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Flora and Fauna – Inchgower 14 year 43%

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Carissa Hickling
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Last in our Flora and Fauna series was the Inchgower. Our ‘host’ admitted being rather partial to this from past tasting experiences… did it live up to expectations this time? Inchgower 14 year 43% Nose – A wine like quality, … Continue reading →

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Flora and Fauna – Auchroisk 10 year 43%

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Carissa Hickling
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Flora and Fauna is Diageo’s official bottling series for their distilleries that predominantly go into blends or are found in independent bottling. After the Linkwood, our Whisky Ladies Euro chapter cracked open an Auchroisk. What did we think? Auchroisk 10 … Continue reading →

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Flora and Fauna – Linkwood 12 year 43%

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Carissa Hickling
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With even tighter ‘lock-downs’ happening around the world, our wee Whisky Ladies European Chapter carried on our virtual merry malty explorations. This time with the final trio from Diageo’s Flora and Fauna range…. The most natural place to begin was … Continue reading →

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Flora and Fauna – Strathmill 12 year 43%

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Carissa Hickling
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Last in our Whisky Ladies European Chapter comes a Strathmill, part of Diageo’sĀ Flora and Fauna range. To the best of my knowledge, this would be my 2nd brush with Strathmill – the earlier being a 21 year mini bottled by … Continue reading →

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Flora and Fauna – Mannochmore 12 year 43%

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Carissa Hickling
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Our 1st 2021 Whisky Ladies European Chapter comes thanks to a Diageo connection with careful selection from their Flora and Fauna range. For some reason I’ve gravitated towards Mannochmore in the last year or so… likely influenced by the rather … Continue reading →

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Flora and Fauna – Teaninich 10 year 43%

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Carissa Hickling
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This was my 2nd brush with Teaninich distillery. Just a few months earlier in London I’d sampled a Teaninich 11 year mini from That Boutique-y Whisky Company. I wasn’t massively impressed, but also could appreciate it was but one brief … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland, Scotland | Tagged Diageo, Flora and Fauna, Teaninich | Leave a reply

A foray into the Flora and Fauna range

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Carissa Hickling
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Our 1st 2021 Whisky Ladies European Chapter comes thanks to a Diageo connection with careful selection from their Flora and Fauna range. For those not familiar, the range was introduced in the 1990s to make accessible lesser-known distilleries which typically … Continue reading →

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North Star Regions – Highland 11 year 50%

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Carissa Hickling
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Glasgow based independent bottler North Star has a Millennial Series featuring whiskies from Scotland’s four main regions – Highland, Speyside, Islay and Island. So far I’ve only managed to acquire the Highland and Speyside, together with a Royal Brackla. Whilst … Continue reading →

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Dynamic Duo 3 – SMWS Glenlossie 21 year vs Glenfarclas 21 year

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Carissa Hickling
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For our last “pairing”, our guide selected two from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society – both 21 year and both cask strength. The idea this time was to play with different finishes – red wine vs PX sherry. Without further … Continue reading →

Posted in Cask Strength, Scotland, Speyside | Tagged Glenfarclas, Glenlossie, Scotch Malt Whisky Society | Leave a reply

Whisky Lady – March 2021

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Carissa Hickling
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How is it that time seems to be both slow and slip past in a blink at the same time? That’s what March felt like… However we did manage to keep up with a few whisky explorations! Whisky wise we … Continue reading →

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