Posted on 12 September 2019 by Tom
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The theme of Whisky Show 2019 is The Journey of the Cask – a journey which begins prior to, then runs parallel to, the journey of whisky itself. To help you get excited about casks…
Continue reading »Posted on 10 September 2019 by Billy
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There are lots of technical terms bandied around when talking about casks. This list will demystify some of them. Amburana – a South American hardwood, occasionally used for maturing cachaça and very occasionally for maturing…
Continue reading »Posted on 6 September 2019 by Caroline
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The concept of the wooden cask hasn’t changed much since it first came into being, but the practice of making it has gradually been refined over the past few millennia. That’s not to say there…
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The ballot is open to everyone, but if we can't ship to you, then you'll need to sort out collection/otherwise getting the bottle. We can't ship to Canada, so if you won you'd have to do some...
Posted on: 16 September 2019
Are there any places that don't qualify for Ardbeg 1976 contest? I clicked on the shipping list for countries and I'm not seeing Canada on there. Are Canadians eligible?
Posted on: 16 September 2019
Thatnks Juergen – I've updated the page to make things a bit more precise. Strangely, schnapps seems to now be a fairly common English word that means about the same as Obstler :)
Posted on: 13 September 2019