Whisky Chat: Discover Campbeltown, the Whisky Capital of the World!
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Discover Campbeltown, the Whisky Capital of the World!

  • Writer: Colin Hinds
    Colin Hinds
  • 9 hours ago
  • 2 min read

A picture of Colin Hinds who runs Tipsy Midgie Bar and a background of The List Top 100 Hotlist in which he was included
Colin Hinds runs Tipsy Midgie Whisky Bar

With Xmas around the corner, we are pleased to announce that our Christmas wish has come true. We have bought another bar in Campbeltown! Once known as the whisky capital of the world


Campbeltown single malts are distilled in the Burgh of Campbeltown, on the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland. The town once had as many as 30 distilleries, perhaps the most famous being Springbank, and even now, the queue to buy this sought after nectar sometimes starts at 6am at the distillery doors with purchases limited and rigorously enforced. 


Other notable distilleries in the area are Glen Scotia and Glengyle and with the "wee toon" set to have another two possibly three distilleries being built this once famous Whisky region looks set for a resurgence. Hence, Tipsy Midgie Wee Toon should be a fabby addition to our Edinburgh Bar with our overall goal still standing at a Tipsy in each Whisky region, then one in London. 


As for Christmas and the colder months a wee dram is a comfort and a joy and those whiskies with rich sherry cask, oloroso finishes, like Pedro Ximenez are always to the fore this season.


In particular we recommend GlenAllachie PX finish, one of 367 bottles, this single cask GlenAllachie was selected by the distillery's famed Master Blender, Billy Walker. Fully matured in a PX sherry cask for over 12 years, GlenAllachie was bottled at a hefty cask strength of 62.6% ABV and with sweet salted caramel,  roasted nuts and heaps of spice from the higher abv this a titan! 


an aerial shot of Campbeltown
Campbeltown (Credit Visit Scotland)










If however, you fancy something a little more peaty, the latest edition from Ardnahoe will hit the spot.. at cask strength, it’s a fully ex-bourbon matured addition to Ardnahoe's core range. Ardnahoe might be one of the newest distilleries on Islay but their craft sings for such a young one; and at around £50 an absolute bargain for a cask strength Islay dram. 


Whatever whisky is in your glass this festive period, drink responsibly and Slàinte!


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