Category Archives: WHISKY & WHISKEY
Movember at TWE
The 11th month is here and with it comes the time of Movember. A season of moustache growing, the awareness of parts of gentlemen’s bodies that we don’t generally think enough about and a bit of charity fund raising. At TWE … Continue reading
TWE Whisky Show 2012 – Gordon & Macphail’s Greatest Hits
Our opening tasting of the second day of The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show was a bit different to the others. Firstly it was a sequel, following up from last year’s incredible Gordon & Macphail Timeline class, and secondly it was … Continue reading
TWE Whisky Show 2012 – From Scotland to Japan
One of the things that we’ve become known for at TWE Whisky Show is our masterclasses. From the legendary Port Ellen vertical in our first year, to Serge Valentin’s Brora masterclass in year two and last year’s Gordon & Macphail … Continue reading
New Elements of Islay and Port Askaig
One of the very many really great things about The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show is the massive raft of new releases put out by TWE, plus Elements of Islay, Single Malts of Scotland and Port Askaig. 2012, we’re happy to … Continue reading
Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible Awards 2013
One of the first signs of autumn, along with The Whisky Show, is the thud on the doormat as the latest edition of Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible arrives. Often controversial but always influential, Jim has yet again spent the last year … Continue reading
The Whisky Show 2012, London Cocktail Week and Rumfest…
It’s been rather busy at TWE Towers over the last few weeks. Not only have we just finished the 2012 edition of our rather splendid Whisky Show, but we’ve also got a week of drinks ahead of us in the … Continue reading
New Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – Yellow Spot
Regular readers of the blog (Hello, Mum!) will be well aware that we’re unashamed fans of the fantastic Single Pot Still range of whiskies from Pernod Ricard’s Midleton distillery, home of Jameson. Anyone with too much time on their hands who wants … Continue reading
Diageo Special Releases 2012
“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” – Thoreau It’s that time of year again – with the UK’s sorry excuse for a summer … Continue reading
The Angel’s Share Film Review
Back in May, I was lucky to be invited along to a private screening of Ken Loach’s new whisky-related film The Angel’s Share, which has just been released on DVD following its triumphant scooping of the Jury Prize at this year’s … Continue reading
Jack Daniel’s White Rabbit Saloon
The folks at Brown-Forman have a good problem – when you’re the people behind the world’s biggest American whiskey, what new products do you make? They could happily continue selling nothing but regular Old No.7 (Jack Daniel’s to the layperson) … Continue reading
Whisky Show 2012 Update – Dream Drams and tickets selling out…
It’s only a couple of weeks until the 2012 edition of The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show and panic mode is fully engaged the well-oiled TWE machine is in full swing. Here’s a quick update as to how things are going: … Continue reading
TWE Whisky Show Whisky Dinner
It was an excited crowd that milled in the beautiful, airy conservatory at London’s Bombay Brasserie on Tuesday night. The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show Pre-Show Dinner (to give it its full, quite-a-lot-too-long title) began with a flavoursome mystery cask strength … Continue reading
Great post! Looks like an absolute ripper of an ev...