MALTYMISSION

A miniseries where I put 2 Island whiskies head to head, just because I can. This week, It’ll be a battle between 2 distilleries from the...

Where last week I put the focus of my attention towards my most hoarded distillery , it’s safe to say there are still quite a few...

Just last week Roy tackled the topic of whisky collections on his Aqvavitae channel . It seems that, apart from an industry  heading...

On the back of last week’s post where I argued how in recent years young whiskies have influenced and changed the way I understand and...

When I started getting into whisky during my college years over 2 decades ago, I was all about the peatmonsters from Islay. My very...

I think everyone is up to speed on the sad news that came from Waterford  late last year. Even if you consider the fact that Waterford...

Let’s talk store picks… …because it’s quite common to see this sort of thing in the US of A, but somewhat less so over here in Europe. In...

Blowing off the dust from the keyboard and back in the whisky saddle. New year, new me and all that crap, but as for this wee whiskyblog...

Christmas is imminent and it’s everywhere, even at Malty Towers, and this will indeed be the final blogpost of 2024. A week from now,...

It’ s of course preaching to the choir when I sing praise to  Glengyle. ‘Springbank’s little sister’ has all grown up, in fact she just...

I think it’s safe to say that Campbeltown whiskies are held in high regard by many enthusiasts. The smallest of the official regions in...

It’s been only a week, but I’ve missed this. Being ill is always a bit of a drag, in any case ( and seeing how I’m a male, it comes with...

With the OSWA’s done and dusted, I thought this series might be a good opportunity to talk about some whiskies and/or distilleries I...

Panta rhei . Or ‘everything moves’, ‘nothing remains the same forever’. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus knew this already two and half...

As I keep on pouring, sipping and commenting on what should be ‘the good stuff’, it’s time to wave goodbye to Islay this week, but not...

Much like I did a two part post on closed distilleries , I’ll be dedicating several posts on some well-aged Islay whiskies the next few...

Following up  on last week’s dive into closed distilleries , I’m going to spend a bit of time talking about closed distilleries who might...

There is absolutely no shortage of whisky, these days. We’re knocking on at roughly 140 distilleries in Scotland today, and more are...

Part 1: limited edition anniversary stuff I already hinted at this series a few times in the recent past. This wee blogspace on the...

To conclude this series, let’s talk about vacations. Not to worry, as I won’t bore you with hilarious, very funny yet  also ...