Glenuntitled Sample!

I recently recieved a small spirit sample from Dave at Glenuntitled.com It’s a sample from his 1 litre new oak cask, which was filled with new make spirit. The spirit had been in the cask for 100 days when this sample was drawn. The colour is deep red – brown. The initial nose has caramel … Continue reading →

The Whisky Game!

I’m going to be bottling my new Cask Two Oak Aged Vodka early next week. This week I’ve had a final pre-bottling taste and I’m really pleased with it, it is subtle yet complex, it has vanilla, a slight spiciness and is amazingly smooth. I’ve not tasted it against Cask One yet, but I have tasted … Continue reading →

Oak Aged Vodka, Cask Three?

I finally have a bottling date for my next Oak Aged Vodka, Cask Two. With luck it will be week commencing 18th June 2012, I say with luck, because the bottlers are very busy and have been known to put the little guy to the back of the queue. I’m looking forward to Cask Two … Continue reading →

Whisky Awakening.

When I was in my mid twenties I found out that I liked whisky, I’d always been a beer and cider drinker, but now I’d discovered whisky as well. I knew very little about whisky and certainly nothing about single malt whisky. This was in 1991, I was 26 years old and was just about to … Continue reading →

There’s lots Of Life Afloat!

Living in a marina was really good fun, and for someone new to living on a boat, it’s probably the easiest way to start. You have plenty of people around to give advice or help, there should be shore facilities should you experience any issues with your boat, and there is usually a community of relatively … Continue reading →

LAPHROAIG…..(Tripple Wood Whisky)!

Tonight I’ve been drinking Laphroaig Tripple Wood, it’s one that I found in my cupboard when just browsing through trying to pick a dram for the evening, and it just seemed to fit the bill. I’m a real fan of Laphroaig, the 10 year old is always in my cupboard, as is the quarter cask, … Continue reading →

Whisky Drinker, Not Whisky Snob!

I think I’ve said before that I have a lot of different whiskies, something like 140 or so. It can take me ages to decide just which one to drink, which leads me to believe that I’m a bit of a whisky snob! Many of the bottles in my cupboards are quite expensive or exclusive, … Continue reading →

Nice Whisky, Where Did It Come From?

It’s whisky time! I wrote a blog a couple of days ago about whisky, in it I talked about a few of my favourite whiskies and I didn’t mention Mortlach, or Talisker, or Glen livet or Bunnahabhain, most remiss of me!. Some of the best whiskies I’ve ever tasted have been from distilleries I think … Continue reading →