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…
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Diageo Special Releases 2017 – the tasting notes
Posted on 12 September 2017 by Billy
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Hedonism Quindecimus – Happy 15th Birthday, Compass Box!
Posted on 15 April 2015 by Billy
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The Whisky Exchange and boutique whisky blender Compass Box have a few things in common: we started out from one person’s idea, we’re based in west London and we have fewer employees than most people assume….
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 »Diageo Special Releases 2011
Posted on 21 October 2011 by Billy
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There are some things that are constant in this world – death, taxes, the revival of Big Brother for yet another year despite no-one admitting to watching it, my inability to write one word where…
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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What really makes Bob Harris' predicament in 'Lost In Translation' so absurdly funny is that he nailed it in one take, and the director just couldn't accept that.
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Such a pity that the distillery was destroyed. I had the great luck to try one of these, to me almost magic, Karuizawas. It was a 1972/2008, 36y, #7290 with 65%. Since today I have memoriesof this...
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