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Humble Beginnings...

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 #dramo'the day and enjoy!!!

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Triangle Tasting #1 - HP.Gl.Sc - Friday 18th October



Something new for Autumn, a triangular online whisky tasting!! We take 4 classic drams from 3 special distilleries, and create some magic. This is your only chance to try the extremely rare Glenlochy SMWS 62.1. All of these drams however are exceptional.


Highland Park

2014 Stones of Stenness 9yo SCN 58.8% - best youthful whisky of the year?

1980 Highland Park 16yo HB 43% - great old school whisky.

1978 Highland Park 18yo HB 43% - a delight.

1968 Highland Park 27yo HB 43% - very special indeed!


Glenlochy

1980 Glenlochy 27yo SV 53.9% - one of the best of the 1980 vintage.

1969 Glenlochy 25yo RM 62.2% - my 50th birthday dram!!

1976 Glenlochy 12yo SMWS 62.1 - 65.3% - have you ever drank an SMWS .1 bottle before?

1977 Glenlochy 23yo CAD 41.5% - probably the last bottle of this beauty in the world.


Scapa

2006 Scapa 17 51.2% - tasty!!

2003 Scapa 19 56.7% - extremely good

2001 Scapa 22 51.9% - delicious, and worth it!!

1993 Scapa 25 53.7% - an exceptional whisky.


The Details


We will meet on Zoom at 7.30pm on Friday 18th October. If you can't make it we record our sessions so you can watch & taste along later. All 15ml or 20ml drams are sent to you in post protected packaging.


To join our community to get involved with this or any of our tastings, tours and events, please email us at dram@eastcoastwhisky or join/ping us on WhatsApp



As we are also having an awesome whisky dinner at The Edinburgh Larder in October (see below), this will be the only online tasting this month. Given the special nature of these drams, and the extreme rareness of the Glenlochy 62.1, you will not want to miss this!!!

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