After a tough few weeks, we hear why we’ve heard little from Ogie, and he’s been through the wringer. However, after a dusty find via his thoughtful son, this BenRiach sets him back on his feet.

A fan of the annual fun laid on by Fife’s Festival, Dougie uncorks this year’s official event bottling by Fib Whisky and realises Glenglassaugh might be yet another distillery to get his eager teeth into.

Paisley, so inspired by her experiences with recent Glenglassaugh releases, decides to go visit. Then immediately decides not to. She shares why.

Finally snagging himself an Old Forester 1920, Hamish wonders why there aren’t more nods to the past in today’s whisky making excitement. As he ponders, he dives into his Glencairn time machine and skips back 100 years to US Prohibition time.

A vintage Benriach soothes Fletch as he protests the fleecing of travellers at visitor centres across Scotland, with the story of The Pilgrim. Many of us can relate.

Shuffling through airports is a thing once more for Hamish. At travel retail, he dodges the aisles of Scotch and Irish dullness to plump for some bourbon exploration - in litre bottles.

A self-declared fan of Dr Barrie, Tyree steals some bottles from his workplace to share his take on the recent rebrand of Brown-Forman’s Glenglassaugh. Will our fan of the experienced blender still be as enamoured after a glass or two?

It may be the height of summer for us ‘up North’, but for Tyree it’s time for crackling fires, clean sherry-bombs, and time to reflect upon the things that matter.

Dougie tries to extinguish a bottle of nuclear-powered Benriach ‘cranberry juice’ from Berry Bros & Rudd. This half-price auction swoop is finished in Plavac Mali wine casks from Croatia.

Port casks and celebrating those who get it right.

It might shuffle to the forefront of your peaty shelf