There is a time in all of our lives when we must stand still, look back upon what lies in our wake and ponder. With Vatted, this time is now past me. Due to life getting in the way I’ve let this blog sit for a while, but now I think I have both a sustainable new direction and a little bit of time I can dedicate to the lofty goal of thrusting my opinions in all your faces. First, I shall describe my problem (briefly, don’t worry), then present the solution. All in a neat little package deal. The problem basically boiled down to this: due to my progression […]

There are a few reasons why you would want to blend your own whisky. I’ve come up with these categories as a guide: Enhancement This is adding just a touch of other whisky to a base whisky. The intent here is to subtly alter the character of the base whisky without meddling with the original taste too much. Recovery Sometimes you buy a bottle of whisky that turns out to be bad or bland. Recovery is adding other whiskies in an attempt to improve the characteristics up to the point that it either becomes drinkable (yay!) or even quite good (double yay!). Creation This is where master blenders for the […]