After reviewing Borders Single Grain a few months back, I couldn’t miss the chance to have a deeper look at R&B Distillers‘ other expression, While We Wait, which I had the happy surprise to receive within one of my favourite whisky subscription boxes: Craft Whisky Club. With roots in both the Scottish Borders and the Hebrides, R&B Distillers are seeking to build distilleries in both …
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Hey whisky buddies, I’ve teamed up with new spirited start-up Craft Whisky Club for a series of reviews and interviews on the blog, showcasing the best of what craft producers have to offer. I am more than delighted to kick off this malted journey with R&B Distillers and their Borders Single Grain – so let’s get the party started! With roots in both the Scottish …
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I’m pleased to introduce a new weekly series of articles! This special column will go live every Friday (well, at least if there’s enough material and if I’m not too lazy couch potatoing in front of a stupid teenager show), with the aim to summarize the top-5 whisky news of the week : new releases, distillery openings, special events or any other whisky (& other …
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With roots in both the Scottish Borders and the Hebrides, R&B Distillers are seeking to build distilleries in both – uncommon provenance for whisky production. The Borders has not seen a whisky distillery since 1837, and R&B are building the first legal one on the Isle of Raasay, planned to open early 2017. Co-founder Alasdair Day’s great-grandfather was a Borders master blender in the early 19th Century, while …
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