Dispatch from Jura
There’s one distillery on Scotland’s Isle of Jura, and Jura master whisky maker Dr. Kirstie McCallum joins us from the island this week on WhiskyCast… Read More
Caol Ila
Inbox | The Week’s Whisky News | May 17, 2024
Welcome to Inbox – our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to the WFE email. We started Inbox several years ago as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from arou…
Gleneagles Launches Quartet Of Whisky Pursuits
Scotland-based luxury hotel+spa Gleneagles has released a quartet of single malt whiskies as a series called Pursuits, inspired by four countryside activities – falconry, fishing, horse riding and shooting – offered at the estate [never mind golf, which will have Gleneagles as the host the International Pro-Am golf tournament later this year]. Each of the […]
Big Peat – The Bannerman’s Bar Edition
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...
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Review / Caol Ila 13 years old Fèis Ìle 2023 Edition
This whisky is the annual limited edition bottling for the Fèis Ìle festival from the Islay distillery of Caol Ila. The Caol Ila Fèis Ìle 2023 Edition is released at 13 years old and has been matured in ex-Oloroso and ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry seasoned c…
Inbox / The Week’s Whisky News (May 5, 2023)
Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisk…
Inbox / Whisky News Round Up Part 2 (September 9, 2022)
Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisky an…
Islay Boys, Islay Whisky (Episode 964: August 7, 2022)
Scotland’s Isle of Islay is known for its distilleries, and construction will begin soon on the island’s 12th distillery near the shores of Laggan Bay. The Islay Boys, Donald MacKenzie and Mackay Smith, plan to build the new Laggan Bay Distillery across from Islay’s airport on the site of a former RAF World War II barracks. MacKenzie and Smith also own the island’s lone brewery, and plan to make Islay Ales part of the Laggan Bay development. We’ll catch up with Donald MacKenzie on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Kentucky’s Bourbon community is coming together again to help Read More »
Islay 2022
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...
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Review / Caol Ila Fèis Ìle 2022 Edition
The third day of the annual Fèis Ìle festival is always Caol Ila Day. Each year the event takes place on the famous whisky island of Islay. Each distillery on the island hosts a special day and release a limited edition whisky to celebrate.The Caol Ila…