Welcome to Hellyer's Road - Friday 4th July 2025

It is super exciting to feature an entirely new to our tastings distillery, especially one with such a great profile, and that hails from the far side of the planet. So here is our first Antipodean whisky adventure, featuring all the way from Tasmania, Hellyer's Road.

We have tried to build the perfect introduction for you, both with very recent releases imported just for this tasting, and some peaty classics. We promise a great evening, a must for any true whisky lover.

The Drams

Aurora Australis 40%

Roaring Forties 40%

Dark Harmony 53.5% peated sc black ipa finish

The Journeyman 46.2% 12 bourbon & 5 port

Oloroso de Jerez 10 46.2%

Peated 7 46.2%

Original 15 46.2%

Slightly Peated 15 46.2%

Peated 2004 61.7%

Slightly Peated 17 French Exclusive S.C. 59.7%

Original 18 French Exclusive S.C. 61.4%

Peated 18 French Exclusive S.C. 58.4%

Voyager 19 57%

If you would like to join us, please either reach out through WhatsApp, where we host the ever growing international East Coast Whisky community. or by emailing dram@eastcoastwhisky.com

The tasting will be held live on Zoom from 7.30-10pm on Friday 4th July, and if you can't make that, there will be a recording available afterwards. Drams are available in 15, 20, 30 ml sizes.

I guarantee this will be one of the most surprising & delightful tastings we run this year, so I hope you can join us.

Frederick Maitland

@eastcoastwhisky

ECW Solstice Celebration 2025 - Friday 20th June

Due to secret birthday plans unfolding, we are changing the birthday bash to a solctice celebration, to be held on Friday 20th June 2025, from 7.30pm on Zoom. This remains a very special old and/or rare whisky tasting, perfect for midsummer celebrations!!

I think you will agree this is pretty stunning line-up, containing a few tasty bottles we have been saving up for this occasion...

The Drams

Clynelish 21 - 2003 - Lady Wildcat - 53.2%

The Hearach of Château Biac - 50%

Smith’s Glenlivet 1962/1974 - 40%

Tamdhu 15 - 1980’s bottling - 43%

Mortlach 1978/2021 G&M P.C. - 47.4%

Oban 1972 G&M C.C. - 40%

Inchmoan 19 “Witchcraft” SMWS 135.64 - 53.2%

Highland Park 1992/2019 - S.S.S, - 48.2%

AnCnoc 35 - 44.3%

Brora 32 - 2011 - 54.8%

Laphroaig 33 - 43.8%

Springbank 30 - Claxton’s - 44.5%

FREE MYSTERY DRAM!!!

So that's the best modern Clynelish, followed by the new very special Harris, then a wonderful 1962 Glenlivet. We then dip into an old Tamdhu, that you will have overlooked at your peril, after which we relax with one of the best bourbon Mortlach's in existence. All of this before that Oban, and then pure Witchcraft. The next five drams are all showstoppers, but you know that right? Still not tempted, then how about a very special free mystery dram from anywhere in the ECW collection, without labelling or packaging let's just see what we really think!!

Anyway we really hope you can join us, but please don't delay as its only 3 weeks away and we have to get the drams out to you pronto (15,20, 30 even 50ml, you choose).

To join us either contact East Coast Whisky on Instagram, through here, via dram@eastcoastwhisky, or on WhatsApp.

Let's GO!!!

PEATY PARADISE VOL.1 - Friday 23rd May

A very special online tasting awaits you. In the countdown to the ECW Islay Tour 2026, this is the first of three tastings to focus on the best of Islay peat, featuring some very new and some very old bottles for your enjoyment.

The Drams

10yo Caol Ila Hand-Fill 54.9%

30yo Caol Ila 1979 Mackillops Choice 46%

33yo Caol Ila HL Kinship #7 44.5%

40yo Caol Ila 1979 LMDW/S.V. Artist #10 54.9%

5yo Ardnahoe Society 2024 59.1%...

10yo Laphroaig Cask Strength 55.7%

18yo Laphroaig Quarter Cask/Distillery Only 40.6%

30yo Laphroaig 2016 53.5%

20yo Bowmore 2003 Hand Fill - Mizanura Cask #3 Feis 2024 55.3%

23yo Bowmore 1995 Càrn Mòr 48.3%

30yo Bowmore Claxton’s 2024 43.5%

10yo Lagavulin 2024 Feis Ile 56.7%

15yo Lagavulin 1993 Manager’s Choice 54.7%...

The Details

This tasting will be held live on Zoom from 7.30pm on Friday 23rd of May, to join in please contact me through the East Coast Whisky WhatsApp group, or email me at dram@eastcoastwhisky, and I'll explain what is involved!!

It is going to be epic, so hope to see you there, but if you cant make it we also offer a recording after the event, to taste along too!!