Entries by Zerlina Zhuang

Whisky Review #37 – Dufftown-Glenlivet 8 Years Old (1970s)

Dufftown Distillery is founded in 1895 as “Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery”. Currently owned by Diageo, this Speyside whisky is part of the component in Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd’s blended whisky. Dufftown distillery markets its single malt as Singleton of Dufftown. This particular bottle appeared to be bottled around 1978 to 1985. There are quite a few […]

Whisky Review #36 – Dufftown-Glenlivet 12 Years Old

  Dufftown Distillery is founded in 1895 as “Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery”. It is currently owned by Diageo. This Speyside whisky is part of the component in Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd’s blended whisky. Dufftown distillery markets its single malt as Singleton of Dufftown. This particular expression of Dufftown-Glenlivet is matured in an Oloroso sherry butt. It […]

Whisky Review #35 – Allt-A-Bhainne 1991 Gordon & MacPhail

  Allt-A-Bhainne is founded as a workhorse to supply whisky for blending houses. In 1975, Chivas Brothers commissioned the distillery to supply malt whisky as a component of the Chivas Regal brand. Allt-A-Bhainne makes light estery malt for blending houses regularly but produces a heavily-peated variant occasionally. Single malt variants are rare and few in […]

Whisky Review #34 – Royal Brackla 12 Years Old

Royal Brackla Distillery has a long history that dealt with Kings and Queens. It started with the Highland whisky winning the heart of King William IV of the United Kingdom. Captain William Frasers of Brackla House founded Brackla Distillery on the estate of the Cawdor Castle in 1812. After King William IV chose the Brackla […]

Whisky News: New Speyside Distillery Slated to Open

Speyside, Scotland is about to get a new distillery. The Cabrach Trust has announced plans to build Cabrach Distillery in the Cabrach area on the southern edge of Moray, which is also the heart of Speyside. The Moray Council has given the approval for the Cabrach Trust to build the distillery recently. The new £5.3M whisky […]

Whisky Events in Singapore: Quaich Bar 10th Anniversary Celebration

Quaich Bar 10th Anniversary Celebrations Quaich Bar Singapore is celebrating their 10th Year Anniversary this September! To celebrate this awesome milestone, Quaich Bar partnered various whisky distilleries to bottle special expressions for the Singapore market. From this week until the end of the year, a total of 6 new bottles from 5 different distilleries and […]

A guide to Glenfiddich Signature Whiskies

Glenfiddich ranks number one in the world in terms of having the best-selling single malts in the world. Most of their best-sellers come from their Signature range of whiskies. Here’s a simple guide to their Signature range. Glenfiddich 12 Years Old The 12-years-old expression is the entry level to the Glenfiddich Signature range. It is […]