Strathisla Distillery Page

Finished up dating the Strathisla distillery page with a new distillery and product slide show new pop up photo album of bottlings both distillery and independent. added some new Tasting notes.


Strathisla Scotch Whisky
Distillery Style Tasting Notes

Nose: Malty with spice and fruit, and a whiff of smoke.

Palate: Medium bodied. Creamy, rich, dried fruit, malty, and a subtle background smokiness.
                                                                                                                 

Finish: Long, smooth and warming.


TO VISIT PAGE CLICK HERE

Back to the whisky blog

Sorry everyone who still might be out there following my ramblings on this blog. It has been hectic since Christmas. We have had the builders in replacing the roof and what with the scaffolding dust and the rain coming in my normal place of work was in a right mess. I have been reduced to my laptop away from my main files.

This has caused a restriction on my time so the blogging has suffered and I have mainly concentrated on the www.whiskys.co.uk www.whiskymerchanys.co.uk and the mobile websites www.whiskys.mobi 

and www.whiskys.tel       as well as all the social networking needed.

We have still quite a lot of building work to complete so to keep this blog active I am mainly going to use it a feeder for the main websites and what we are doing.

I am updating the whiskymerchants website with new images slide shows and have just completed the Dalwhinnie page 

 This is one of the Dalwhinnie distillery images which are included in the new slide show of equipment and bottlings

Whiskymerchants: New Page: Clontarf - Knappogue Irish Whiskey

Knappogue  name is from the 15 th century castle in County Clare, Ireland that was bought by Mark Edwin Andrews who with his wife fully  restored the castle during  the 1960s.  He also amassed an impressive and rare collection of pure pot still whiskey  produced at the B. Daly Distillery. When the whiskey reached its peak age, it would be bottled and  named after his beloved Knappogue. 


The last of Mr. Andrews' whiskey, Knappogue Castle 1951, is the  oldest and rarest Irish whiskey in the world. It is still available for purchase by special order from Castle Brands.


Many years  later, Mark Andrews' son would bring Knappogue 1951 and his father's legacy to the market. From his  father’s passion for pot still whiskey and his mother's commitment to restoring the castle, Mark Andrews III has built Knappogue into a global brand. 


Other vintage-dated Knappogue Castle whiskies include  1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995. In 2010 the first Knappogue bottling of the Master Distiller’s  Private Selection 1994 was offered to consumers.

More details on this fine Irish Whiskey can be found on our 

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Whiskymerchants Update

The www.whiskymerchants.co.uk website was started about 4 years ago on an old browser size of about 760 pixels. Well having witnessed my own browser size increase on the computers I now use,  and noticing  the increasing unused real estate on either side of the website I have finally plucked up courage to increase the page size. I did have worry's that it would all collapse around me as soon as I clicked the new width button. Pages would be to short or vanish, slide shows and video wouldn't run.  However so far, everything I know works and  found I have won all this extra space. (Wow ! 23% for nothing)  

What I plan is to add my social media links, increase the images with more photo slide shows and pop up galleries showing the different bottlings. an awards table, and anything else I can think of that is relative to that whisky.

So for the moment I am working through the width adjustments for each page and depending on where I am will add the extra info. By doing this the whole website will get a total  review and I will maybe spot some of the typos this one eyed one fingered typist is known for.

If you want to see the changes at www.whiskymerchants.co.uk Click Here

 

Whiskymerchants Update (or the Lack of it)

Well this month has been a real waste of time, started with some good information about new distilleries that are not included in the www.whiskymerchants.co.uk. website.

Gathered all the contacts into a list so that I could monitor the responses and who to keep nattering. created a pleasant information request for details and images that I could use on the website and sent this out to 30(Thirty) of these new found distilleries.

Out of this thirty only 2  replied and they would get back to me, which they haven't . With this extended Holiday it would make it a further waste of time to pursue them this last week. So I will have to wait until Tuesday before I can Start again with them.

