Caol Ila Archives - Whisky Boys https://whiskyboys.com/tag/caol-ila/ Whisky Blog by the Whisky Boys - Ask us about Whisky Sun, 23 Jul 2023 09:56:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Big Peat – The Bannerman’s Bar Edition https://whiskyboys.com/2023/07/21/big-peat-the-bannermans-bar-edition/ https://whiskyboys.com/2023/07/21/big-peat-the-bannermans-bar-edition/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:54:54 +0000 https://whiskyboys.com/?p=212184 Bannerman’s Rock and Whisky Bar located in Edinburgh’s Old Town has teamed up with Douglas Laing & Co to release a special edition of the World Famous “Big Peat” Scotch Malt...

thanks for reading Whisky Boys Whisky Blog

]]> https://whiskyboys.com/2023/07/21/big-peat-the-bannermans-bar-edition/feed/ 0 Islay 2022 https://whiskyboys.com/2022/07/19/islay-2022/ https://whiskyboys.com/2022/07/19/islay-2022/#respond Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:38:32 +0000 https://whiskyboys.com/?p=200883 Isle of Islay Trip 2022 Just returned from Islay (Thursday 7th July) after a great five days. Jacqueline and I stayed with Nicola and her family at the Temperance House, luxury...

thanks for reading Whisky Boys Whisky Blog

]]> https://whiskyboys.com/2022/07/19/islay-2022/feed/ 0 Gordon & MacPhail | 50 Years of Connoisseurs Choice https://whiskyboys.com/2018/09/05/gordon-macphail-50-years-of-connoisseurs-choice/ https://whiskyboys.com/2018/09/05/gordon-macphail-50-years-of-connoisseurs-choice/#respond Wed, 05 Sep 2018 18:06:45 +0000 https://whiskyboys.com/?p=164267 In 1968 George Urquhart a 2nd generation of the family that still own Gordon & MacPhail created the Connoisseurs Choice. Since then close on 100 distilleries have been bottled and well...

thanks for reading Whisky Boys Whisky Blog

]]> https://whiskyboys.com/2018/09/05/gordon-macphail-50-years-of-connoisseurs-choice/feed/ 0 The Islay Whisky Festival 2012 ( Feis Ile 2012 ) – A Whisky Boys Review https://whiskyboys.com/2012/06/11/the-islay-whisky-festival-2012-feis-ile-2012-a-whisky-boys-review/ https://whiskyboys.com/2012/06/11/the-islay-whisky-festival-2012-feis-ile-2012-a-whisky-boys-review/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:58:32 +0000 http://whiskyboys.com/?p=7018 Here I am again going to the most beautiful Isle in the world, where some of the finest Single Malt Scotch Whiskies are produced. Saturday the 26th May together with my...

thanks for reading Whisky Boys Whisky Blog

]]> https://whiskyboys.com/2012/06/11/the-islay-whisky-festival-2012-feis-ile-2012-a-whisky-boys-review/feed/ 0 Peat’s Beast – Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky https://whiskyboys.com/2012/04/01/peats-beast-peated-single-malt-scotch-whisky/ https://whiskyboys.com/2012/04/01/peats-beast-peated-single-malt-scotch-whisky/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:16:35 +0000 http://whiskyboys.com/?p=5952 This is the dram that Jim is going to taste and review to celebrate World Whisky Day. Which is the launch day for this dram. This bottle came from Pauline Graham...

thanks for reading Whisky Boys Whisky Blog

]]> https://whiskyboys.com/2012/04/01/peats-beast-peated-single-malt-scotch-whisky/feed/ 3 Whisky Tasting – Diageo’s Classic Malts, The Distillers Editions, Part One. https://whiskyboys.com/2012/03/07/whisky-tasting-diageos-classic-malts-the-distillers-editions/ https://whiskyboys.com/2012/03/07/whisky-tasting-diageos-classic-malts-the-distillers-editions/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:10:40 +0000 http://whiskyboys.com/?p=5856 The Whisky Boys have to thank Pat Roberts for sending us some fabulous samples of Diageo’s Distillers Editions. The Distillers Edition from Diageo’s Classic Malts is an annual release of limited...

thanks for reading Whisky Boys Whisky Blog

]]> https://whiskyboys.com/2012/03/07/whisky-tasting-diageos-classic-malts-the-distillers-editions/feed/ 1 Scottish Field – Whisky Hotel Review https://whiskyboys.com/2011/08/17/scottish-field-%e2%80%93-whisky-hotel-review/ https://whiskyboys.com/2011/08/17/scottish-field-%e2%80%93-whisky-hotel-review/#respond Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:57:46 +0000 http://whiskyboys.com/?p=5070 As Jim is a subscriber to the great Scottish magazine, The Scottish Field, he applied a little while ago to be one of their reviewers to visit a specific type of...

thanks for reading Whisky Boys Whisky Blog

]]> https://whiskyboys.com/2011/08/17/scottish-field-%e2%80%93-whisky-hotel-review/feed/ 0 Diageo’s Famous Archive Visit https://whiskyboys.com/2011/05/09/diageo%e2%80%99s-famous-archive-visit/ https://whiskyboys.com/2011/05/09/diageo%e2%80%99s-famous-archive-visit/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 07:59:25 +0000 http://whiskyboys.com/?p=4679 It was early March when Nicola and Jim received an e-mail from Patrick Roberts (Cognis Public Relations London) detailing an invite from Dr Nick Morgan, Diageo’s Scotch Knowledge and Heritage Director and...

thanks for reading Whisky Boys Whisky Blog

]]> https://whiskyboys.com/2011/05/09/diageo%e2%80%99s-famous-archive-visit/feed/ 1 Malt Whisky of the Month – April 2011 https://whiskyboys.com/2011/04/20/malt-whisky-of-the-month-%e2%80%93-april-2011/ https://whiskyboys.com/2011/04/20/malt-whisky-of-the-month-%e2%80%93-april-2011/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:54:42 +0000 http://whiskyboys.com/?p=4699 Cragganmore 12 Year Old Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky – 40% Alc/vol 70cl This month we have chosen a Speyside Whisky that we tasted last year, this dram can be found...

thanks for reading Whisky Boys Whisky Blog

]]> https://whiskyboys.com/2011/04/20/malt-whisky-of-the-month-%e2%80%93-april-2011/feed/ 1