side by side: Bimber's Shoulders of Giants Series

@BimberLondon have recently released a set of 6 Shoulders of Giants bottlings.

These are showcasing the growing maturity of their single malt whisky. Bimber sent me some samples to review - let's see what they are like!

Side by side: Bimber's Underground Release No. 6

@BimberLondon have released their latest batch of Underground themed bottlings.

Release No. 6 includes Wimbledon, Stratford, Oval, and Wembley Park. Bimber were kind enough to sent me some samples to review - let's see what they are like!

Bimber Santa's Edition 2023

@BimberLondon have released a number of special edition bottles over the year and have rounded it off with Santa's Edition 2023

I was lucky enough to receive a 'sample', here's my thoughts!

#BTC32 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

 These are my tasting notes from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 32nd #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Duncan @whiskytip

Review of my whisky year - 2022

Firstly thanks to all of you who have read my blog (c147,000 up from 114,000 last year) and followed me on Twitter (c5,300 up from 3,800 last year).

This blog has been going for 6 years now and this is the 600th blog post! In that time I've reviewed over 1,620 whiskies! Let's review 2022!

Bimber The 1st Peated

@BimberLondon has just launched their first peated barley release The 1st Peated, this come on the back of a number of masterclass bottlings which weren't released.

Let's try this first official release!

Side by side : Bimber Selfridges

With the imminent release of @BimberLondon's third  @Selfridges bottling, here's a look at the first two.

Let see what they are like!

Dava Way - Orkney 17yo

The Dava Way is the new independent bottling arm of @TheDunphail Distillery, the same team behind @BimberLondon Distillery!

Let's take a little walk...

Bimber Peated Barley

@BimberLondon has been around since 2015, they've released a number of styles of whisky as they work towards a core range including ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, ex-peated cask etc

I recently got to try their first peated barley bottling!

Apogee XII

 I was sent a bottle of this from Bimber Distillery...

It seemed to raise more questions than answers so I did a little research...

#BTC18 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

 These are my tasting notes from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 18th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Damian @newdramrising

Batches : Bimber Oloroso Small Batch

Distilleries often release whisky in batches, the same name but subtly different recipes, ABVs, maturation periods etc. In this occasional series I'm going to review a number of different Batches in my Side-by-side format to see if I can detect any differences, does each batch get better or are they to all intents and purposes the same?

Whilst they strive towards a core bottling @BimberLondon continue to release single casks and small batches of ex-bourbon, peated, re-charred oak and Oloroso casks. Let's see how the Oloroso small batches compare.

Whisky and water

How much water does it take to make a bottle of whisky? How much water should you add to your whisky? These and other difficult water related questions answered!

Let's dive in! 😉

Whisky 'machinery' - the Washback

Continuing the series looking at some of the 'machinery' used in a distillery to create whisky - this time the Washback or fermenting vessel.

I've covered the basic process of creating whisky here, but I'm going to explore the machinery a little more in this series.

Bimber #TweetTastings

@BimberLondon recently launched the first of a set bottlings celebrating London's Underground - 'The Tube' with the help of @TheWhiskyWire by holding a @TweetTastings

Lets see what the drams were like:

Southport Whisky Festival

How do you organise a Whisky Festival during Lockdown? People aren't allowed to meet in large numbers, suppliers can't or won't get onboard...

You find an enthusiastic team... maybe an existing whisky club... with a leader with strong industry links.... and put a plan together!