For those in the drinks industry and numerous whisky fans around the world, Dr Nicholas Morgan is a well known figure. With a thirty-year career working for Diageo – starting there even before they company…
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The History of Johnnie Walker with Dr Nick Morgan
Posted on 26 October 2020 by Billy
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How do you make Johnnie Walker Ghost & Rare?
Posted on 12 December 2018 by Caroline
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Imagine you were asked to take one of the world’s most famous blended whiskies and create a limited edition that paid homage to one of the world’s most revered lost distilleries. Where would you start?…
Continue reading »What is blended whisky? A beginner’s guide
Posted on 10 May 2017 by Billy
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There are a confusing number of types of Scotch whisky. From single malts to vatted grains and blended whisky, people call whisky lots of different things. This month we’re focusing on blended whisky, so it’s…
Continue reading »John Walker & Sons Voyager – The Competition
Posted on 26 June 2013 by Billy
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I like boats. From dinghies up to ferries I, for some reason, feel more at ease when surrounded by water. Having grown up inland it’s a bit of a mystery how this obsession developed, and…
Continue reading »TWE Whisky Show 2012: Johnnie Walker Directors' Blend Tasting
Posted on 25 June 2013 by Tim F
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[The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2013 is rapidly approaching, with Saturday tickets now sold out and the remaining Sunday tickets selling scarily well, so we thought we’d have a look back at our last masterclass…
Continue reading »TWE Whisky Show Whisky Dinner
Posted on 14 September 2012 by Tim F
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It was an excited crowd that milled in the beautiful, airy conservatory at London’s Bombay Brasserie on Tuesday night. The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show Pre-Show Dinner (to give it its full, quite-a-lot-too-long title) began with…
Continue reading »Some New Johnnie Walkers…
Posted on 23 July 2012 by Billy
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We’ve been meaning to say something up here on the blog for a while about the new additions to the Johnnie Walker range, so finally here are some notes. Earlier this year it was announced…
Continue reading »Whisky Blog PR Frenzy
Posted on 16 July 2009 by Tim F
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No post last week due to the fact that my colleagues and I were all up to our eyes in the preparation for (and subsequent execution of ) the Herculean task that is the TWE…
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Created by master distiller Robert Fleming, this small-batch Tomintoul was aged in American oak barrels...
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A soft and fruity limited-edition single malt from 60s distillery Tomintoul, finished in hand-pi...
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This single malt from Glencadam was matured in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in hand-selected white Port barriq...
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This rum was distilled in 2006 and matured for eight years in Panama before being moved to...
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