Mull Madness Vol.1 - Friday 31st July 2026

The last of our Summer Tasting Series 2026 takes us to the beautiful Isle of Mull and the delicious distillery of Tobermory/Ledaig!! Curiously not as well known as some but still creating excellent drams of both the unpeated and peated varieties. This is definitely worth a discovery. Also the ECWC will be visiting in person next year on tour.

The Drams

Tobermory 40%

Tobermory 24 52.5%

Tobermory 26 53.1%

2004 Tobermory 22 55.6%

1998 Ledaig 27 53.1%

1994 Tobermory 32 55.3%

1972 The Macnab 15 43%

2001 Ledaig 24 TWJ 53.4%

1997 Ledaig 20 Kingsbury 59.2%

1995 Tobermory 25 HiS 50.2%

1994 Ledaig 26 SMWS 42.58 51.4%

1995 Ledaig 26 TBros 44.7%

1993 Ledaig 30 VCLV 42.3%

1993 Ledaig 30 G&M 57.2%

AND a free dram of Ledaig Castaway 61.1%

AND entry into a raffle to win 1995 Tobermory/Ledaig 25 TWA 48.5%

The Tasting

15ml & 20ml packs are available for all members of the East Coast Whisky Circle. To join message us or email dram@eastcoastwhisky.com

The tasting itself can be joined live on Zoom from 7.30pm on July 31st, or alternatively we record it and you can watch back, with the drams, at your leisure.

After this we will be back in September for a return to Islay tasting, and much more to come!

Highland Park 4 - Beyond the Heather - Fri 17th July

For our penultimate online whisky tasting before our Summer break, we are back up to the wonderful Orkney Mainland to visit that now sadly under appreciated yet legendary distillery HIGHLAND PARK with a host of excellent drams.

We have a fine selection of HP to try together on Zoom on Friday 17th July, or on playback after. To make this as accessible as possible for all budgets, we’ve split the tasting this time, so either you can get the main pack, or the old and rare one, of hopefully all together with a healthy discount.

To join either ping us through WhatsApp, where we have the excellent East Coast Whisky group chats, or email dram@eastcoastwhisky.com & we will give you the easy lowdown!

On to the drams….

The Mainland Pack

2003 Highland Park 22 TBros 55.9%

1999 Highland Park 24 TWA 52.6%

1995 Highland Park 23 ADR 53.9%

1998 Highland Park 27 TWB 53.9%

1994 Highland Park 30 MoS 48.1%

1990 Highland Park 27 LMDW/SV 45%

1989 Highland Park 33 Ltd 49.1%

1988 Highland Park 18 Cad 58.2%

1977 Highland Park 33 TPD 52.3%

1976 Highland Park 21 Milroy’s 54%

Older & Rarer Still

1970 Highland Park 19 G&M 52.9%

1968 Highland Park 35 51.2%

1966 Highland Park 13 BBR 75 proof

1961 The Dragon 48.1%

1960? Highland Park 19 70 proof

1955 Highland Park 52.8%

…quite the collection, don’t you think? Definitely including some personal favourites, both new and from decades gone by!! Hope you can join what’s always a fun lively evening.

Cheers,

Frederick Maitland

@eastcoastwhisky

Summer in Scotland - Friday 3rd July

For the second online tasting of our 2026 Summer Series, we are featuring a fine selection of old and/or rare whiskies. If you would like to join in, either live on Zoom or with the catch up recording, please email us ASAP at dram@eastcoastwhisky.com

There are a range of dram packs and sizes available, including a free 1971 Oddbins Glen Garioch if you sign up to the whole tasting, and a good discount if you sign up to this and the Cragganmore 3 vertical tasting recently announced. Anyway on to…

The Drams

1974 Pulteney 18 SV 59.1%

2026 Talisker 21 J&B 58.7%

1996 Glentauchers 23 HiS 50.8%

2001 Scapa 24 G&M 51.9%

1994 Craigellachie 25 SMoS 56.1%

1998 Glen Garioch 27 Tbros 53.8%

1973 Glenkinchie 27 DL 50%

1972 Linlithgow 27 DL 50%

1990 Balblair 34 HL 43.3%

1990 Clynelish 35 WY 48.2%

The Extras

1963 Oban 21 Cad 46%

1967 Rosebank 25 SV 54.4%

1973 Ardbeg 27 DL 50%

… I think you will agree it’s a pretty stellar line-up, and at the best value for East Coast Whisky members, so get in touch, join in, and start sipping!!

Frederick Maitland

@eastcoastwhisky