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Posted on 24 February 2021 by Billy
March rapidly approaches, and with it a pair of excellent virtual tastings – a deep dive into the world of fortified wine with our tame MW, and some very sought-after whiskies from the Macallan… March’s…
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Posted on 16 February 2021 by Billy
Whisky has been made in Japan for almost 100 years, but until recently it has been relatively unknown. The huge growth outside of Japan in the past few years has started to show cracks in…
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Posted on 10 February 2021 by Billy
While we finished celebrating our 20th birthday at the end of last year, it’s not the only anniversary that deserves some attention. Over the past couple of decades, we’ve met many whisky people from around…
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Posted on 9 February 2021 by Billy
We’ve been working with the team at Edradour to release excellent exclusive single cask bottlings of whisky for years, and our latest pair of whiskies has arrived – an 11-year-old Edradour and a 14-year-old Ballechin,…
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Posted on 5 February 2021 by Ning
The holidays are a time of merriment and family, often accompanied by bottles that make their yearly debut, hang around for a couple of days and then return to the drinks cupboard where they wait…
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Posted on 29 January 2021 by Billy
It’s that time again. As February rolls around, whisky fans from around the globe usually get ready to head to the UK to find some of the finest drams ever bottled from across whisky history…
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Posted on 28 January 2021 by Ning
For many people, myself included, sherry has a reputation of being a favourite of Grandmas everywhere. Similar to Port, this fortified wine has become known for its sweet flavours and slightly sticky texture, despite the…
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Posted on 21 January 2021 by Billy
It’s only a week since our January Virtual Tastings post, but February is almost here and with it our next couple of tastings – a chocolate-laden Valentine’s treat, an evening of fabulous fizz, and a…
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Posted on 19 January 2021 by Billy
There are certain Christmas bottles that have a bad habit of slowly migrating backwards through the drinks cabinet. They’re excitedly bought and placed at the front of the shelf, ready for a spot of festive…
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Posted on 15 January 2021 by Billy
It’s the new year and we’re back with a whole new program of virtual tastings and more. We’re kicking things off with a pair of events you won’t want to miss…
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Posted on 14 January 2021 by Tom
Port’s reputation in the UK has become a little dusty. It is, in the mind’s eye, just heavy wine – sweet and delicious, certainly, but also, perhaps, reminiscent of being slightly too hot, and a…
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Posted on 11 January 2021 by Billy
Back in 2019, quite quietly, we launched a new range of whiskies. In the middle of last year, we released a second batch, also quite quietly. But now, with the launch of our latest whiskies,…
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Posted on 8 January 2021 by Caroline
We’re on a mission to help you find tasty uses for all those bottles which might otherwise languish untouched after the anything-goes imbibing of the festive season. Remember: drinks are for life, not just for Christmas.
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Posted on 1 January 2021 by Billy
Well. That was definitely a year. But hidden in among the various trials and tribulations of 2020 there were a load of excellent drink-related things, and, optimists that we are here at The Whisky Exchange,…
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This post is the gift that keeps on giving :)
Posted on: 1 April 2021
Had me suckered in to the very last drop! I was practically running out to several cases of the peatiest Islay I could get my hands on!
Posted on: 1 April 2021
And they will both be categorised as Japanese whisky on our website – we are just waiting for our tech team to finish changing the categorisation.
Posted on: 18 February 2021