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Machir Bay and Sanaig NFC Enabled Labels
21.11.2018Tap a bottle… Win a cask of Kilchoman This winter we are launching ‘Near Field Communication’ (NFC) labels on all bottles of Machir Bay and Sanaig. The new NFC labels automatically open product-specific portals when you tap your phone on the back of the bottle. The portals contain an encyclopaedia of Kilchoman info and videos, […]
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How to Improve Your Whisky Nose
21.11.2018Improving your whisky nose takes time and practice, but it’s worth it. Knowing how to nose a whisky better will help take the experience to another level, allowing you to shine a spotlight on the many layers that form its complex character. Once identified with the nose, it becomes easier to pick out the individual […]
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Yeast is one of the three raw materials permitted to make Scotch Whisky but for some reason doesn’t get spoken about as much as barley or water. What is fermentation? Fermentation in whisky-making is the process of adding distiller’s yeast to the wort, the sugary liquid collected from the mashing stage, to trigger the fermentation […]
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Fly from Edinburgh to Islay
12.11.2018As Islay’s tourist count rises each year with whisky tourism alone increasing by 20% in the last two years our remote little island is attracting people from far and wide. Getting to Islay can sometimes feel like an adventure itself, the only two options (private planes aside) being a long drive to Kennacraig before a two-hour […]
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