Scotch Whisky Ogilvie Shaw Scotch Whisky Ogilvie Shaw

Campbeltown Journey vs Loch

For those of us living in the wider Scotch Whisky diaspora, we often must experience Campbeltown’s mythical spirits vicariously through others. In Ogilvie’s latest, he tracks down two of the Wee Toon’s Blended Malts in this side by side comparison.

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Scotch Whisky Fergus Mackay Scotch Whisky Fergus Mackay

Turntable Paradise Funk

Our Dramface debutant today shares his passion for music with an appropriate release form Turntable; their malt-heavy and affordable Paradise Funk. It’s Fergus’ call as to whether it’s killer, filler or grower.

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Scotch Whisky Hamish Frasier Scotch Whisky Hamish Frasier

Old Forester 1920 - Prohibition Style

Finally snagging himself an Old Forester 1920, Hamish wonders why there aren’t more nods to the past in today’s whisky making excitement. As he ponders, he dives into his Glencairn time machine and skips back 100 years to US Prohibition time.

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Scotch Whisky Paisley MacKinnon Scotch Whisky Paisley MacKinnon

Glenturret Triple Wood

Excited by whisky exploration, Paisley loves a distillery visit. In the bling of Glenturret’s swanky new VC, she picks up the Triple Wood. But how does it fare back in her less-glitzy Glasgow flat?

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Scotch Whisky Fletcher Finlay Scotch Whisky Fletcher Finlay

Benriach 21yo

A vintage Benriach soothes Fletch as he protests the fleecing of travellers at visitor centres across Scotland, with the story of The Pilgrim. Many of us can relate.

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Scotch Whisky Earie Argyle Scotch Whisky Earie Argyle

Gouden Carolus Madeira

The last thing Earie needs is more fuel for FOMO, but this time he’s on home turf. It’s different. Yet, instead of a biased review, what we actually read from this coming-of-age story is a sense of relief.

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Scotch Whisky Logan Maclean Scotch Whisky Logan Maclean

Daftmill 2011

Logan succumbs to his life-long nemesis; FOMO. Having been tempted into sinking a £100 on a bottle of Daftmill, he’s left feeling a little underwhelmed and forced into learning yet another life-lesson.

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Scotch Whisky Ogilvie Shaw Scotch Whisky Ogilvie Shaw

Mannochmore 13yo

As he settles into life in Dixie, Ogilvie meets up with a formidable local gent who declares if it isn’t bourbon, it isn’t whiskey. A dinner is the prize if a mind can be changed…

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Scotch Whisky Dougie Crystal Scotch Whisky Dougie Crystal

Glasgow 1770 Small Batch Duo

Dougie takes another look at Glasgow 1770 with two releases: their Unpeated Cognac Cask Finish and Manzanilla Sherry Cask Fully Matured. In them he finds how a few key decisions made well can swing the opinion of many.

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Scotch Whisky Fletcher Finlay Scotch Whisky Fletcher Finlay

Deanston 15yo Tequila Cask

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. It’s one of Fletch’s favourites; Deanston. Looking for something that the Tequila cask has imparted, he compares it to a similarly insipid Tequila cask blend.

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