Edinburgh Festival It’s that time of year again when Edinburgh buzzes for the month of August as the various festivals within the Edinburgh Festival entertain tens of thousands of people. Having previously worked in Edinburgh in the hospitality trade for 14 years, I know first hand the effect the Festival and the Fringe Festival have …
Author: Whisky Ian
Scotch Charter The Scotch Charter is an initiative with a ten-point plan to help protect and advance the Scotch whisky industry. The initial intention is to get the charter noticed by Downing Street, which it is well on the way to achieving. You can view (and sign) the Scotch Charter petition here. The petition is aimed at …
Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 2 Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 2 has just been released by The Balvenie Distillery. This fine whisky from Tun 1509, has been created once again by The Balvenie’s long serving and revered Malt Master; David Stewart. To produce this Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 2, David Stewart selected a total of 32 …
The Open Championship 2015 Now that the sun (and wind!) has settled on the 2015 Open Championship, we can look back and reflect on another great and at many times, challenging championship. St. Andrews was uncharacteristically stormy over the first two days of the tournament, resulting in a “day off” for us all from the golf …
What’s in a whisky carton? That is of course a simple question; there’s a bottle of whisky in a whisky carton. However, there can also be a lot of value / money in the whisky carton itself. We were recently asked by a very good customer to source a fairly rare bottle of whisky for him. …
Macallan Speymalt 1973 at Whisky Please Macallan Speymalt 1973 Single Malt Whisky is a 2015 bottling of Macallan from Gordon & MacPhail. This is the latest expression from Gordon & MacPhail’s “Speymalt” collection and is one exceptional dram. This 1973 holds a really rich dark amber colour and drinks incredibly well with a long, lingering …
Ardbeg Perpetuum This very fine dram was released at Ardbeg’s Open Day in May at Feis Ile 2015. It is available from Whisky Please right now and is limited to one bottle per customer, such is the demand for this great Ardbeg. We want to help as many as possible to savour this newly released expression. Ardbeg …
Springbank 18 Year Old Single Malt Whisky Our “Monthly Malt” for April 2015 is the very nice Springbank 18 year old single malt whisky. This is available from our website for the great price of £79.96 – a £10 reduction from our usual price (at the time of going to press!). This is the second …
Valentine’s Day Whiskies Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us and we are getting more and more enquires each day asking us “What whisky should I get my partner for Valentine’s Day?” That’s not an easy question to answer as everyone’s taste is different. Generally, this year people are buying whisky for Valentine’s Day under the …
Monthly Malt – January 2015 For the month of January 2015, our “Monthly Malt” features two products from the Speyside Distillery; Spey Royal Choice and Spey Chairman’s Choice. These are two very fine single malt whiskies that come beautifully packaged and with a certificate of authenticity included. The “Royal Choice” is a premium expression and …