Our Nordic exploration followed with a 3rd whisky from Mackmyra distillery. After the first drop (De Första Dropparna), the 8 year old Dram Good Whisky, our attentions turned to Bachair Private Cask. Now, we tried to find out more about this whisky – to no … Continue reading
Our Nordic exploration continued with another whisky from Mackmyra distillery. After the first drop (De Första Dropparna), we moved on to an 8 year old Mackmyra. Now it wasn’t directly released by Mackmyra… nothing so simple as that! Instead Dram Good Whisky is a collection … Continue reading
Our Nordic exploration continued with whiskies from Mackmyra distillery. This was not our first encounter with this Swedish distillery. Years ago I sampled Svensk Ek in Singapore and then our whisky ladies enjoyed the peatier Svensk Rök. 1st up? The first drop (De … Continue reading
I’ve been impatiently waiting to sample this beauty since December. I knew one of our Whisky Ladies made the trek back to Sweden with the intention of picking up something interesting. I also knew her personal preferences lean towards peat … Continue reading
Our whisky ladies are a diverse lot and each bring something a bit different to the equation. We are also quite international – most travel regularly and lived in different parts of the world than the land of their birth at some point … Continue reading
What a year… one none of us would like to repeat. Late 2019 when I made the big move to Europe, it was under the assumption that I would regularly shuttle back and forth between my home in Mumbai, India … Continue reading
Let me admit upfront that I really enjoy whisky “Advent” calendars with their range of minis. However I tend to purchase them ‘off-season’ – preferably on sale – as my purpose is to taste throughout the year rather … Continue reading
All the Chorlton‘s I’ve tried so far are from the L’Ancien Régime series – with a gorgeous consistency to the labels. However this Mannochmore comes from a different series – La Nouvelle Vague – with delightful period stylized labels. I … Continue reading
Let’s just start by acknowledging that independent bottler Chorlton has the most gorgeous labels! There is no way these bottles are going into recycling… instead I’ve decided to start a ‘top shelf’ in my study with the empties. But first, … Continue reading
What a month… in Germany we are back in a period of restrictions (I wouldn’t say lockdown). What to do? Switch gears to some fabulous virtual tastings! The month was clearly made more joyful with the launch of our European chapter … Continue reading
