Read Hamish's latest ramblings on all things whisky
  1. Coming Soon: Bunnahabhain Moine Oloroso

    Coming Soon: Bunnahabhain Moine Oloroso

    We like to remind our Islay-loving customers that Inveraray is often described as the Gateway to Islay, and our Living Cask 1745 pays tribute to that title with an award-winning blend of Islay malts. Otherwise known as the Queen of the Hebrides, Islay is famous among whisky drinkers for its intensely peaty flavours, but there’s one distillery that is known...
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  2. Review: Springbank 1992 21 Year Old

    Review: Springbank 1992 21 Year Old

    Normally I'm the one to have a sip of the amber nectar and share my thoughts with you, but on the occasion of the Springbank 1992 21 Year Old, I'll begrudgingly step aside for this nice lad at YouTube channel, Whisky Wednesday, to tell you what he thinks of this limited single cask release from the Campbeltown distillery.
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  3. Burns Night

    Burns Night

    Scots and non-Scots around the world raise a dram to the Immortal Memory of Rabbie Burns on Wednesday 25th January, the question is: which whisky will you choose? Every year my family and I sit down to a lovely bit of haggis, neeps and tatties on January 25th. Some years we'll head out to a ceilidh and strip the willow, others...
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  4. The Town. The People. The Place - Inveraray Jail

    The Town. The People. The Place - Inveraray Jail

    Inveraray... For such a small town it is packed with a plethora of gems. Full to the brim with stunning landscapes, beautiful food and delectable whiskies (you're welcome), Inveraray has something for everyone; not to mention it's rich history! Just take our jail for instance... Just up the road from our wee shop happens to be one of the finest...
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  5. Review: Highland Park 12 Year Old

    Review: Highland Park 12 Year Old

    "Welcome once again to Hamish’s Hints, my series of regular whisky reviews made for the modern whisky lover and those new to this amazing and wondrous world (where life size wooden statues can talk, taste and provide drinking tips it seems!)  As you know, whisky is my life, is my passion. It has to be when you are stuck outside...
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  6. Have a 'tun' of fun with Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 2

    Have a 'tun' of fun with Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 2

    Our own Rob Bruce gives us some build up on the long awaited Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 2, that has just hit our shelves in Loch Fyne... So it has finally arrived. The follow up to the hugely successful cult classic that was Balvenie Tun 1401 is here. But this time the ‘The Tun’, as it is lovingly known, (Ok, I...
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  7. Review: Haig Club

    Review: Haig Club

    Hamish's hints on Haig Club - What's it like? "As you know, whisky is my life, is my passion. It has to be when you are stuck outside a shop, forced to watch nothing but gorgeous lovely whisky pass you by day after day after day……. Not that I’m complaining mind. Because I can’t. Because I’m made of wood, and...
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  8. Review: Auchentoshan Three Wood

    Review: Auchentoshan Three Wood

    Auchentoshan distillery is located at the foot of the Kilpatrick hills on the outskirts of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. It is one of six distilleries to be found in the Scottish Lowlands. It was built in 1800 and changed hands multiple times before being bought by Eadie Cairns in 1969, who completely rebuilt the distillery. In 1984 he sold the distillery...
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  9. Review: Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old

    Review: Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old

    Located 1,164 feet above sea level, within the picturesque moors of the Cairngorm National Park in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, lies the quaint Dalwhinnie Distillery; the highest distillery in Scotland! It is here that one of the lightest, cleanest single malt whisky’s we have ever tasted is passionately created; the Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old. Part of Diageo’s Classic Malt...
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  10. Review: Bowmore 12 Year Old

    Review: Bowmore 12 Year Old

    If you’re looking for an entry level single malt, that will introduce you to the delights of Islay whisky; look no further than the Bowmore 12 Year Old. Islay whisky is predominantly characterised by the smoky peat that grows rich across the island. Add to that the crashing salty waves that batter against the rocky coast and you can begin...
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