The story behind this one was that I was having trouble purchasing this Highland Park when it became available. So my London-based friend also tried… In the end, we both were successful! Which proved to be a good thing as … Continue reading
In many ways, this was the most interesting whisky we tried in an extra special Chorlton birthday quartet. This was exactly why it was the 1st expression that led to acquiring three additional bottles and several evenings of tastings – … Continue reading
When David Bennet sent his summer 2021 email letting his devoted Chorlton followers know about this Tormore 28-year, I simply couldn’t resist! At that time, I had tried only one whisky from Tormore – a very special 10 year from … Continue reading
The wonderful thing about an ‘Appetizer’ is how it helps calibrate your palate for wonders to come… This was our plan with the affordable Glen Elgin from Chorlton‘s La Nouvelle Vague series… a whisky that was sampled in several sessions across … Continue reading
This Chorlton quartet was the birthday gift that just kept giving! It began as a single bottle purchased as an extra special 60th birthday gift. Then the other Bombay Malt & Cigar gents offered to ‘chip in’, so I purchased … Continue reading
There we were, one fine summer evening… back from a day of catching great music at Nurnberg’s Bardentreffen festival. As the sun set, it was still clearly a gin & tonic kind of evening… however as my companions are also … Continue reading
We’ve been on a bit of a “Chorlton” journey… I’ve become a complete fan of David’s cask choices, his gorgeous labels and so over the last few years I’ve done my best to snag a nice set or two with … Continue reading
These days trying to acquire one of the beautiful bottles from Chorlton‘s La Nouvelle Vague series requires lightning speed! If you miss the email for even an hour you very well may be out of luck! When I scored this … Continue reading
So there we were, one fine evening in Paris with two beautiful bottles from Chorlton‘s La Nouvelle Vague series… We began with the superb Orkney that surprised us with its lush complex character. We then turned to the Croftnegea… If you … Continue reading
This is my 2nd Chorlton from the La Nouvelle Vague series… I’ll admit that I had high expectations however this one blew us away! While the distillery is not explicitly named, considering there are only two distilleries on Orkney Island with quite … Continue reading
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