The Whisky Boys were invited over to James Farrelly’s home for a wee tasting of some of his favourite Rum’s.
So Jim and his wife Jacqueline and in the other car was Nicola, Scott and Jim’s two granddaughters, Loren and Carla headed over to Linlithgow which is just a short drive from Cumbernauld and Longcroft.
After all [...]

On Thursday 24th November, Aldi will be launching their newest Single Malt, There will be only 3000 bottles of this dram, so everyone has to be sharp and get in there early.
The Whisky Boys were sent a sample from Jessica Shepherd from Weber Shandwick for us to taste and review, and tonight was the night [...]

We continue with our Irish Whiskey tasting month and tonight The Whisky Boys will be tasting a Single Malt and a Blend from the Cooley stable.
Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey and the Old Kilbeggan Distillery are part of Cooley Distillery plc, the only independent Irish-owned Whiskey Distillery. Cooley was established in 1987, the first Irish Whiskey Distillery [...]

It is just after 7 pm on Wednesday 12th October 2011 and all our guests have arrived and the introductions have taken place.
The Whisky Boys have three great drams for them and their guest to taste tonight.
The Guest Tasters are:-
Alex Milne – A previous guest taster and never refuses a chance to visit The Whisky [...]

It is early evening and Nicola has just walked in, so the tasting of another Irish dram can begin, and tonight it is going to be:-
Redbreast 12 Year Old Pot Still Irish Whiskey – 40% Alc/vol 70cl
Irish Distillers is a subsidiary of the French Drinks Company Pernod Ricard and it was acquired in 1988 in [...]

It is now the beginning of October and The Whisky Boys have lined up some special Irish drams to enjoy in our tasting room and our new cabin.
The dram we are tasting tonight is-
Green Spot – Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, 40% Alc/vol, 70cl
This Irish dram is a blend of seven and eight year old [...]

The Whisky Boys received an e-mail from Dana Kanzler of the Arizona High Spirits Distillery saying that they were experimenting with a Single Malt and wanted the Whisky Boys to review and comment on this new dram. The Whisky Boys sent off our shipping address and sat back and waited for our sample.
So in mid [...]

The Tweeddale Blend Old Matured Blended Scotch Whisky – Aged 12 Years 46% Alc/vol 70cl – Un-chilled Filtered
Way back on the 25th of June Jim visited The Good Spirits Co in Glasgow to have a wee taste of the Tweeddale. On leaving this fantastic Whisky/Rum shop Jim purchased a bottle to add to the Whisky [...]

In early July Jim received an e-mail from James Brown an Account Executive with Richmond Towers Communications, London asking if we would like to receive, taste and review two Single Pot Still Irish Whiskies, without a moments hesitation Jim replied with a resounding yes, a couple of days later the Whisky Boys received James’s package [...]

Cask Strength & Carry On, Isle Of Arran, Single Cask Bottling Cask No. 1554 – Distilled: 15/12/1998 - Bottled 16/5/11 with only 92 bottles - 49.9% Alc/vol
Our friends down at Cask Strength, Joel and Neil, fellow bloggers and Whisky lovers sent us a small bottle of this single cask bottling of Isle of Arran Single [...]