Whisky
New releases: Whisky to toast the Queen’s jubilee
Peter Ranscombe explores the new whisky releases on sale for the jubilee and beyond. ROYAL Lochnagar is toasting the Queen’s jubilee by launching its Balmoral platinum edition whisky at midday. The distillery, which lies a mile from Balmoral and holds a royal warrant, will present the first two bottles to the Queen and Prince Charles,…
Read MoreWhat’s up with whisky: Japanese whisky records and Macallan absences
Mark Littler takes his monthly look at the world of whisky auctions. WELCOME back to the new whisky column, where this month we are discussing all things Scotch, as well as some new records for Japanese single malt. Before we get into the Japanese side of things, let’s kick off with our one to watch…
Read MoreA Week in Whisky: Taking ‘Precious Time’
Peter Ranscombe takes another light-hearted look at the world of whisky… FEW photographers or directors can compare with David Eustace. He’s long been a firm favourite with Scottish Field readers, whether it’s for his celebrity photos or his more arty work. Now, he’s turned his lens on Balblair distillery in Easter Ross. Eustace was commissioned…
Read MoreCask 88 marks Sir Walter Scott’s 250th anniversary
WHISKY bottler Cask 88 is commemorating Sir Walter Scott by today unveiling a collection of four special bottles. Each bottle is named after a phrase made famous by Scott. The company took a cask of 19-year-old Ben Nevis single malt and split it between four smaller casks for finishing. “Lock, Stock and Barrel” was finished…
Read MoreREVIEW: Cask 88 Sir Walter Scott 250th anniversary whiskies
Peter Ranscombe gets an exclusive preview of whisky bottler Cask 88’s tribute to Sir Walter Scott. THERE’S something so evocative about tasting whisky outdoors. When it comes to wine tasting, many vineyards will serve visitors samples out among the vines. Whisky distilleries, less so. Standing on the terrace outside Abbotsford House near Melrose, I could…
Read MoreA week in whisky: World Whisky Day looms
Peter Ranscombe takes his irreverent weekly trek through the world of whisky… WORLD Whisky Day is almost upon us once more, and what better way to celebrate our national drink than pairing it with another Scottish favourite – tatties. Bottler Douglas Laing and teamed up with potato king Albert Bartlett to create three recipes combining…
Read More‘Dirt, plankton, and sileage’ – funniest whisky tasting notes revealed
A LIST of the funniest whisky tasting notes has been released. Ahead of World Whisky Day on Saturday, Glen Moray distillery in Elgin asked whisky writers for their silliest scribblings. Notes included “hints of paint thinner, motor grease, and Cullen skink” and “rotting fish, beeswax, and Germoline”. “Tastes like the left wing of a dead…
Read MoreA week in whisky: Friday the 13th special
Peter Ranscombe returns with his light-hearted weekly round-up of what’s happening with whisky – and his first column has a distinctly supernatural feel to it… IT’S not quite Halloween, but “Friday the Thirteenth” has come to have something of a creepy feel to it. Superstition – the irrational fear, not the Steevie Wonder classic –…
Read MoreGlen Moray whiskies paired with Coco chocolates
Glen Moray whiskies’ rich texture allows them to pair perfectly with Coco’s chocolates, writes Peter Ranscombe. LET me start with a confession – I’ve been crushing on Glen Moray whiskies all spring. I was given two samples back in January, and one of them has fast become my house whisky. There’s something visceral about the…
Read MoreWhat’s up with Whisky: April Brawls
Welcome back to the new whisky column where this month we are discussing all things whisky, from the secondary whisky market and the morality of selling bottles, to £3,000 creases. Last month we rounded off with the Springbank Local Barley 2022 which was just about to hit auctions and was our one to watch. Actual…
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