I go through my top five go to Scotch Whiskies for 2018. Among the five are: Bowmore 12 YO, Highland Park 12 YO, Ardmore Legacy, Laphroaig 15 YO, & Lagavulin 16 YO. Hey! Les Waller International here. How you all doing? So, first of all I want to give a shout out to Scotch Test Dummies. […]

The Blended Whisky Company The Blended Whisky Company produces blends like the Lost Distilleries Blend, which is made exclusively from whiskies produced at now closed distilleries. Containing malts from Port Ellen and Caperdonich, for example, The Lost Distilleries Blend was named the World’s Best Blended Whisky at Whisky Magazine’s World Whiskies Awards in 2014, having […]

Glenfarclas Glenfarclas distillery is a Speyside whisky distillery in Ballindalloch, Scotland. Glenfarclas translates as meaning valley of the green grass. The distillery is owned and run by the Grant family. The distillery has six stills which are the largest on Speyside and are heated directly by gas burners. The distillery has a production capacity of […]

Jura Jura distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the island of Jura in the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland. The distillery is owned by Glasgow founded and based Whyte and Mackay, which in turn is owned by Philippines-based Emperador Inc. The Isle of Jura is seven miles (11 km) wide and […]

Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky now owned by Diageo that originated in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. The brand was first established by grocer John Walker. It is the most widely distributed brand of blended Scotch whisky in the world, sold in almost every country, with annual sales […]

The Famous Grouse The Famous Grouse is a brand of blended Scotch whisky, first produced by Matthew Gloag & Son in 1896, and currently produced and owned by The Edrington Group. The single malt whiskies used in The Famous Grouse blend include the Edrington-owned Highland Park and The Macallan. Its emblem is the Red Grouse, […]

Glengoyne Glengoyne Distillery is situated at Dumgoyne, on the south-western edge of the Scottish Highlands, close to Loch Lomond and to the north of Glasgow. Although distilled in the Highlands, making Glengoyne a Highland single malt, the whisky is matured in the Lowlands. This is because the distillery itself sits upon the Highland Line, the […]

Douglas Laing Douglas Laing is an independent bottler and blender based in Glasgow, Scotland. Douglas Laing is responsible for its “Remarkable Regional Malts” range, including: The Epicurean Timorous Beastie Rock Oyster Big Peat Scallywag Epicurean (46%) – First released in 2016, The Epicurean is Douglas Laing’s Lowland blended malt. Bottled with packaging featuring a character […]

Bunnahabhain The name Bunnahabhain is an anglicisation of Bun na h-Abhainne, Scottish Gaelic for Mouth of the River. The Bunnahabhain Distillery was founded in 1881 near Port Askaig on Islay and is the Northern-most Islay distillery. The village of Bunnahabhain was founded to house its workers. The Bunnahabhain Distillery draws its water from the Margadale […]

Bruichladdich Bruichladdich Distillery is a distillery on the Rhinns of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The distillery produces mainly single malt Scotch whisky, but has also offered artisanal gin. It is currently owned by Rémy Cointreau and is one of eight working distilleries on the island. Bruichladdich was built in 1881 by the Harvey […]