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Today we shall be having a look at a 53 year old single grain, single cask whisky from Invergordon distillery, released by Douglas Laing. Ground was broken for Invergordon distillery in 1959, and it began distilling whisky in 1961. Found in between Dalmore and Glenmorangie next to some of the most fertile farmland in the UK, thus insuring a wide range of different grains were available. Like nearly all grain distilleries, the output of Invergordon is pretty much only used for blending. There was a 10 year old official bottling in the 90's however this did not last long. in 1993...

Remember we have our very own single cask 10 year old Blair Athol, available exclusively in our shop or on our webstore. Stock is moving quickly so if you want to try this for yourself, grab a bottle here: https://tinyurl.com/y3ud2gh7 Tasting notes from shop staff.  The nose opens with a sweet and gentle milk chocolate covered raisins notes, kind of like Poppets raisins. A little time in the glass fleshes out the nose with hazelnut and caramel. The palate is initially similar to the nose but is more laden with milk chocolate and hazelnut.Slight spicy character in the background. Time in...

This gin was inspired by the illustrious Royal Navy career of Wemyss family member, Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, who commanded ships around the world and rose to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. During his time at sea, ships’ officers still enjoyed a daily ration of gin which had to pass a gunpowder test to prove it was over 57% alcohol and therefore Navy Strength. Despite links to the 18th century, the term ‘navy strength gin’ is actually a marketing creation from the 1990's which was coined to help sell high strength spirits. All navy strength gins are bottled at a...