Here we have an easy drinking blend of malt and grain whiskies from different distilleries across Scotland. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. I’m not really sure what that means exactly but I’m willing to give anything a go where whisky is concerned. Particularly oak-y, as you might expect from the name, with plenty of vanilla and nutty malt notes in tow.

Seven volumes are kept with the Argyll archives in Inveraray whilst the remaining three are at the National Library in Edinburgh. In his forced retirement, he decided to heed Campbell’s advice and travelled for more than a decade, meeting people and recording as many different stories as he could.John Francis Campbell was the Son of Walter Frederick Campbell, the Laird who built the villages of Port Charlotte, Port Ellen and Port Wemyss on Islay. It is also, without any doubt, the largest and most significant collection of Gaelic tales ever compiled in the country. As a lover of Folk Tales and Celtic Mythology, I figured that their simply had to be something in the Gaelic traditions that related to a Woodsman of some sort.

Little is known of his upbringing or education but the Gaelic language was in common use in the area and John was a fluent speaker in both English and Gaelic. At one stage he was on the payroll of the Duke of Argyll’s Rosneath Estate, making, among other things, fence posts. Value for money: It’s certainly not the cheapest no-age-statement blend on the market but it probably carries a little more character than most. The Woodsman has been maserfully crafted to be used in cocktails or with a mixer, but it can equally be enjoyed on its own. Please be aware this is an affiliate link and as such I can be paid a small commission on any purchases you make.The young Dewar was fascinated with such tales and thanks to an impressive memory, became a fine storyteller in his own right. Where the whisky previously felt tense and restrained it now felt relaxed and flowed over the tongue. There’s nothing I love more than uncovering some delightful wee story from many years ago that ties in with the dram I’m tasting. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. As always I will strive to give an honest opinion on the quality of the dram and the value for money it represents.

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