Previous Image
Next Image

info heading

info content

Wanderback Batch 2

Wanderback Batch 2

This whiskey has a story particular to Scotchology. This had been slotted for World Whisky Day 2020 but a last minute mixup in shipping meant that we had to substitute the Batch 3 instead, to the complaint of absolutely no one. But Batch 2 deserves its due. Wanderback exists somewhere between an independent bottler and a distillery, in that they procure the barrels of single malt from different distilleries – Batches 1-4 from Westland Distillery and Batches 5-6 from Balcones Distilling – and then choose how they age or finish them. The Wanderback Batch 2 is aged a minimum of 3 years and finished in a mix of ex-bourbon and ex-rum casks.

By Adam | October 20, 2023 | Foreign | No Comments |
Read more

Glenmorangie A Tale of the Forest

Glenmorangie A Tale of the Forest

The Tale of the Forest is the third in an annual series by Glenmorangie that centers around an idea, whether that is concepts as divergent as Cake or Winter. This single malt takes another creative approach by Dr. Bill Lumsden, where instead of finishing the scotch like the previous two, the barley used was dried – or kilned, to use an industry term – with juniper, birch bark and heather flowers. This mix of woodland botanicals was apparently an ancient way of kilning barley for beer, and is used to infuse elements of the botanicals with the barley, much like how drying barley with peat smoke imparts other characteristics. The art on the box and bottle was illustrated by famed artist Pomme Chan.

By Adam | October 5, 2023 | Highland | No Comments |
Read more

Taconic Dutchess Private Reserve Cognac Cask

Taconic Dutchess Private Reserve Cognac Cask

Taconic distillery was founded in 2013 by Paul Coughlin and Gerald Valenti as Millbrook Distillery until the change to the present name in 2015, located in the Hudson Valley of New York. A farm to bottle operation, the grains and water are all sourced locally and the distillery has a whiskey-central focus. They are also active in the American Distilling Institute, the American Craft Spirits Association and the New York Distillers Guild. The regular Dutchess Private Reserve is a straight bourbon named after the county in New York the distillery is located in and approximately four years old. This particular edition was aged in new oak barrels for 3.5 years before being finished in ex-cognac casks from Remy Martin for a further six months.

By Adam | September 20, 2023 | Foreign | No Comments |
Read more