It was a busy year, 2017. Lots of new things to drink, lots of tastings to attend and lots of new posts on the blog. So, before we properly commit to 2018 (it’s only a…
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The Whisky Exchange Blog Review of 2017
Posted on 1 January 2018 by Billy
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In Their Own Words – Stewart Buchanan, Glendronach
Posted on 11 October 2017 by Stuart
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Glendronach brand ambassador Stewart Buchanan led a great masterclass at this year’s Whisky Exchange Whisky Show in which he delved into the distillery’s past and showed various drams from yesteryear as well as more modern…
Continue reading »Black Friday 2016 – why pay less?
Posted on 25 November 2016 by Stuart
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We’ve got a great Black Friday deal this year – but unlike some retailers, we’re not slashing prices. We’re taking one of our favourite whiskies and charging more for it – or are we? Glendronach…
Continue reading »BenRiach and Glendronach – new TWE exclusives
Posted on 2 September 2015 by Billy
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We spend a large amount of time at The Whisky Exchange looking for great whisky. While this sometimes appears as obscure old bottles and hard-to-find things from overseas, we also work closely with distilleries to…
Continue reading »Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 4 – a sherry bomb!
Posted on 8 June 2015 by Stuart
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Glendronach’s no-age-statement Cask Strength series has reached its fourth bottling, again aged in sherry casks, a combination of oloroso and sweet, sticky Pedro Ximénez. Glendronach has traditionally used sherry casks to age its whisky, and…
Continue reading »Spirit and Whisky of the Year 2014-15
Posted on 8 December 2014 by Billy
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It’s strange how quickly something becomes a yearly tradition. It’s only the second time we’ve given our Whisky and Spirit of the Year awards, but it already feels like a festive fixture. The core idea…
Continue reading »2014 World Cup – if football teams were whiskies…
Posted on 12 June 2014 by Stuart
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The 2014 World Cup is finally ready (even if the stadiums aren’t), so with this fantastic feast of football to look forward to, here are the teams to watch. And if you can’t decide who…
Continue reading »The Whisky Exchange Shop's 8th Birthday
Posted on 10 October 2013 by Billy
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Before we get on to tooting our own trumpets about our recent Whisky Show, we’ve got something else to celebrate that’s been pushed to the side because of that very same show. Back at the…
Continue reading »Tasting Notes: Glendronach 1995 PX Cask Exclusive to TWE
Posted on 18 March 2013 by Tim F
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Never say we’re not good to you. TWE have teamed up with Glendronach to bring you a very special heavily sherried single cask. Bottled in March 2013, Cask #4682 was distilled on 8th November 1995 and…
Continue reading »TWE Blog's Festive Whiskies
Posted on 22 December 2012 by Tim F
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It’s the time of year when one’s thoughts turn to what to treat oneself to over the festive period. Let’s make no bones about it – although it’s an absurdly over-privileged, first world thing to say and…
Continue reading »Award Season Analysis – Fool's Gold?
Posted on 17 August 2012 by Tim F
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A big congratulations to all the British medal-winners… at the 2012 International Wine & Spirits Competition, the Spirits categories of which were announced a week or two ago. A total of 1,346 medals were awarded this year…
Continue reading »The Whisky Exchange – Independent Retailer of the Year 2012
Posted on 1 June 2012 by Tim F
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We’re delighted to announce that The Whisky Exchange has scooped another gong! At the UK’s biggest drinks trade event, the London International Wine Fair held in Excel last week, TWE was named as Independent Retailer of the Year…
Continue reading »Tasting some Glendronach at TWE Vinopolis
Posted on 20 October 2011 by Billy
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Despite the Whisky Show taking up much of our time at TWE over the last few months, we still found time to organise our regular tastings down at our Vinopolis shop. One of the perks…
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