The month hasn't been  a complete waste of time as I have been putting together a mini www.whiskys.co.uk website for the mobile phone and a couple of targeted mini sites. but they are not quite ready yet.

I just had n't any thing to blogg about. Oh well maybe May will bring me a change in fortune

Prichard's Distillery added to whiskymerchants website

American Craft Distiller, Kelso Tennessee.


Principle Brands:
Benjamin Prichard’s Tennessee Whiskey (80 Proof)
Benjamin Prichard's Single Malt Whiskey (80 Proof)
Benjamin Prichard’s Double Barreled Bourbon (90 Proof) (Limited Offering)
Lincoln County Lightning (90 Proof)
Sweet Lucy Liqueur


These quality spirits are a recreation of America’s first distilled beverages.  The rums are made from sweet American molasses from the plantations of Louisiana and their whiskies are very similar in style to those produced by Benjamin Prichard in Davidson County, Tennessee way back in the early 1800’s.

Distilled in traditional copper pot stills using the techniques of the master distillers of an older time, Prichards’ American Spirits are most certainly, nothing like the commercially spirits that are mass produced today.


For Further Information About the Prichards' Distillery Click Here

Tasmania Distillery Sullivan's Cove Australian Whisky

Tasmania Distillery Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia.

Originally the Tasmania Distillery was established in 1994 on the banks of the River Derwent at Sullivans Cove. Historically this location was the area where the first settlers raised their flag and began to build the settlement that has become the City of Hobart, Australia’s second oldest city.

There have been three periods of ownership 1994- 1998, November 1999 to July 2001 and the present owner Patrick Maguire and his three partners who have been distilling since 2003.

With a change of ownership in 2003 the barrelled whisky, still and equipment was relocated to Cambridge, a quiet village on the outskirts of Hobart.

For More Details about The Tasmania Distillery Click Here

Whiskymerchants Update

At this time of year I am kept very busy with my retail outlet www.whiskys.co.uk keeping that site up to date and dealing with e-mails, requests etc etc so this blog tends to suffer.

Also my requests for information about new distilleries and their products tend to go unanswered as they are also busy.

As the industry starts to become quite again I will be able to devote more time to this website and chase all those other distilleries that should be added.

I have updated the events calender on the www.whiskymerchants.co.uk website it looks as though whiskylive has cut back on its events for 2011.

I will try to get back to regular updates and would like to wish all my followers a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year

Nashoba Valley Winery & Distillery Page Added to whiskymerchants website

Located in the heart of Massachusetts’ apple country, Nashoba Valley Winery can be found in a stunning hilltop orchard overlooking the charming town of Bolton.


Nashoba Valley Winery Distilling
Issued License Number FD-1 on February, 26th, 2003, Nashoba Valley offers a wonderful selection of distilled spirits in addition to its wines and beers.

Combining the award winning artistry of fermentation with years of experience in distillation, Nashoba Valley produces and sells some of the finest brandies, eau de vie, cordials and vodka (distilled from 100% apples) and now produces its own single malt whisky.

More details about the Nashoba Valley Distillery Click here

Whisky Events Page Updated

The 2010 whisky events page has been updated on the whiskymerchants.co.uk including  shows from The Whisky Lounge, Maltstock, Whiskylive and whiskyfest

For More Details Click Here

Balblair Distillery and tasting notes pages updated

Updated The Balblair Distillery pages and  Tasting notes pages on my www.whiskymerchants.co.uk website.

New Whisky images and tasting notes added. Bottling details checked. navigation retuned.


Distillery live twitter feed installed 


Click here for more information about the Balblair Distillery


Compare Balblair Highland Scotch Whisky at www.whisky-shop-online.com


Buy Balblair Scotch whisky at www.whiskys.co.uk 

Arran Distillery Page Updated

Updated The Arran Distillery and  Tasting notes pages on my www.whiskymerchants.co.uk website.

