top of page
Search


Review 55 – Islay off the beaten track part 3: the unusual one.
Caol Ila 9 year Old - Lady Of The Glen (2012 – 2021, caskn° 311196, Hogshead matured and finished in Xynisteri white Wine casks, 58.3%...
maltymission
Oct 21, 20213 min read
Â
Â
Â


Islay off the beaten track part 2: the one you might ignore otherwise.
Johnnie Walker 12 year old Black Label Islay Origins (42% ABV, coloured like there's no tomorrow and chill filtered) After last week’s...
maltymission
Oct 14, 20215 min read
Â
Â
Â


Islay off the beaten track: Islay whiskies out of the spotlights
Of all the Scottish whiskyregions, Islay may well be the one that sparks the most imagination. The auras of Lagavulin, Ardbeg or ...
maltymission
Oct 7, 20213 min read
Â
Â
Â


The thing about the casks
In 2019, the SWA (Scotch Whisky Association) altered the rules and regulations about which casks are allowed to be used for the...
maltymission
Sep 30, 202113 min read
Â
Â
Â


In Vino Veritas, part IV: the indie strikes back.
Blair Athol 10 yo Wine Barrique The Whisky Broker, 2020 release, 56.5% ABV, UCF, natural colour, 266 bottles. Let’s wrap this up with an...
maltymission
Sep 23, 20213 min read
Â
Â
Â


In Vino Veritas III – wine hard with a vengeance: Longrow Red 10 yo Malbec 2020 release, 52.5% ABV
Part 3 of my series on wine cask matured/finished whisky takes me to Campbeltown. Indeed, it’s rather ‘not done’ to be doing a series on...
maltymission
Sep 16, 20214 min read
Â
Â
Â


Review #53: Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or (46% ABV, UCF, might be coloured, 2020 release)
Part II in the wine cask series and from last week’s party in the southern Highlands at Deanston we take it rather up north, to the...
maltymission
Sep 9, 20213 min read
Â
Â
Â
CONTACT
bottom of page