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Today we shall be having a look at a single cask 1996 vintage Glenrothes, released by the fine people at Morrison & Mackay.   Glenrothes was founded in the late 20th century, by the same folks who owned Macallan at the time, with the intent to be that it was used as a blending whisky.The project nearly was not completed due to economic factors in the 1870's.   Despite this, Glenrothes prospered after this less than happy start and when it amalgamated with Bunnahabhain in 1887 it brought Highland Distillers into existence. Being used mainly in Cutty Sark and Famous...

Today we shall be having a look at a mystery distillery bottling from the Duncan Taylor octave series.    Not much is known about the origin of this bottle, other than it has spent 10 years in oak casks and 9 months in a sherry octave cask.   A release of only 86 bottles, this was released without added colour or chill filtration at 53.7% ABV.   The nose opens with musty citrus, almost raisins resting in orange liqueur. Malted barley and cherries make an appearance in the background. A little time in the glass brings out damp oak and...

Today we shall be having a look at a rather special 42 year old Tobermory.Found on the Isle Of Mull, Tobermory was established in 1798 as a brewery. Called Ledaig when it opened (Gaelic for hope), the distillery went through many hands in the 18th century before it was closed in 1930, and would remain that way until 1972.Today Tobermory produces a light un-peated spirit released as Tobermory. They also make a heavily peated whisky, released as Ledaig.Purchased by Distell in 2013 and after a major refurbishment, we have seen high quality releases from this distillery ever since.Here we have...