New Whisky images and tasting notes added. Bottling details checked. navigation retuned.


Distillery live twitter feed installed 


Click here for more information about the Arran Distillery

Union Distillery Brazil Malt Whisky Page Added

Brazilian Union Distillery Page added to www.whiskymerchants.co.uk website

The Union Distillery Malt whisky do Brazil company was founded in 1948 and has over 60 years of experience in the production and preparation of alcoholic beverages. It has been producing Malt Whisky since 1972.

For more details about this Brazilian Malt Whisky Distillery Click Here 

Updated Macallan Distillery page on whiskymerchants

Updated The Macallan Distillery and Macallan Tasting notes pages on my www.whiskymerchants.co.uk website.

New Whisky images and tasting notes added. Bottling details checked. navigation retuned.

I have tried to list as many distillery editions that I can find for use as a reference for The Macallan Collectors any assistance with this would be appreciated.

For the updated The Macallan Distillery page Click Here

For the new tasting notes page Click Here

Jura Distillery Page updated on whiskymerchants

Jura Distillery page updated on my www.whiskymerchants.co.uk website.

New distillery image and tasting notes added. Bottling details checked. navigation retuned

Click here For Jura Distillery Page Link 

Integrating Twitter Feeds into Whiskymerchants Website

To capture the latest news concerning whisky we are integrating twitter feeds into the pages on whiskymerchants.

We have added a file of fourteen craft distillers for the American Micro distillers Click here for page

Added a file for the best Tweeters on whisky for the Homepage Click Here

And  3 Tweeters for the Jura Dalmore and Wythe & MacKay group Click Here

New Pop Up images added to The Longmorn Distillery Page

Longmorn Scotch Whisky Distillery Page updated on www.whiskymerchants.co.uk 

The Distillery is on the site of a small church, built about three miles outside Elgin, that was dedicated to the Saint Marnan or Marnoch and was known as Lann Marnoch - the church of St Marnoch. Over time, the name evolved and was anglicised to become Longmorn.

Series of images for the Longmorn Distiller Click Here

Compare Longmorn Single Malt Scotch Whisky Click Here

Bruichladdich Single Malt Scotch Whisky Page Updated

Bruichladdich Distillery is a small, private company, free to make whisky the way they like and do not have to conform.

By industry levels the bottlings are small; since they bottle naturally, they cannot seek to standardise. When new cask types, ages, and styles become available, a new edition is released to replace the previous.

So each bottling batch has its own name or series ie Port Charlotte PC8

I have updated my lists, as far as I can work out of these distillery bottling's I have 69 editions of Bruichladdich  However I might have missed one or two If so please contact me or use the comment form - all  feedback welcome.


Bruichladdich Single Malt Scotch Whisky  Distillery Bottlings Click here

Chivas Royal Salute Page added to Whiskmerchants website

In 1953, in honour of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Chivas Brothers created Royal Salute. The first flagons were specially produced on the 2nd June 1953, the day of her coronation.  A blend of the finest aged whiskies, named after the Royal Navy’s 21-gun salute to pay tribute to dignitaries.

This premier deluxe whisky was blended from some of the rarest whiskies in the world, laid down in the 1920s and 1930s. Each drop of whisky in the blend was at least 21 years old.

For More Details and information about Royal Salute Click Here

Annandale Lowland Distillery page added to whiskymerchants

When the Annandale Distillery opened in 1830, The town of Annan was an established embarkation port for emigrant Scots. As a tribute to these intrepid souls, the ‘A’ of Annandale is in the image of a billowing sail.

In April 2007, David Thomson and Teresa Church formed the Annandale Distillery Company Ltd and bought the land and buildings associated with Annandale Distillery from local farmer, Robert Robinson.

Prior to 2007 there had been four eras in the life of Annandale Distillery:.....

For the History of Annandale Lowland Distillery Click Here