Whisky Of The Week – The Craigellachie Hotel

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 2nd September

Last week at the Craigellachie Hotel we had an amazing outdoor event with Gregor from Isle of Raasay at our Spey Shack. We were offering some delicious BBQ food, cocktails, slushies and drams. One of those drams was the whisky of the week I’m talking about here, the Raasay Slàinte Club release from this year, […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 26th August

Glen Mhor 1965 🥃 Two weeks and two closed distilleries—this time, one from a little further away from home, in the form of Glen Mhor. Glen Mhor was one of the Inverness distilleries. Inverness had a rich whisky distilling history, which by the 1990s had sadly all but disappeared, though not forgotten. Fortunately, whiskies like this amazing 1965 Glen Mhor are still being released, keeping that history alive. There is also a glimmer of hope for Inverness’s whisky tradition, as the Uile-Bheist distillery opened in the city a couple of years ago, producing both single malt and beer. This whisky has a slight earthy peat note as well as a lovely caramel sweetness. It’s a sip of history in a bottle. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Two weeks and two closed distilleries—this time, one from a little further away from home, in the form of Glen Mhor. Glen Mhor was one of the Inverness distilleries. Inverness had a rich whisky distilling history, which by the 1990s had sadly all but disappeared, though not forgotten. Fortunately, whiskies like this amazing 1965 Glen […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 19th August

This is another whisky from a lost distillery, this time hailing from just across the river from us at the Old Imperial. The story of Imperial is one of poor timing and an amazing single malt that was realised. It was built in 1897, just before the Pattison whisky crash, which meant it was only […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 12th August

Chewing on a Pirate’s Wooden Leg 🥃 This is a bit of a special whisky of the week because it allows us to give an announcement as well. We are back to being an SMWS partner bar. SMWS, or the Scottish Malt Whisky Society, was formed in 1983 with a key message of doing things […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 5th August

This is a bit of a special and different whisky of the week, this time Glen Flagler. Glen Flagler was set up in the Garnheath’s grain distillery in Airdrie, one of many that was erected inside of a grain facility in the 1960s. The distillery was primarily designed to be used in blends as a compliment to the grain spirit from Garnheath, but you can find a few bottles of this rare single malt floating around. The distillery only produced whisky for 22 years and closed in 1988. This whisky has a slight peat note and is almost like an old leather book in the best way possible. This is a chance to try a very rare and amazing dram. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Glen Flagler Rare All-Malt Scotch 🥃 This is a bit of a special and different whisky of the week, this time Glen Flagler. Glen Flagler was set up in the Garnheath’s grain distillery in Airdrie, one of many that was erected inside of a grain facility in the 1960s. The distillery was primarily designed to […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 29th July

This year has proven to be a very significant year for a lot of distilleries, with many around us here at The Quaich celebrating 200 years since their founding. If we go a little further away from Speyside and head to Campbeltown, we can find the Glengyle Distillery celebrating 20 years since its founding in 2004. Built by the same company as Springbank, Glengyle was revived after its closing in 1925. This made the third distillery in Campbeltown and helped the region hold on to its regional status and one of the 5 in Scotland. The heavily peated edition is exactly what it sounds like: full of smoke, a lovely sea brine, and the standard Campbeltown funk, which we have come to know and love in the smallest region in Scotland. - Calum Diack, Quaich Bar Manager

Kilkerran Heavily Peated 🥃 This year has proven to be a very significant year for a lot of distilleries, with many around us here at The Quaich celebrating 200 years since their founding. If we go a little further away from Speyside and head to Campbeltown, we can find the Glengyle Distillery celebrating 20 years since […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 23rd July

One for the golf fans out there (which I am not). Golf is tied to Scotland at the hip and is one of the first things people think of when they picture our beautiful country. This Loch Lomond is a special edition celebrating the 152nd Open at Royal Troon in Scotland. Loch Lomond is known […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 15th July

When you think of Scotland, I’m sure whisky is one of the first things that come to mind and then I’m sure tartan bagpipes and midges follow but what about Vikings? Vikings had a huge influence on Scotland, and still to this day we celebrate our connection to them and the shared history we have […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 8th July

When I turned 18, living in Aberdeen, there weren’t many chances to work in whisky, so I worked in a supermarket till I could figure out a path to what I really wanted to do. That path for me came in the form of a University degree in International hospitality management. During this degree, I […]

WHISKY OF THE WEEK – 1st July

One of the forgotten distilleries of Speyside Allt-A-Bhainne was built in 1975 by Seagrams. It was one of the first distilleries designed to be operated by one person. It is a workhorse distillery, mostly going for blends, and it is very rare to see a single malt coming from it. But when you do, wow. […]

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