wow! more info on this stunning whisky by using link

Another whisky club! why? simple; we are ordinary people  not whisky experts by any means, we have a love for the water of life, a certain whisky or two we could say are favourites, but that's it, this is a club for people who love whisky! We love whisky lovers from around the world telling us what their favourites are, what's happening and whisky news, why not join up and drop us a line. Like a link exchange?  See our WHISKY LINKS 

WHISKY OF THE MOMENT! an insight as to what we are drinking here at MCLEANSCOTLAND. Whisky; cocktails - for the party animal and those willing to try something different. The ART of whisky a collection of old posters & cards, memorabilia. If you have whisky art please send us a photo. What is Your favourite dram? Some prefer single malt, some a blend, who really cares? A Speyside, Lowland, Highland, isles?  Paul; hard to say, I like many, but if really pushed, that one above - maybe an Oban, Jura, Dalwhinnie, or Dimple.  You need me to go right through the alphabet! As I can. Liz; anything she can put into a hot toddy! We had a special bottling in 2002 for the Maclean Gathering, out of the total, Liz had and enjoyed around 8 bottles, all went into hot toddy's.  Och well.

MCLEANSCOTLAND wish to thank Glenturret Distillery for their help and assistance with the trip to USA, October 2008. Special thanks to Beth! www.thefamousgrouse.com & MCLEANSCOTLAND working for Scotland

Adelphi Caol Ila 1982 what a superb whisky and, what style the packaging has. Cannee wait to git my mits on one myself. Go visit the link.

www.spencerfieldspirit.com these may sound wacky and weird, but they do taste good! go and try one. Prior to setting up Spencerfield Spirits, Alex held executive Directorships with several companies including; Scottish and Newcastle, Whyte and Mackay, Glenmorangie, Beefeater Gin, Laphroiag and Cadbury Schweppes.

How to organise a whisky Tasting in your own home, easy steps. Of course the easiest method of a whisky tasting is to come to one of ours!  Left;  Ahhh ... the special Tobermory 15 Year Old, a wonderful dram and a special one. Just follow the link above to find out why - it has a so smooth taste and it's one I am keeping for a special occasion at home to share with friends. THIS Tobermory whisky is one of my all time favourites, so smooth and easy going! WHY NOT COME TO ONE OF OUR SPECIAL TASTINGS? or we can come to you, groups of 12 people or more please note; we will come to you anywhere in Scotland for that special private tasting. Please ask for details. OR should you wish, we can arrange an overnight stay in a nice hotel and present the tasting there, even with a special whisky dinner!
From Cristina Wilkie Tullibardine Distillery. I am delighted to confirm that we will be continuing with the cask offer this year and again plan to fill casks twice - June and December.  The closing date for orders for the June filling will be Friday 21st May at 5pm, then the order book will be opened for the December filling until Friday 19th November 2010 @ 5pm.  This allows us time to order in and receive the casks, have them stencilled before filling.  Tullibardine Distillery, Perthshire. We can take you there as a part of  a whisky, or any other Scottish tour.

a wonderful wee dram highland park 40 year old

Question; what is the best known distillery of the two on Orkney?  We would say highland park 

what is the OTHER distillery called? Would you like to go to both? Let us know and we will arrange it all, blended with other distillery visits of course!

www.maltteasers.com Ireland

The Malt Teasers Whiskey Club was set up in 2006 by three friends, P.J., Pat & Robbie, who had (and still have! ) a common interest in collecting and consuming the amber nectar.  Pat's interest has led to the conversion of his attic to his own personal whiskey bar (Crazy Quints Bar) and P.J.'s collection presently numbers approx. 150 different whiskies and Robbie's collection is catching up fast!

Do YOU have a whisky club? drop us a line and we will present you on our site

Karuizawa whisky

 Cooley Distillery honoured as 2010 Distillery of the Year by Leading US Publication; Malt Advocate

Cooley Distillery Ireland’s only independent whiskey distiller, has been named Distillery of the Year at the 16th Annual Malt Advocate Whisky Awards

Karuizawa 1985 cask 7017.  A  24 Year Old, och it looks so good, what a colour! (left) Wouldnee mind trying this one myself.

THE BALVENIE aye a great wee dram! Special bottles, join their club, maybe join a special tasting for Balvenie? All this and more available from MCLEANSCOTLAND  Balvenie is next to the Glenfiddich distillery and the castle of the same name in Dufftown.

Daftmill Distillery - one of Scotland’s newest and smallest malt whisky distilleries. Set in the heart of Fife, they use their own barley, grown at Daftmill Farm, and sparkling water from their own artesian well to produce the finest of malt whiskies. The family have grown malting barley in the Howe of Fife for 6 generations, with the completion of a new micro-distillery on the farm, the family now hope to capture the spirit of the land in a bottle. www.daftmill.com

Have you tried this wee monkey yet? I know its a blend, but it is a blend of malts, www.monkeyshoulder.com it's actually really good and we have disposed of a few bottles!

Whisky a Go Go; the club in USA As long as there has been a Los Angeles rock scene, there has been the Whisky A Go-Go. An anchor on the Sunset Strip since 1964, the Whisky A Go-Go has played host to rock 'n' roll's important bands, from the Doors and Led Zeppelin to up & coming artists.

The Glenlivet A great time was had by Paul as he spent three days at Glenlivet with fellow whisky lovers!  www.theglenlivet.com  We are not sure they are having any more schools in 2010, BUT we know other distilleries that do and can arrange these for you, see our links to Famous Grouse and Dewars. A superb 4 day whisky school Our Whisky School Experience at Dewar's world of whisky. GROUSE SPECIAL includes LUNCH, WHISKY DINNER, DISTILLERY VISIT and OVERNIGHT IN PERTH.

Angels Share refers to the quantity of the whiskey or wine, which is lost to evaporation during the aging process. If you would like a more in-depth description… Warehousing the maturation of whisky requires that companies have suitable storage facilities for the large cask inventory this entails. Traditionally, maturing whisky was accommodated in stone-built single- or multi-storey warehouses located beside the distillery. During maturation the cask is not an impermeable container, allowing the evaporation of spirit (both ethanol and water) and the ingress of air (oxygen). The loss of a small percentage of spirit has long been an accepted part of maturation, and this loss has been found to vary with the environmental conditions in a warehouse. My best pal can sometimes be an angel, but then again she can sometimes a wee divel! She doesn't really like it that much, except for a toddy! My dad (Paul's) is currently taking his share of this!

Now I know this isnee whisky, BUT; if you are like me you also like a nice bottle o wine too! I love my reds, but hey, can drink anything really, which, to be honest, Liz and myself do get around to sampling a few bottles of red, white and rose! So, why not take a peep at this ... Natalie MacLean, www.nataliemaclean.com    author of the bestseller Red, White and Drunk All Over, publishes a free wine newsletter. She has a superb wine website go and see it and learn!

Who invented Whisky? Both the Irish and Scots claim to have invented it? Who cares - enjoy!

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