News & Review: Glenglassaugh 30yo launched by new owners The BenRiach Distilling Co

Glenglassaugh30infrontLRI’ve been lucky enough to try Glenglassaugh’s new 30yo release. See below for my tasting notes, but first, here’s the PR blurb about the release which is worth a read as it’s nice to see Glenglassaugh in good hands! …

The BenRiach Distillery Company, which bought the Portsoy-based Glenglassaugh distillery in March, has released its first Glenglassaugh expression – a superb 30YO single malt.
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News & Review: Tomatin Distillery launches a new peated expression: Cù Bòcan

Tomatin Distillery has launched a new peated whisky expression called:

Cù Bòcan

CuBocan

It comes with a spooky backstory as such:

Cù Bòcan has stalked residents of the remote Highland village of Tomatin for centuries, his legend embellished by the hellhound’s increasingly fractious behaviour.

Sightings are rare, once in a generation, always terrifying. A distillery worker, out walking late, was once relentlessly pursued by an imposing black beast, steam spiralling from flared nostrils, teeth bared.
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