Finally this whisky has arrived. After ordering the Ardbeg Scorch at 9am on the 5th of June which was Queens Birthday weekend, and having this arrive more than a month later on 10th July. Anyway the name Scorch comes from a mythical fire breathing dragon that lived in one of the warehouses of the distillery, […]
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Ardbeg Scorch arrival
I had the arrival of a package on Saturday morning that I was not expecting. I answered the door with a bit of a dumb look on my face trying to work out what I had ordered online and forgot about. Anyway it happened to be two bottles of whisky I ordered earlier this year. […]
Ardbeg Day Release 2020 – Blaaack
I purchased this on 30th May 2020, it is the committee 20th anniversary bottle. They have used New Zealand Pinot Noir wine casks to mature the whisky which seems to be the main point made on the bottle. Again there is no age statement on this bottle, but that is typical of these releases, usually […]
Whisky Purchases 24/10/2017
Two Whisky Purchases both from Bruichladdich, a nice peated Port Charlotte, and an in your face over the top peat monster Octomore 07.1 I’ll start with the Port Charlotte, Heavily Peated, as I have had this before. This is a nice whiskey, especially for the price. It has a unique flavour that makes it stand […]
Carving update Taiaha – 24/10/2017
Tonight was my birthday so I brought in some Scottish Birthday Cake (the Octomore), and played some tunes for the other carvers. Definately after the carving was finished. This photo you can see a crack in the tongue. Not quite sure what to do with this just yet, I will continue to carve this, I […]