The last North Star we sampled was from the Highlands – Glenturret to be precise. I will admit when I selected this bottle, I was hugely influenced by how spectucular the LMdW Artist Glenturret 30 year was! This impression was … Continue reading
Next up in our meander through a few North Stars‘ is a cask strength dram from Auchroisk Distillery. While we tasted blind, with the reveal, our ex-Diageo lady shared how once upon a time it was bottled as Singleton as … Continue reading
North Star has a Millennial Series with whiskies from Scotland’s four main regions – Highland, Speyside, Islay and Island. I started with the Highland and have now cracked open the Speyside! Alas I haven’t been able to get my hands on … Continue reading
Twas the night before Diwali… also Friday the 13th November… and as dusk fell in Europe, we cracked open a trio of North Star drams. Our bottles had traversed quite some distance before we could sip together! Originally from Scotland, … Continue reading
Back in 1829, Fettercairn Distillery was one of the 1st newly licensed distillery in the Highland thanks to Sir Alexander Ramsay. It was sold within the year to the Gladstone family who carried on making whisky along with getting into … Continue reading
I first sampled this North Star bottling of Royal Brackla in Berlin over a year ago at The Union Jack Pub. It left a positive impression of a pleasant, cheerful summery dram and I was curious to give it another … Continue reading
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
Don’t laugh… but I seem to be developing a wee obsession… And I completely blame the folks at North Star for bottling such tempting drams! Since moving to Germany a whole world of possibilities opened up to order whisky! The … Continue reading
The minis can’t have all the fun in virtual tastings! It was time to also crack open one of the big boys! And that is exactly what happened one fine eve with the Bombay Malt &Cigar gentlemen. What did they have? … Continue reading
I used to think folks who would write about the whiskies they added to their collection without tasting were a bit daft. After all, for me it is the journey – discovering something more about a whisky through experiencing it … Continue reading
