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Like more than a few good things in life, my whisky passion started with a dram, a dram of whisky on my wedding day. It was nothing fancy mind, just an aptly named “Founders Reserve”. From there I dived deep into the whisky ocean, and went - like a lot of you I imagine - on a wonderful journey of discovery. A journey not just of taste, places, and special moments in time...but of whisky people and their stories.

Whisky is a wonderful medicine. When treated with respect, it brings people together, and encourages community, sharing and enjoyment. Whisky stimulates creativity and its appreciation. It can open up the heart and stir the soul.

From just the three simple ingredients of barley, water, and yeast, and then through a romantic industrial - or even alchemical process - beautiful spirit emerges to be filled into casks, and rests there for time and wood to work their magic. Later, sometimes much later, design & bottling occurs. Only then comes the special moment for us all to taste and discover this water of life.

East Coast Whisky represents the continuation of this journey, into sharing with you what whisky is out there, the experiences and stories it brings, and the people it meets along its way.

There will be blogging, tastings, whisky meals, festivals, cask bottling, and more as we journey to maturation.

Our focus is coastal and local, as myself and the team are based in East Lothian and Edinburgh, Scotland. Yet we are open to all who form this global whisk(e)y community, near and far.

So welcome, pour yourself a #dramotheday and enjoy!!!

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ECW goes to Islay ONLINE tasting - 17th April

East Coast Whisky
1 day ago
1 min read

Running alongside our upcoming ECW Islay tour, yet featuring different drams to what we will be enjoying there, this is a very tasty tasting!!

Getting a pack also enables you to purchase our upcoming Bowmore 22 tour bottling too.

The Drams

Laphroaig 10 43%

Laphroaig 10 Original Cask Strength 57.3%

1991 Caol Ila 16 SMWS 53.120 55.9%

2004 Bowmore 21 Single Cask Nation 56.2%

1993 Laphroaig 31 C.Dully 42.4%

1991 Laphroaig 34 Decadent 48.3%

Lagavulin bottled in 2010 52.5%

2008 Kidalton 16 TWA 52.1%

1991 Ardbeg 33 SV 52.6%

2009 Ardbeg 14 Feis 2024 57.9%

Bowmore The Devil’s Casks 56.7%

1990 Caol Ila 35 Decadent 44.5%

1968 Laphroaig 26 HBros 43%

The details

Dram packs are available in 10, 15 & 20ml sizes, just contact us through WhatsApp or at dram@eastcoastwhisky.com to organise one to be shipped to you.

The tasting will be run from 7.30pm on Friday 17th April, and if you can’t attend in person, we record for future use.

We look forward to welcoming you to another great tasting, and keep an eye out for that Bowmore!!

Cheers,

Frederick Maitland

@eastcoastwhisky

Clynelish 3 - Return of the Cat - 13/2/26

East Coast Whisky
Jan 21
1 min read

Our first online tasting of the year, and this is a very special one, featuring one of my favourite distilleries. This is quite the line-up I am sure you will agree…

The Drams

Clynelish 12 Distillery Exclusive 2025

2013 Clynelish 12 TBros DCH anniv.

2009 Clynelish 15 Hunter Laing

1983 Clynelish 16 SMWS 26.13

1997 Clynelish 18 Adelphi WhiskyFun 20th

1983 Clynelish 22 SMWS 26.41

2001 Clynelish 24 TBros Sutherland

1992 Clynelish 26 Hidden Spirits

1993 Clynelish 30 Swell de Spirits

1974 Clynelish 32 Whisky Fair

1972 Clynelish 34 SMoS

1972 Clynelish 35 SMos

The Extras

1971 Brora 29 Douglas Laing

1970 Brora 32 Douglas Laing

To Join

The tasting will be held on Zoom from 7.45pm on Friday 13th February. To get a hold of the pack either email us at dram@eastcoastwhisky.com find us on IG or WhatsApp. Packs available in 15ml or 20ml, and will be shipped tracked and signed for.

We look forward to seeing you!!

Cheers,

Frederick Maitland

@eastcoastwhisky

ECW Old & Rare tasting, live in London - 26/2/26

East Coast Whisky
Jan 21
1 min read

Very happy to announce we will be live in London on Thursday 26th February at the Melody Whisky Bar, 153 Hammersmith Rd, London W14 0QL, 7 for 7.30pm. Food will be available to order.

This is the first time we will have run an old & rare tasting south of the border, and everyone in the whisky community is welcome!!

The Tasting