It’s that time again. As February rolls around, whisky fans from around the globe usually get ready to head to the UK to find some of the finest drams ever bottled from across whisky history…
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Virtual Whisky Show: Old & Rare 2021
Posted on 29 January 2021 by Billy
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Lost whisky distilleries of Scotland: our picks
Posted on 8 November 2017 by Billy
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While there are hundreds of lost distilleries dotting the countryside north of the border, it’s rare to find whisky from any that closed before the 1980s. And if you do, it’s often more a collector’s…
Continue reading »What is a closed distillery?
Posted on 2 November 2017 by Billy
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Ever since the early days of whisky production, distilleries have appeared and disappeared. Some failed, some merged, some literally exploded, and the Scottish landscape is littered with the remains of historical distilling. However, October was…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2017 – the tasting notes
Posted on 12 September 2017 by Billy
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Autumn is almost here and the Diageo Special Releases 2017 are here. It’s an exciting group of whiskies this year: along with the regular Port Ellen, Brora, Caol Ila and Lagavulin, there’s also the oldest…
Continue reading »What makes a great whisky tasting?
Posted on 31 January 2017 by Stuart
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I’ve been lucky to attend plenty of whisky tastings. The latest was a tour through the new batch of Diageo’s Special Releases hosted by whisky educator Colin Dunn – and it was superb. But as…
Continue reading »Jim Murray – ‘I went to Talisker and it changed my life’
Posted on 18 January 2017 by Stuart
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In the first part of our exclusive interview, Jim Murray tells Stuart how Lord Lucan helped him get into whisky, how he helped create the rye boom, and why sulphur is the enemy of a…
Continue reading »Five things not to miss at The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show
Posted on 30 September 2016 by Billy
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We’re busy at Whisky Exchange HQ. Not only are we getting ready for a busy final three months of the year, but tomorrow marks our annual Whisky Show – two days with some of the best…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2016 – First Look
Posted on 14 September 2016 by Billy
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It’s that time of year again: the Diageo Special Releases 2016 are here. Well, almost here – they’re earlier than usual this year and should be hitting The Whisky Exchange website on the evening of…
Continue reading »Tasting the 2015 Diageo Special Releases
Posted on 8 February 2016 by Billy
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Our yearly tasting calendar is a varied list of events, taking in everything from whisky to spirits and liqueurs, with even an occasional foray into the world of fizzy wine – tickets to our next tasting, Growers’…
Continue reading »The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2015 – Gone But Never Forgotten
Posted on 6 November 2015 by Stuart
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We conclude our round-up of this year’s Whisky Show masterclasses with Gone But Never Forgotten, a tasting of six whiskies from closed distilleries. Such tastings always attract a lot of interest, for the simple reason…
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Posted on 19 October 2015 by Stuart
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Each year, Diageo launches a small number of limited-edition whiskies from its distilleries under the Special Releases banner. None have ever been seen before, so unsurprisingly, interest (and demand) is high when they hit the…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2014 – they're here….
Posted on 6 November 2014 by Billy
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It’s cold, it’s dark, people are starting to wear winter coats, and Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible has appeared. There’s still one thing missing: the Diageo Special Releases. While Rocky got a pre-pre-launch tasting a few…
Continue reading »The Whisky Show Masterclass – Aurora Brorealis
Posted on 14 October 2014 by Rocky
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The headline Masterclasses at The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show are guaranteed to be special. This year’s line-up included a rare chance to taste six whiskies from legendary closed distillery Brora, in the epically titled Aurora Brorealis, led…
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Posted on 15 September 2014 by Rocky
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The eagerly-awaited line-up of the Diageo Special Releases 2014 has been announced. There are a total of 11 bottlings this year, including the four usual suspects (Port Ellen, Brora, Lagavulin and unpeated Caol Ila), a…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2013 Tasting with Colin Dunn
Posted on 3 February 2014 by Rocky
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If there’s one thing we can’t be accused of here at TWE, it’s not kicking the year of tastings off in some style. As we did last year, we began by welcoming the inimitable Colin…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2013
Posted on 25 October 2013 by Billy
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Autumn is upon us and the Diageo Special Releases 2013 are here. For those not up to speed on Diageo’s yearly release cycle, about now every year they release a range of whiskies from across…
Continue reading »Lost Distilleries at TWE Vinopolis
Posted on 15 February 2013 by Billy
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The new year is definitely under way and our tastings at TWE Vinopolis have entered a new phase. Over the last few years we’ve been focused heavily on branded tastings, with companies showing off their…
Continue reading »Tasting the 2012 Diageo Special Releases at TWE Vinopolis
Posted on 24 January 2013 by Ollie
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Since 2001 Diageo have announced, in October of each year, their Special Release Range. Each series of bottles is picked to highlight the best of their distilleries and are acknowledged to be landmark bottlings, representing…
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