Shieldaig Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky is produced by William Maxwell & Co, a Scotland based brand owned by family-owned parent company Ian MacLeod Distillers. Unfortunately, not many details are disclosed about the production of their Shieldaig whiskies. This particular bottle of Highland Single Malt Scotch is advertised as being produced on an island off of the Highland coast. The aging time is not specified. Bottle Specs ❖ ABV: 40% ❖ Distillery: undisclosed ❖ Aging: unspecified ❖ Price Point: low price My Tasting notes The nose notes of this scotch were gentle and vaguely fruity. Overall, there was not much heat at all on the nose. […]
Despite trying other products from Beam-Suntory, I still haven’t experienced anything in the Jim Bean line of whiskies. So I can’t think of a better introduction to the brand than with the whiskey that started it all: Jim Beam Bourbon. The history of Jim Beam can be traced back to 1740, when the Boehm family, later changed to Beam, came to America and started farming corn. With help from government incentives, the family would eventually settle in Kentucky, and use their experience with corn to start producing bourbon. This successful whiskey business would continue for generations, until Prohibition forced James “Jim” Beam to close the business […]
After recently reviewing Glenfiddich 12 Year, I was eager to explore more Scotch whiskies as soon as possible. Luckily, there’s another relatively affordable 12 year old Scotch from the Speyside region that is easily accessible in my area. And it happens to be from the the first Scotch brand I ever tried over a decade ago, so I was particularly excited to revisit The Glenlivet 12. The history of the Glenlivet can be traced back to 1824, when the founder, George Smith, first built a distillery in the Speyside region in the highlands of Scotland. The distillery in named after the the valley where it still resides, the Valley of Glenlivet. Today […]
I was recently in the mood for some classic whiskey cocktails, and realized it’s been a while since I tried a new rye whiskey. And, after having a generally pleasant experience with their bourbon, I was eager to checkout Knob Creek Rye. Knob Creek Rye is bottled at 100 proof after being aged for seven years, making it the youngest in Knob Creek’s line of whiskies. Although it’s a rye whiskey, its high corn mash bill adds notes commonly associated with bourbon. BOTTLE SPECS ❖ Spirit: Rye Whiskey ❖ Distillery: James B Beam Distilling Co. ❖ ABV: 50% (100 Proof) ❖ Aged for Seven Years ❖ Moderate Price TASTING NOTES ❖ Color: Amber ❖ Nose: […]
Following the review of Batch & Bottle Scotch Manhattan a few years ago, I kept telling myself I should properly experience a Glenfiddich Scotch. And since I recently saw Glenfiddich 12 Year Scotch Whiskey available in 325 ml bottles, I no longer have any excuses. At this point, I’ve experienced a handful of products from William Grant & Sons, but Glenfiddich is where the story begins. After a year of manually building a distillery alongside his children, William Grant was finally ready to realize his dream of creating his own whisky in 1887. He named it Glenfiddich, the Gaelic word for Valley of the Deer, and it’s one of the few remaining […]