Many people believe that whisky is all about Scotch. Even though whiskies from other countries such as Japan, Taiwan and Ireland are pretty good, why bother when you have such an array of styles from…
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My love affair with Irish whiskey
Posted on 17 March 2017 by Sukhinder
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St Patrick’s Day drinks – more than Guinness
Posted on 10 March 2017 by Rocky
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St Patrick’s Day is the day when Ireland celebrates its patron saint, both a religious and cultural festival. As it approaches, how should you mark the occasion and more importantly, what should you drink? There’s…
Continue reading »All the single (malt) ladies
Posted on 4 November 2016 by Liz
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A few of us ladies at TWE HQ are on a mission – to get more women involved in drinking the hard stuff (responsibly, of course). Far too often we have found ourselves sitting in…
Continue reading »Malt of the Month – Bushmills 1608
Posted on 2 March 2015 by Billy
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For drinks fans, March has three big days: Mother’s Day: a time for buying your mum something tasty St Patrick’s Day: a time for focusing on tasty things from the Emerald Isle my birthday: a…
Continue reading »St. Patrick's Day Tasting at Vinopolis with Bushmills
Posted on 29 March 2013 by Tim F
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The Whisky Exchange in Vinopolis was treated to a particularly comprehensive vertical tasting of the Bushmills range of Irish whiskeys on Monday 18th March in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Leading the tasting was the charming…
Continue reading »Jim Murray's Whisky Bible Awards 2013
Posted on 12 October 2012 by Billy
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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…
Continue reading »I'm Beggin for a Kilbeggan
Posted on 20 April 2012 by Chris
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[A post today from Chris, shop assistant manager and tastings overlord. What follows is the outcome of allowing him to travel the country by train, giving him all that time to sit and think as…
Continue reading »World Whisky Awards 2012
Posted on 23 March 2012 by Billy
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Last night was Whisky Magazine’s 6th World Whiskies Awards, the opening event of Whisky Live (which opens today – pop by and say hello if you’re around, we’re the official retailer) and the last of…
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An elegant decanter from Leyrat, containing their Glory Extra Cognac. This cognac has come from a group of barrels hidden...
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An old bottling of 8-year-old Bowmore from the days before the distillery was sold to Stanley P Morri...
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They're magical alright. Some of the expressions have totally blown me away - from the Solist Amontillado to the King Car Conductor. They have the Midas touch with whisky that's young - but tastes...
Posted on: 8 June 2017
as a remark, assessing if better is older using this tasting is a stretch, as in this example, not only the distillation period is different, but the age of the whisky.
Posted on: 18 May 2017
Great write up Sukinder, I've been a collector of whiskey for some 20 years, the heart of my collection is Irish.
Posted on: 25 March 2017