Port Ellen - Page 2

The Port Ellen distillery is sadly no longer with us, but that doesn't mean there's not a lot to be said about it.
The Nightcap: 1 MarchThe Nightcap: 1 March

Pinch, punch, the first of the month, March is here! Happy St. David’s Day if you’re celebrating, and happy weekend, too! But before you crack on with the festivities, we’ve…

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Haig Club whisky is a celebrity spirit that didn't thriveThe Nightcap: 26 October

It’s (probably) the spookiest weekend of the year, but before you cover yourself in fake blood and wander around with a plastic hatchet “lodged” in your head, fill that noggin…

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New release from Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare range on the wayNew release from Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare range on the way

Johnnie Walker ain’t afraid of no ghost – the second bottling in the Blue Label Ghost & Rare series has been announced, featuring whisky from Islay’s legendary Port Ellen distillery…

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The Nightcap: 27 JulyThe Nightcap: 27 July

As a bevy of drinks companies post their full-year results, let’s get down to business with this week’s The Nightcap. Greetings from another Friday! You’ve made it through a week,…

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The Nightcap: 15 JuneThe Nightcap: 15 June

Potential gin droughts and whiskey made with beavers. It’s all kicking off, isn’t it? The Nightcap is here to fill you in on this week’s booze news. Look at a…

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The Nightcap: 25 MayThe Nightcap: 25 May

Happy Friday, team! It’s a wrap on the week that was, which means we have another edition of The Nightcap for you! Read on for news of distillery developments, brilliant…

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Port Ellen: Too Big to DiePort Ellen and Brora to reopen by 2020 – yes, really!

*MEGA WHISKY NEWS KLAXON* The rumours are true! Two of Scotland’s most iconic closed whisky distilleries, Port Ellen and Brora, are to be brought back to life by 2020, to…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
The Diageo Special Releases 2017 lineupThe Diageo Special Releases 2017 whiskies are here!

It’s one of the most highly anticipated whisky events of the year – the Diageo Special Releases 2017 series is now available for pre-order! Last month, we revealed details of…

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The Diageo Special Releases 2017 Tasting Set is here!The Diageo Special Releases 2017 Tasting Set is here!

Big Diageo Special Releases fan? Wish there was a way to sample the whole caboodle in one go? You’re in luck – prayers and petitions have worked and the Diageo…

Kristiane SherryKristiane Sherry
Allocations, limited releases, bastards, speculators and gobshites
Allocations, limited releases, bastards, speculators and gobshites

Right. We last talked about this when we knackered up the release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection back in November, but, well, there have been quite a lot of…

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Diageo Special Releases 2015
Diageo Special Releases 2015

It’s that time of year once again and last night Diageo invited us to the Serpentine Sackler Gallery to taste the 2015 Special Releases! There are nine this year. That’s…

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Fèis Ìle – The Islay Whisky Festival 2015
Fèis Ìle – The Islay Whisky Festival 2015

As some of you may already know, we’re sadly not going to be at Fèis Ìle this year. I know, I know. We had a good run though – attending…

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Single malt whisky on an old wooden pole on a Scottish seashoreCoastal Whisky: The Curious Relationship Between Whisky and the Sea

Some whiskies can be said to have a ‘coastal’ or ‘maritime’ character, and invariably, these are also whiskies that I absolutely love. In fact, these seaside malts are the reason…

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Diageo Special Releases 2014
Diageo Special Releases 2014

On Tuesday evening I found myself the nearest thing to a corner possible at a curvy and buzzing Magazine Restaurant in Kensington Gardens on a cold, rainy November night. Here…

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A new batch of Boutique-y Whiskies for a Tuesday Morning
A new batch of Boutique-y Whiskies for a Tuesday Morning

So – it’s about that time again – new batches, and replenished batches of some absolute crackers from That Boutique-y Whisky Company. First up – spoiler alert – we do…

Ben EllefsenBen Ellefsen
Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Laphroaig Day & iPed 2014
Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Laphroaig Day & iPed 2014

Greetings traveller, They say that the devil no longer visits Islay, which is why one policeman is sufficient for a population of thousands. We’ll be taking a closer look at…

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