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Putting the cart before the horse
I just completed a 3 day Blending and Maturation course with Nancy Fraley and the American Distilling Institute. The class was hosted by the very generous and talented folks at Ironroot Republic Distillery. As you all know, I just launched my Kings Code Batch 1 Riona with Kings Country Distillery just before Thanksgiving. When I…
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Now that the cat’s out of the bag
If you’re a Magnificent Bastard, you already know what the cat dragged out. If not, read on and watch this video. For what it seems like months, even though it’s only been six weeks, I’ve had to self-induce a silence as loud as the magnificent news I had to share. On the heels of a…
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Kilchoman Distillery Visit June 2022
Last summer I was enroute to Campbeltown for Springbank Whisky School 2022. Enroute, I detoured to Islay for a few days, specifically to check on my Kilchoman Single Cask pick. As it turned out, my timing was impeccable in that I was visiting the Kilchoman Distillery on Friday June 10th and my cask happened to…