Since 2011 the founders of KWA have visited several whisky distilleries and met many a guide on different whisky tours. But on the 8th of April we’ve come across the best guide we ever had the pleasure to meet. Of course i’m referring to James at Highland Park who brought us along on the Connoisseur Tour and after that a tasting… Read more →
We started the expo with an “Imperial 1995” from ”The Ultimate”. A very nice acquaintanceship, both fruity and tasteful. The second touchdown were a Teeling 21y. The Irish guys have some good stuff here. Twenty years in bourbon casks and finished with one year in sauternes wine casks. The result was not bad at all. Robust nose with a fully… Read more →
In 2013 KWA went to Ireland. Bushmills is located on Northern Ireland near the cost just around 40 km from Islay. So from Bushmills you can almost smell the peat smoke from the distilleries on Islay. But Bushmills doesn’t make whisky with peat. Bushmills whisky is a in the opposite direction, triple distilled and very smooth. The distilling in the… Read more →
On the 2012 journey KWA visited Lagavulin. Lagavulin is located at the Lagavulin bay on the south cost of Islay. The area around the bay was ones a time the smugglers paradise. In the middle of the 1700 it have use to ben around ten illicit distilleries around the bay. So the area is holy ground for whisky lovers. It… Read more →
