Category Archives: Whisky Tasting Notes
Tasting: Old Bothwell Port Ellen 1982 Cask 2729
You never know what you’re going to get with Port Ellen - it’s remarkable how many different styles of malt the distillery was capable of. I’ve tried long-aged austere, lemony beauties; young bourbon casks with enough delicate complexity to make you weep for … Continue reading
Port Askaig: New Single Islay Malt Range
Very exciting developments here at TWE Towers, as our sister company Speciality Drinks Ltd has launched a new range of Single Islay Malts! Here’s the press release: “The single malts of Islay are arguably Scotland’s most talked about whiskies and … Continue reading
Tasting: New Laphroaig 25 yo Cask Strength
I only got a small olfactory glimpse of this one as I had to share a sample with two fellow attendees at the Laphroaig tasting in Albannach I told you about on Monday. Unfortunately, over-attendance at a previous tasting meant there wasn’t enough … Continue reading
Tasting: New Laphroaig 18 Year Old
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to a Laphroaig tasting held at Albannach (a posh whisky bar in Trafalgar Square in London). I’m not often invited to this sort of event as I’m not very important in … Continue reading
Bruichladdich Octomore / Ardbeg Supernova Tasting
To be honest, peating levels shouldn’t be a competition. “My ppm is bigger than yours” sounds pretty ridiculous however you dress it up. This sort of thing might be construed as macho willy-waving and not very big or clever – … Continue reading
Tasting: Hanyu Ten of Clubs Japanese Malt
Okay, cutting it fine to get this out on time, but I’m determined – so here we go (this might look familiar to readers of the last post): Introducing (drum roll, please) Hanyu Distillery – Ichiro’s Card Series: Ten of … Continue reading
Tasting: Hanyu Five of Spades Japanese Malt
Okay, I know it’s not like me to blog on consecutive days (or even twice in a week , let’s face it), but I made a promise yesterday and I’m going to try and be true to my word. Let’s … Continue reading
Ardbeg Supernova: Tasting Notes and Pictures!
Sorry for the delay posting this, folks – you know what it’s like when you come back to work from holiday. It’s taken me all week just to catch up on my regular TWE stuff. I’ve been longing to write … Continue reading
Glenmorangie Signet Tasting
I’ll do a post about the Special Releases tasting very soon, but first I have to tell you about our Glenmorangie Signet event at TWE Vinopolis last Monday (20th October). We were doubly blessed as this was our second visit from … Continue reading
Ardbeg Blasda: The Verdict
Crikey! That’s been a quick fortnight – apologies for the temporary interruption in the blog, it’s all been pretty hectic here. Last week flew by so quickly everyone at TWE was struggling to keep up with it – what with the huge … Continue reading
Diageo Special Releases are here!
Yes, the wait is over and this year’s Diageo Special Releases are finally here. You’ll probably need to get in quick if you want one of the Port Ellen Eighth Releases and the Brora 25yo will be very popular too. … Continue reading
Diageo Special Releases 2008 Pt.2
Okay, so here’s the rest of the info on this year’s Diageo Special Releases, which should be here in a week or two. As before, the text below is all from the Diageo marketing department – except for my sniping, which … Continue reading
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