whisky at its most personal
Released as one of the three specially crafted whiskies in Brewdog’s Boilermaker Series, Torpedoed Tulip is a 100% rye whisky by Millstone, made at the Netherlands’ Zuidam distillery, matured exclusively in ex-Oloroso Sherry casks, and bottled at 46% ABV. A Dutch whisky, from rye milled by Dutch windmills. It was designed to pair with Dead Pony […]
In the doghouse. Again? Still! But today I have company. The Brewdog Boilermaker Series of whiskies. Resurrecting the hauf’n’hauf with a Brewdog chaser?? Now THAT sounds like a match made in heaven for a Glaswegian with time on his hands. I’ve been blown away over the years by the success Brewdog have had with their […]
Transistor is a blended Scotch whisky created in collaboration with independent bottler Compass Box, marrying malt and grain, bottled at 43% ABV. Light amber with sweet creamy notes giving way to tropical fruits. It is designed to pair with Punk IPA, Brewdog’s first and flagship brew. The implausible rebadging of a quintessential British Empire classic ale […]
Taps Aff: the archetypal Glasgow cocktail – large, colourful, bittersweet and in your face. Named for the tendency of the Scottish male to take his shirt off whenever the temperature reaches more than 15 degrees Celsius to strut about bare-chested like some mangy alpha dog, no matter his state of physical disrepair. A deceptively refreshing, […]
Skeleton Key is a blended Scotch whisky created in collaboration with Duncan Taylor, containing peated Bunnahabhain with a high ration of single malt, bottled at 46% ABV. It was one of three whiskies designed for Brewdog’s Boilermaker series to pair with selected Brewdog ales. It was designed to pair with Jet Black Heart a pitch-black milk […]
A bottle kill of a stunning single cask expression from the Glasgow Distillery, in the Pot Still, Glasgow. The Glasgow 1770 Tokaji Single Cask Batch 01 was a wonderful single cask offering from the Glasgow Distillery that showcased their potential to leave you thirsty for more. Cask No. 18/969 – an ex-bourbon cask – was […]