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In 1844 when most of Scotland was drinking cognac, James Whyte and Charles Mackay decided to invest in whisky. Taking over 35 specially selected single malts and single grains, from the four whisky regions they blended them together to form a distinctive ‘Special’ whisky. Today, the Whyte & Mackay 40 Year Old blend is part [...]
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A Serendipitous Discovery – In the early days, Scotch whisky was enjoyed straight from the still, without aging. Probably by accident – and certainly by the 1820’s – it was discovered that if the spirit was left in a wooden cask for a year or more (preferably more!) it would lose harshness, become richer and [...]
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Jim Murray describes Sheep Dip in his 2006 Whisky Bible as ‘Young and sprightly like a new-born lamb, this enjoys a fresh, mouthwatering grassy style with a touch of spice. Maligned by some but to me a clever accomplished vatting of alluring complexity’. Much mythology has grown up around whisky but in reality a great [...]
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Richard Paterson has Scotch whisky running through his veins. His grandfather and father were both prominent in the Scotch whisky industry in Glasgow for decades before Richard joined a competing whisky brokerage firm to start his apprenticeship.
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