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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 #dramotheday and enjoy!!!

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St.Magdalene - Linlithgow Vertical Tasting - Friday March 21st 2025

East Coast Whisky

Feb 191 min read

How about a once in a lifetime whisky tasting, featuring the closed distillery giant

St. Magdalene or Linlithgow? We have been preparing for this for a while, and so are very happy to share with you some truly exceptional drams from this gem of a Lowlander.

The tasting will be held online on Zoom, from 7.45pm on Friday March 21st. A recording will be made, so you can always watch back afterwards.

Drams packs of either 15 or 20ml are available to members of the East Coast Whisky community, so come join us!!

For more info contact us either through our WhatsApp group, or email dram@eastcoastwhisky.com

The Drams

1964 G&M 17 40%

1965 G&M 26 40%

1970 Rare Malts 23 58.43%

1973 Special Release 31 59.6%

1975 Signatory Vintage 24 49.7%

1979 Rare Malts 19 63.80%

1982 Cadenhead’s 14 58.7%

1982 Silver Seal 25 63.4%

1982 Cadenhead’s 32 58.1%

1964 Cadenhead’s 30 48.5%

ECW Spring Whisky Feast - Friday 28th March 2025

East Coast Whisky

Feb 181 min read

It is that time again...

...for another evening of fine old & rare drams, delicious dinner, and great chat, here at ECW HQ.

Barbarella Beets who wowed us last time with her very tasty treats, returns, to be accompanied by 12 drams+ of the finest whisky, with a special exploration of old Springbanks, as well as the customary surprises.

The cost is £150 all inc.

ECW HQ is located in Haddington, East Lothian. Only around 30 minutes from Edinburgh city centre.

To join in the fun, please either email dram@eastcoastwhisky.com or contact me through our community WhatsApp group.

You will also get to spend quality time with this...

Clynelish 3 - Secrets & Lies - 24.01.2025

East Coast Whisky

Dec 29, 20241 min read

A very special first vertical online tasting of 2025, featuring Secret Highlanders, Ancient Clynelish and even an Ultra-Rare Brora, what's not to like??? These are all legendary drams, and where else can you try these bottles together?

The Drams

Club Qing - Secret Highland 36 1983 - 46.9%

Mancarella - Secret Highland 35 1985 - 48.8%

Club Qing - Secret Highland 36 1983 - 51.1%

WhiskyDoris - Secret Highland 36 1983 - 48.8%

Shinanoya - Secret Highland 36 1983 - 49.4%

Clynelish 1973 2nd Bottling SV 33 - 54.6%

Brora 1977 SMWS 61.15 26 - 54.8%

Clynelish 1983 MMcD 20 - 46%

Clynelish 1983 SMWS 26.5 23 - 57.1%

Clynelish 1984 SMWS 26.92 28 - 58.2%

Clynelish 1993 CM 27 - 51.7%

Clynelish 2003 SMWS 26.96 10 - 61.4%

Clynelish 2010 SMWS 26.122 7 - 59.3%

The Details

We will meet on Zoom at 7.30pm on FRIDAY 24th January. The Zoom link & the running order will be sent out to you in advance. 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 in order to get involved with this, or any of our tastings, tours and events, please either email us at dram@eastcoastwhisky or join/ping us on WhatsApp

https://chat.whatsapp.com/KcVVR0L7Tz32sGCcO3Wy1e

This is an exceptional tasting, I hope you will join us for a cracking evening of whisky mystery and intrigue!!

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