Shackleton blended malt

A bottle of Shackleton, and two glasses, on my desk.

Shackleton is back on offer in Co-op, and it’s still one of the finest whiskies you can imagine getting for £19.50. Some years ago I went to the Whisky Stramash at the Surgeon’s Hall, and this new-at-the-time release was, for me, one of the standout drams of the entire event. A good whisky should tell …

Dramming home for Christmas

Glendronach and Smokehead Rebel rum cask on my kitchen table, ready for drinking.

Having (finally!) sorted out that irritating problem with the website layout (as mentioned inna previous blogpost), I thought that I’d get things kicked off properly with a twofer. ‘Tis the season and all that, winter is closing in and the days are getting shorter, so I was in the mood for something really meaty. By …