MALTYMISSION

If there’s one thing I want to stay well clear off, it’s falling into the  Dunning-Kruger trap. As much as I’m an opiniated bugger, I...

Part 2 of this series on Japanese classics covers a grain whisky. As a category, grain whisky is often overlooked, and by and large,...

Ok first things first: last week’s sample of the Balblair  wasn’t gifted to me by my dear Italian friend Yuri, it came from another...

Falling in and out of love with distilleries   It’s quite peculiar and sometimes downright weird the way we connect with certain...

In case you never noticed: the rules regulating what can be seen as ‘Scotch whisky’ are pretty tight. The SWA (Scotch Whisky...

So last week I suggested that sometimes a smoky Islay whisky can be just the thing  when summer starts of a bit ‘rocky’, but seeing how...

(Peat Perfectly Suited to savour in Summer) With all the splendid weather we’ve experienced here over the past few weeks (it was actually...

'Mystery' releases: good fun & interesting or mere clever marketing? Thompson Brothers  were (are) the talk of the town when releasing...

Seeing how last week I already introduced this 2 part review of Dràm Mòr’s most recent release, I’ll try and keep the introduction to a...

Last week I explained why I love whisky festivals  so much. While now first and foremost a social gathering for me, providing the...

I love whisky festivals. They are a great place to meet up with old and new friends and likeminded folk. It’s an ideal location and...

Where (if?) last week  I was making a case for one of the lesser known 21st century distilleries that is, in my opinion, coming along...

While it’s too soon to actually declare the (Scotch) whisky industry in crisis, there’s no denying quite a few warning lights have...

It should come as little to no surprise to learn that there are two countries in Europe which vastly outnumber any other in terms of...

If you were to ask me roughly 5 years ago which country might be the one to look out for when talking about whisky from outside of...

If there is one place that can arguably set its foot next to Scotland when it comes to whisky, in terms of approach, philosophy,...

As I keep on rummaging through my  sample box(es), it struck me how quite a few of them are actually non-scotch whisky. And seeing how in...

I think we’ve all been there: we pick up a bottle, open it, pour it, enjoy it, and make a mental note to purchase another bottle...

(Why 'The Islands' make for a lousy scotch whisky region) Whereas last week, I took a look at 2 distilleries from the Hebdrides, this...

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...