TRAVELLING MINSTRELS REEL WITH HAMISH Gentlemen from the Beauchamp Morris Men entertained Inveraray recently, stopping for a dram and a fund raiser with our greeter Hamish-of-the-Isles who declined to black up on this occasion. A COLLECTOR’S TIP: PEATED LOWLAND WHISKIES Loch Lomond distillery has released the first bottlings of Inchmoan and Craiglodge, peated variants from this unique distillery. Distilled four years ago as part of a program of becoming less dependent on trading whiskies to achieve variety for its blended Scotch, these two are part of a variety of styles created by either adjusting the peating level or the rectifying heads in their unique stills (foreground right). As a first release, costing £ 20.90 and limited to 400 bottles of each, these two bottles fit perfectly the LFW criteria of a good put-aside punt. They both make good drinking, especially for fans of the likes of Very Young Ardbeg, further enhancing their desirability as many will be drunk so taking them out of the collector’s market. Inchmoan is a peated (20ppm) version of the excellent Lowland style Inchmurrin. Craiglodge is also medium peated but spirit is collected from both the wash and spirit stills in a unique one-and-a-half distillation. Both whiskies have high peat flavours, are clean with no off notes and have little influence from the wood. BUY INCHMOAN OR CRAIGLODGE ONLINE HERE... DUNGLASS & LITTLEMILL Signatory have released the last known (?) cask of Dunglass, a scarce, heavy variant from the now destroyed Littlemill Distillery. Presented as a twin pack, distilled 1967, this represents the last opportunity to secure this elusive distillation. A more hefty £ 540.00. BUY DUNGLASS AND / OR LITTLEMILL ONLINE HERE...