The Mortlach distillery is one of only three distilleries using partial triple distillation as also practised at Benrinnes and Springbank.  The house style is often described as full, rich and robust, with the spirit showing a great affinity for sherrywood, resulting in some magnificent older botllings.  Independent bottlings from the likes of Gordon & MacPhail are fairly [...]

One of the oldest distilleries that no-one’s ever heard of, Miltonduff was originally an illegal farm distillery called Milton, adding the ‘Duff’ when it obtained its license in 1824.  Yet it is second only to Glenlivet in Pernod Ricard’s Chivas group of distilleries, with a massive potential capacity of over 5 million litres/year.  Many describe the style [...]

Closed in 1985, Millburn distillery was the first to be established in Inverness.  Little or no single malt from Millburn was released during its lifetime, but there were some interesting Rare Malt versions in the mid-’90s and several independent bottlings have also appeared.  The house style was full and occasionally smoky. Independent bottlings aren’t that [...]

Mannochmore is notable as being the source distillery for the infamous Loch Dhu, a ‘black’ single malt marketed in the 1990s.  Despite its short lifespan, Loch Dhu is now a cult product with bottles changing hands for hundreds of pounds.  This is in stark contrast to the more modestly-priced standard Flora & Fauna 12yo expression, which remains [...]

Macduff, having been founded in 1962 is a relatively new distillery.  The spirit from Macduff distillery has been subject to a number of experiments over the years, being the first distillery to use a metal mash-tun or steam heating.  Official bottlings have been released under the name of Glen Deveron, while independent bottlings use the [...]

The new millennium has witnessed great success for The Macallan. In 2002, The Macallan Fine & Rare collection was launched, winning accolades and praise from experts and connoisseurs alike. In 2004, The Macallan received its sixth Queen’s Award for Enterprise and launched The Macallan Fine Oak to worldwide critical acclaim. In 2005, a single bottle [...]

Longrow is the peated, double-distilled single malt produced at the Springbank distillery in Campbeltown.  The attention to detail used and refusal to meddle with the old way of doing things must be a major reason for the quality of whisky produced at Springbank, which is frequently feted as amongst the very best in Scotland. The reputation of [...]

Until recently Longmorn Single Malt Scotch Whisky was a very well-kept secret.  Long classed as a blender’s favourite, Longmorn was little-seen as a single malt in the days of the brands creation, but nowadays it has made a significant impact on the marketplace.  This was down to increased marketing, and a more varied selection of [...]

Also known as St Magdalene, this lost Lowlands distillery was built in the mid-18th century by Sebastian Henderson and operated for well over 200 years before being closed in the great cull of 1983.  As you can imagine, the marketplace is hardly overflowing with supply Linlithgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky so if you plan on [...]

Linkwood has long been prized by blenders, and the vast majority of production goes into Diageo’s Johnnie Walker and White Horse blends.  The standard expression is the Flora and Fauna 12yo, but this was joined in the official bottlings in 2008 by three double-matured versions that had spent their last 14 years of maturation in [...]

Ledaig Single Malt Scotch is produced at their Tobermory Distillery, the only distillery on the picturesque Hebridean Isle of Mull.  It’s name comes from the original name for the area, Ledaig (Led-chig), from the Gaelic, meaning ‘safe haven’.  Although not the largest name in the scotch whisky world, their heavily peated taste is one that [...]

Famously, Laphroaig is Prince Charles’s favourite whisky and he awarded the distillery his Royal Warrant in 1994.  With Royal, whisky critics and amateurs alike each showing their satisfaction with a Laphroaig whisky dram the brand has floated to the top of scotch whisky lists around the world. Laphroaig has been the best-selling Islay malt since 2002, [...]

Lagavulin is almost exclusively matured in ex-bourbon casks, meaning its fiery, uncompromising smoke and salted fish character comes storming out of the glass unhindered. It has converted untold numbers of people to whisky-drinking and remains the firm favourite of countless malt fans worldwide. Depending on which bottling you want to buy, demand is often unsatisfied [...]

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The new Isle of Jura distillery malt more akin to the Highland style rather than the heavily-peated whisky of near-neighbours Islay, a strategy that has continued to bear fruit for Jura.  Certain peated whiskies are making their way to the market at present, many of which are getting great reviews.  Isle of Jura offers several [...]

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