Tobermory is a lesser known distillery located on the Island of Mull. It recently made the whisky news when it’s stopped distilling due to shortage of water after a dry spell. Currently it’s owner by Burn Stewart (who were just recently bought by the south African Distell company) . The wee town of Tobermory is know for it’s colourful houses …

Tormore is a relatively young distillery (only founded in the 1950’s)
and is another of those distilleries you rarely see any bottling of (owned by Chivas Bros.). But guess what, the chaps at MoM have scored a 28 year old cask, and they were kind enough to share a sample. So here goes, Tormore tasting note #1 on the blog:
Tormore 28 …

Deanston. Not a distillery I am very familiar with, but I have had a few drams here and there, and quite liked their “virgin oak” expression whish is well priced even here in Israel. I did not quite what to expect by this single cask, but man, was I in for a real treat.
This beauty was distilled at the Deanston …

The Chaps at Master of malt, do not rest on their laurels (they have won quite a few awards recently)  and are hard at work, releasing more single casks and Boutique-y batches (expect a few notes in the coming weeks or so).
Arran – Batch 1 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) , 49.10%,£43.95
Nose: Lovely wood influence here, lots of oak , …

So today, a new blended whisky, from the Master of Malt, but with a special story behind it, and a special blending method.
Boxes Blend is a whisky put together by bassist Carey Willets of Athlete band. The blend is named after his new solo project, an electro pop adventure. here’ a wee video that will make it clearer:
Boxes
Anyways, that is …

Time for another wee single cask tasting note and today : A Longmorn. Not enough of those i am afraid on the blog, and each addition to the category does make me feel happier. This one is a 20 year old cask, bottled NCF, no colour and at 55,5% abv, and not long ago won the Malt Maniacs awards bronze …

With my tasting faculties still out of order ( i could not tell a coke from an ardbeg supernova by sniffing or tasting. i can guarantee  you this. So better not try) with this damn flu , It’s a good time to indulge in some whisky geekery for part III of “distilled or the original, which is better”. This time …

Not all single casks are created equal, and although most of this batch of single casks from MoM were really good (with some excellent ones as well), here is an example of one that IMHO missed a little. The relatively Isle of Arran produced some fine malt, and I have previously reviewed both OBs and single casks which were rather …

Yet another single cask from the latest batch of MoM (this will be over soon , I promise, but man they released so many, and most are just good).
I know many whisky lovers who do not think highly of the Tobermory distillery from the Island of Mull (Home to 2 malt lines : Tobermory, and the peated Ledaig). I can …

A new distillery by that ridiculous name? (single cask after all) . Not quite. but more of a little funny name for a superb dram. The name is the outcome of a spooning procedure this cask has undergone. I was not really aware of this, but when I asked around, it seems it’s not something out of the ordinary. Say …