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Whisky. Honestly
HONEST WHISKY WRITING
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a story worth
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Honest tasting notes, distillery stories and the quiet pleasure of a glass well chosen... from Campbeltown to Kentucky.
FROM THE GLASS
CAMPBELTOWN
10 YEARS
Glen Scotia
10 Years Old
85
/ 100
Glen Scotia Distillery, Campbeltown
Founded in 1832, Glen Scotia is one of only three remaining distilleries in Campbeltown, a town on Scotland's Kintyre Peninsula that was once the whisky capital of the world.
Its whiskies are prized for their distinctive coastal character: briny and maritime with a gentle peatiness that reflects Campbeltown's rugged seaside setting.
SPEYSIDE
21 YEARS
GlenDronach
21 Year Old
92
/ 100
GlenDronach Distillery, Aberdeenshire
GlenDronach was founded in 1826 by James Allardice, who was granted one of Scotland's first distillery licences, and is nestled in the Valley of Forgue in the Eastern Highlands of Aberdeenshire.
The distillery's defining characteristic is its exclusive use of high-quality Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, making it one of the last bastions of traditional sherry maturation in Scotch whisky and the spiritual home for lovers of richly sherried single malts.
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