Despite our best efforts in previous years, it isn’t possible to lock our London shop up over Christmas with all the staff contained within, ensuring that they are available to cater to your every in-person…
Continue reading »Kavalan – Now Available at TWE!
Posted on 17 December 2012 by Billy
The world of international whisky is growing but one of the barriers to the spreading of the various brands to all four corners of the globe is the joy of distribution. It’s hard to send…
Continue reading »Discounted postage, discontinued whiskies, toasts, a Christmas gift finder and more…
Posted on 14 December 2012 by Billy
It’s been a rather busy few months at TWE and that’s before we’ve hit the Christmas rush. We like to show off some of the things we’ve done from time to time, so here are…
Continue reading »Whisky Tasting: The Glenlivet at TWE Vinopolis
Posted on 13 December 2012 by Tim F
We had a superb tasting at Vinopolis a couple of Mondays back. We were delighted to welcome the affable and gregarious Ian Logan, ‘The’ Glenlivet’s global brand ambassador to introduce no less than eight outstanding drams to a…
Continue reading »Balvenie DoubleWood 17 Year Old
Posted on 11 December 2012 by Tim F
Balvenie‘s 12 year old DoubleWood is one of Speyside’s most-loved drams amongst the whisky fraternity, with many whisky nuts (yours truly included) citing it as a key ‘gateway’ malt. I certainly have vivid memories of it…
Continue reading »Christmas Delivery Cut-off Dates
Posted on 4 December 2012 by Billy
As you may have noticed, Christmas is drawing near. As such the postal system is getting bogged down around the world and parcels may take a little longer than usual to arrive. In order to…
Continue reading »Jack Daniel's Holiday Select 2012
Posted on 3 December 2012 by Billy
Jack Daniel’s like their limited edition bottlings. We’ve got a stack of them over on the website and while many of them are simply collectible bottles they do like to shake things up and bottle…
Continue reading »Ilegal Mezcal
Posted on 23 November 2012 by Billy
Some products take a little longer to reach our shelves than others, and one that we’ve been waiting on for quite a while is Ilegal Mezcal, freshly launched in the UK this November. We’re big…
Continue reading »Balcones – Don't Mess With Texas
Posted on 22 November 2012 by Nic
I have to admit I wasn’t all aboard the whole “craft distilling” boat when I heard that we were bringing the likes of Corsair, Balcones, and Redemption into the UK for the first time, but after…
Continue reading »TWE Whisky Show 2012 – Rare & Unusual Islay Classics
Posted on 19 November 2012 by Tim F
After a hectic first day of this year’s TWE Whisky Show had ended with a well-behaved single pint at the egregiously smelly (but comprehensively beer-endowed) Rake Bar before an early retirement on account of toothache, I…
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Billy
Web content editor, cocktail lover, former computer programmer, long time blogger about Stuff and Things (including booze) and hat fan. Billy accidentally got a job at TWE in the spring of 2011, leaving behind the world of finance (good timing) to learn all about booze and occasionally write about it.
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Rocky
A 2013 addition, Rocky (not his real name, he's harder than he looks) joined us from Berry Brothers, where a smorgasbord of roles in 7 years culminated in exile to Basingstoke as a Spirits Specialist. Responsible for writing product descriptions on the site, he also helps out the team with their travel queries.
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Stuart
A graduate from the same journo college as Piers Morgan and, er, Richard Madeley, Essex boy Stuart has been entrusted to keep the TWE website in safe hands. He’s spent the past decade writing for the UK’s best drinks titles, reviewing restaurants for Square Meal, and building his whisky collection.
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TWE Contributors
Chris
Assistant manager at our Vinopolis shop and head of events, putting together the extensive program of masterclasses and tastings that we run during the year, most of which you can read about here on the blog. Sometimes he even gets time to write a post of his own.
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Duncan
A walking whisky encyclopedia who was well versed in the dark arts of whisky sales even before we tempted him into the TWE family back in 2007. These days he can be found in the shop and occasionally putting hand to keyboard for the blog.
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Ed
A west Londoner by birth, Ed left Berry Brothers & Rudd in 2010 to become a freelance writer and educator, and works part time in our Vinopolis shop. In recognition of his love for all things burnt, he became a Mousquetaire d'Armagnac in 2008.
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Hector
Musician and occasional inmate of our Vinopolis shop, Hector is know for his lyrical tasting notes and ability to grow a fearsome beard (unleashed only on special occasions). From time to time he graces us with his presence on the blog.
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Oliver
After working his way round a plethora of drinks companies, Ollie joined the shop team in 2011. Having worked on the tastings side and helping organise The Whisky Show, Ollie headed for the of our head office where he works as part of The Whisky Show team and as new business developer.
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