The Isle of Harris Distillery may be better known for its beautiful gin, but their Hearach single malt has quickly been making its way into the limelight of the scotch whisky scene. The Hearach is the first whisky from the […]
Visiting the Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh
Holyrood Distillery, founded in 2019, is the first whisky distillery in Edinburgh since 1925. You can find the distillery in a former railway goods shed, which dates to the 1830s. It is the perfect location for the new city centre […]
Where Does Whisky Get Its Colour From?
We are all guilty of judging whisky by its colour, but what can the colour of whisky actually tell us? Our eyes often impact our thinking and subject us to tasting notes before we even take the first sip. Also, […]
Visiting Tomatin Distillery
Tomatin Distillery is located in the Highlands between Aviemore and Inverness on the Speyside border. Tomatin, which mean Hill of the Juniper, was once the biggest malt distillery in Scotland. I was recently invited to visit the distillery, where I […]
Borders Distillery and Experimental Whisky
Borders Distillery in Hawick was the first scotch whisky distillery to open in the Borders since 1837. The distillery received a planning permission back in 2015 and the first spirit run took place in March 2018. The distillery is in […]
5 Haunted Scotch Whisky Distilleries
As it is the month of October, I thought I’d share a few stories of haunted whisky distilleries. These all took place in various locations in Scotland, although it seems to me that distilleries in other countries have had their […]