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James Wills talks through the Kilchoman range and tells us how and when he likes to enjoy them
17.12.2018Here’s my take on our core expressions, each typically consumed in a weighty tumbler with a drop of water. This is my first ‘blog post’ and I was never much of an academic so bear with me… Machir Bay The mainstay of the Kilchoman range. In my view Machir Bay is everything that […]
READ FULL POSTHow to Improve Your Whisky Nose
21.11.2018Improving your whisky nose takes time and practice, but it’s worth it. Knowing how to nose a whisky better will help take the experience to another level, allowing you to shine a spotlight on the many layers that form its complex character. Once identified with the nose, it becomes easier to pick out the individual […]
READ FULL POSTYeast is one of the three raw materials permitted to make Scotch Whisky but for some reason doesn’t get spoken about as much as barley or water. What is fermentation? Fermentation in whisky-making is the process of adding distiller’s yeast to the wort, the sugary liquid collected from the mashing stage, to trigger the fermentation […]
READ FULL POSTIslay’s Lost Distilleries
08.11.2018Take a drive around Islay and virtually every signpost points the way to an iconic distillery… or village, depending on how you want to read it. Islay’s eight distilleries mean it holds a special status on the map of scotch producers however wind the clock back 200 years and almost every settlement on the Island […]
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