Like a band that has sold out, Fergus felt abandoned by his favourite distillery. He took a long time to give Balblair another chance. But here it is. A head-to-head. Rebrand vs previous livery.

With a confession that he knows very little about art, Fletch considers the art of whisky over a lesser-spotted indie Pulteney 15yo, and how it’s not always about its creation.

In Earie’s glass is another young whisky from a very young distillery. He looks at the price and considers it in the context of whisky’s golden period; the value of what it is today, but also what it might promise for the future.

On the hunt for salt and balance, Urquart searches for a replacement to his lamented and lost Old Pulteney 17yo. He discovers this sensitively presented single cask fills a gap nicely. This is a Dramface Friday First.

Once more we visit the topic of nostalgia through our whisky-glass lens, specifically a bottle that was easily one of the most solid bang-for-buck malts for years. It seems that has changed, and Ogilvie can taste it.

A vintage classic.

A very solid Teaninich if a little workmanlike in places

Good while it’s here, but it might up and leave you.

A perplexing whisky in some respects.