Whisky Tasting – A Small Batch from Bowmore
This weekend Jim is of to another island, Arran, but tonight we concentrate on the Isle of Islay for our tasting. Tonight Jim and Nicola are about to enjoy a Small...
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Whisky Tasting – A Great Double from Talisker
The Whisky Boys have a very enjoyable night ahead of them, the tasting of a couple of fine Talisker’s, a 25 Year Old and a 30 Year Old. If you check...
Knockdhu Distillery – Official Opening of Warehouse no1
When Nicola and I headed up to the Highlands to work for a few days at one of the smallest but most enchanting Distilleries in Scotland, Knockdhu, little did we know...
Mashin ‘in’ Waaashin at Knockdhu Distillery
When both Jim (Dad) and I met Gordon Bruce (Knockdhu Distillery Manager) at the launch of the Peter Arkle limited edition anCnoc Single Malt, we had no idea that it would lead to us working a few shifts at the traditional highland Knockdhu Distillery.
Arriving at the distillery for the 1st of our 3 back shifts (2pm-10pm) and looking round the machinery and pipes, day one felt like an impossible task, to learn or even to just understand what the “Men of Knock” had been perfecting since 1893.
Whiskey Tasting – Yellow Spot Single Pot Still
Tonight The Whisky Boys are tasting a wee Irish dram. You can check back to our tasting notes of it’s stable mate, The Green Spot. This is the welcome return of...
Whisky Boys – Snow, Water & Whisky on the River Spey
After our wee tour of Dalwhinnie (Saturday 19th May, see our Dalwhinnie Distillery blog) The Whisky Boys and their guests (Scott Young, Alex Milne – A guest taster and the maker...