Entries by Hong Fu Teo

The return of Frognoch

(WIP) Penderyn distillery has released a new bottle with an old name and retro label! Presenting Frognoch:   Frognoch used to be a distillery that closed in the early 20th Century, but Penderyn is paying homage to i Frognoch single malt bottling is a vatting of Portwood and Peated wood matured Penderyn, creating a wonderful […]

The Single Cask X Spirits Castle

Tony owns HNWS, which is a Taiwan Independent Bottler and Spirits Castle distributes them in Singapore. This tasting at the Single cask concluded Tony’s second whisky tasting in Singapore! Click here to see the whisky dinner Tony was at just the day before! He finished with a bang by doing a crossover event with our […]

Delving into the grey area between OBs and IBs

Ngl, ralfy’s video post inspired me to start question the definition between Official Bottlings (OBs) and Independent Bottlings (IBs). But first, let’s take a few steps back to look at the conventional and older definition of Independent Bottlers. Independent Bottlers are a kind of third-party, a group other than distillery and consumer, and they buy […]

A technical look at Macallan

Momentum, Concerto Optic? why still use concerto and optic and not move to sisha or diablo or laureate What separates Momentum from other standard barley varieties? Barley variety between the summer and winter? What is the expected spirit yeat from momentum compared to other barley varieties? Peated Barley Chill filtration process: temperature? duration? 1-micron filter? […]

Glen ORD loh!

Glen Ord over at the Muir of Ord, one of the Singleton trio of single malts tour G -maltings (talisker) -“contamination” -Glen Ord’s female distillery manager, and the new one -size Glen Ord has a large capacity of a whooping 11.5 Million Litres Pure Alcohol per Annum (MLPA) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-19985317 -fermentation -https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-dagnan-166a84a2/?originalSubdomain=uk Stewart Christine a Malting […]

War and Whisky Part 1: The one-man Ukrainian cooperage

Whiskygeeks had the incredible opportunity to witness the craftsmanship of an artisan cooper Mr Arpad Laslo. He specialises in creating barrels from local Ukrainian oak. This one-man cooperage in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, supplies casks to local wineries and a whisky distillery in L’viv. It was fascinating to learn about the meticulous process involved. The wood […]