Robbie's Whisky Merchants

09/07/2025

Exciting news folks… 🤩🤩 July’s cheese and whisky pairing of the month is 🥁🥁

🥃 Longrow Peated Single Malt Scotch

We recommend this whisky for its peaty style, mingling with the delicate balance of smoky and earthy flavours found in Smoked Gubbeen.

The marriage of rich vanilla and coastal peat found in the whisky enhance the smoky notes of this cheese, creating an intense savoury experience.

Nose: Very creamy, vanilla custard. The smoke develops and toasted marshmallows, herbs and rich fruits appear over time.

Palate: Incredibly well balanced — rich and creamy with a slight medicinal hint. The smoke is always present and washes over the palate in waves.

Finish: The gentle smoke lingers and lingers.

TO BE PAIRED WITH

🧀Smoked Gubbeen🧀

Worked by the Ferguson family for generations in Schull, West Cork, Gubbeen Farm is bordered by the wild Atlantic ocean and Mount Gabriel — the latter sheltering the pastures that support the Gubbeen herd.

The natural Gubbeen is gently smoked using the ‘Pinney’ system, wafting smoke gently over the cheeses for an extended period of time. The end result is a wonderful cheese with a delicate balance of smoky and earthy flavours. This gentle handling retains the original character, with notes of butter, mushrooms and a slightly sweet finish, enhanced by the gentle oak smoke.

Pairs with tart fruits, apples, white grapes or Quince. Try adding Smoked Gubbeen to your evening meal to give a bit of depth to your cheese-based dishes.

05/07/2025

Fancy a peak behind the scenes at ?? 👀👀

Enter their giveaway for tickets by:
1. Buying any Lochlea (from us 😏, in store or online) between now and 31.08.25
2. Email your receipt to [email protected]
3. Like & follow on social media

Don’t forget “Our Barley” is on special from us 🤩🤩

Why are you STILLL reading this, get your bottle and enter 🥃😋

01/07/2025

New in…. Lagg Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Palo Cortado 😍😍

This small batch limited edition expression gives peach, white grapes, vanilla, almond, orange, citrus with a bit of smoke to finish

🍑🥜🍊🍋💨

18/06/2025

Award-Winning News!

We’re thrilled to share that our Cask Strength Batch 3 has been voted Dram of the Show at Robbie's Whisky Merchants WHISKY AN' A THAT QUAICH CHALLENGE 2025!

This win is a true testament to the craft and brilliance of our Master Blender, Jill, whose dedication continues to shine through every drop.

A huge thanks to everyone who voted — your support means the world. 💛

📣 Shoutout to our friends at Robbie's Whisky Merchants for hosting such a fantastic event.

🔥 With only a limited number of bottles left, now’s your chance to grab a piece of this award-winning dram. Available now — don’t miss out!

14/06/2025

JUNE CHEESE & WHISKY OF THE MONTH 🧀🥃

🥃 Glengoyne White Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky 🥃

We recommend this specially selected combination of first-fill bourbon casks and virgin American oak—a first for the Glengoyne Distillery.

The style of this whisky mingles with the rich, earthy, nutty style of Baron Bigod perfectly.

Nose: Vibrant wood and bright citrus, unripe banana and a hint of violets

Palate: Soft and playful with touches of creme brûlée, fruit gums and pineapple

Finish: Long and smooth, giving flavours of toffee apple

TO BE PAIRED WITH…

🧀 Baron Bigod 🧀

Baron Bigod is made in Bungay, Suffolk, by third generation farmers Jonny and Dulcie Crickmore. It is the only traditional Brie de Meaux style cheese produced in the UK—one of only a handful to be made by the farmers on the farm, using traditional Pelle-a-Brie ladles and milk from the Montbeliarde cows.

The result is a rich and earthy cheese. Beneath a nutty, mushroomy rind, Baron Bigod has a smooth, silky and oozing breakdown, with long lasting flavours of warm earth, farmyard and occasional notes of citrus and truffle.

Pairs with fresh figs, apples and grapes—or elevate even further with drizzled honey or balsamic glaze

😍

12/06/2025

Kilkerran Heavily Peated Cask Strength Batch 12
Single Malt Scotch Whisky 2025 Release

Batch No 12 is the brand new release from the excellent Glengyle Distillery, this malt showcases a different side of the normally lightly peated Kilkerran range.

A typical Campbeltown dram, there is a sweetness to the peat and a clear maritime influence.

Influence: 90% Bourbon and 10% Sherry
Nose: Creamy butterscotch and caramel notes in the beginning, with the development of notes of rye bread and tea leaf.
Palate: A familiar oiliness and smokiness is introduced on the palate, with notes of Iberico ham and brandy snaps.
Finish: A gentle finish, there are notes of lemon sherbet, honeycomb and mint, with the peat smoke carrying through to the finish.

07/06/2025

WHISKY AN’ A THAT QUAICH CHALLENGE 2025🏆

We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2025 quaich challenge🤩 the votes have been counted and results are as follows…

1st place: Lochlea Cask Strength 2025 🥇

2nd place: Scallywag Noir🥈

3rd place: Ballindoch 10yo 🥉

Well deserved wins for these wonderful newly released whiskies 🥃👍🏼 says it all!

04/06/2025

Avaialble Now!

Ardbeg Smokiverse - Limited Release - 2025
Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Introducing this year’s limited edition release, Ardbeg Smokiverse

A high gravity mash experiment matured in Classic Ex-Bourbon barrels.

Crafted with High Gravity Mashing (a genuine distilling term!) By experimenting with High Gravity Mashing, the team have dialled down the water, cranked up the grist, and packed more grain into the mix than ever before. This process ramps up the sugar in the wort, resulting in a higher gravity measurement than the standard mash. It’s this heightened gravity that has helped unlock this fruitier, more intense Ardbeg.
Non chill-filtered and bottled at 48.3% ABV.

Tasting Notes:

Colour: Bright Gold

Nose: An explosion of fruity, estery notes, reminiscent of smoked bubblegum, fuse with whiffs of ripening barley and toasted sourdough bread. A splash of water reveals dense, sweet, and aromatic peat smoke, accompanied by gently smoked tropical fruits.

Palate: : A rich, creamy mouthfeel drifts into sharp, sooty and spicy notes of creosote, aniseed, and clove. Tempered by the distinct sweetness of muscovado sugar, robust woody notes orbit rich charcoal.

Finish: Finally, in an almost infinite finish, earthy peat moss fuses with sizzling bonfire embers.

01/06/2025