New Event: The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show
Some TWE news today – most of you will be aware that The Whisky Exchange have been involved for the last two years as organisers of The Whisky Show, in partnership with Graeme Wallace of GW Publishing. The Shows have … Continue reading
TWE Suspends Shipping to Germany
Update: The bad times are past and we now deliver to Germany again. See over here for a blog post all about it (and some tasty tax related shenanigans which mean that German orders have some extra benefits). The post … Continue reading
Whisky Tasting Notes: Glenugie 1977 Deoch an Doras
Chivas have launched a new range of cask strength single malts from extinct distilleries to compliment the Cask Strength Edition bottlings from their active distilleries. ‘Deoch an Doras’ translates roughly as ‘a drink at the door’ and refers to a dram … Continue reading
Whisky Tasting Notes: Lochside 1981 TWE
Hello all, and welcome to the new look TWE Blog! The Whisky Exchange’s resident design bod has tarted up the blog’s look and we now feel like some sort of internet whisky blog dandy in a new suit. To celebrate, I thought … Continue reading
Happy Christmas from The Whisky Exchange Blog!!
OK, first an apology – it’s been so sublimely hectic here at TWE Towers over the last two months that I’ve not had time to sit down and write a proper blog for ages. As I write I’ve just uploaded the … Continue reading
Diageo Special Releases 2010
Ah, autumn. The turning of the leaves. The smell of wet earth. The first frost, and being able to see your breath in the mornings. Treading in dogshit on the way home because it’s dark after 5pm and no-one’s cleared … Continue reading
Win Tickets for The Whisky Show!!
It’s that time of year again…The Whisky Show, the world’s finest festival of the distiller’s art, is almost upon us – next week in fact! Tickets are still selling fast, but the good news is that I’ve been able to scrounge up ten pairs … Continue reading
Dalmore 64 Trinitas at The Whisky Exchange
Every so often something pretty amazing happens. Beyond which, now and again, something happens that could be sensibly described as phenomenal. And then there’s stuff like this. Working in partnership with The Whisky Exchange, the Highlands’ most prestigious distillery The … Continue reading
Mortlach 70yo at the Whisky Show
I just got a heads-up that there’s going to be a very special prize draw at The Whisky Show this year… and TWENTY lucky visitors will get the chance to taste the world’s oldest whisky!! Obviously I’m biased, but I think that’s … Continue reading
Talisker Vs. Borough Market Tasting
Hello all, Have now returned from a delightful week in Wales, strolling on beaches, walking on cliff-tops and breathing smog-free air that hasn’t passed through several million internal combustion engines. My one regret during my enjoyment of this pastoral idyll was … Continue reading
Amrut Special Reserve Tasting Notes
After a slight (ok, considerable) delay, the final TWE 10th anniversary bottling has finally arrived. Amrut has been one of the major success stories in the UK market over the last couple of years, and we’re delighted to present our own … Continue reading
Balvenie Peated Cask 17yo Tasting Notes
There’s been a few reviews of this forthcoming Balvenie release already, so I thought I might as well stick my oar in. These Balvenie 17yo’s have been coming out pretty regularly for a while now and have without exception sold extremely well. … Continue reading
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