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Tim F
Tim was the TWE blog’s first blogger and worked for The Whisky Exchange from 2003 to 2013, where he rose to the dizzy heights of Web Editor. Along with his protégé/lackey Billy, he was to blame for all the written content on the TWE website, plus tasting notes, press releases and social media.
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1 May 2009 by Tim F
You never know what you’re going to get with Port Ellen – it’s remarkable how many different styles of malt the distillery was capable of. I’ve tried long-aged austere, lemony beauties; young bourbon casks with enough delicate complexity…
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24 April 2009 by Tim F
Very exciting developments here at TWE Towers, as our sister company Speciality Drinks Ltd has launched a new range of Single Islay Malts! Here’s the press release: “The single malts of Islay are arguably Scotland’s…
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1 April 2009 by Tim F
I only got a small olfactory glimpse of this one as I had to share a sample with two fellow attendees at the Laphroaig tasting in Albannach I told you about on Monday. Unfortunately, over-attendance at a previous…
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30 March 2009 by Tim F
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to a Laphroaig tasting held at Albannach (a posh whisky bar in Trafalgar Square in London). I’m not often invited to this sort of event as…
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25 March 2009 by Tim F
To be honest, peating levels shouldn’t be a competition. “My ppm is bigger than yours” sounds pretty ridiculous however you dress it up. This sort of thing might be construed as macho willy-waving and not…
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20 March 2009 by Tim F
Okay, cutting it fine to get this out on time, but I’m determined – so here we go (this might look familiar to readers of the last post): Introducing (drum roll, please) Hanyu Distillery –…
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18 March 2009 by Tim F
Okay, I know it’s not like me to blog on consecutive days (or even twice in a week , let’s face it), but I made a promise yesterday and I’m going to try and be…
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17 March 2009 by Tim F
Gadzooks, has it really been so long since my last post? Apologies, it has simply flown here at TWE towers, where I managed to take home my Supernova before doing my notes with water, then…
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20 February 2009 by Tim F
Sorry for the delay posting this, folks – you know what it’s like when you come back to work from holiday. It’s taken me all week just to catch up on my regular TWE stuff. …
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6 February 2009 by Tim F
TWE: Independent Spirits Retailer of the Year 2009 We’ve been saying it for a long time and now we’ve got proof! At the Drinks Retailing Awards dinner on Tuesday night (in the Dorchester, no…
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by Tim F
Two posts today as I’m off skiing tomorrow for the next week! Serge remarked on Whiskyfun the other day that a lot of the whisky sites seemed to be getting rather serious lately (perhaps brought on…
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3 February 2009 by Tim F
Hello everyone, and first of all can I say a big Thank You for all your contributions to last week’s Supernova / Octomore post, which has provoked a fascinating exchange of views in the comments section. Now,…
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21 January 2009 by Tim F
First things first: a hearty hug to my good friend Dr. Whisky, who is marrying his gal K on this coming Burns Night! Can’t wait to see you guys – but I warn you, this blogger Strips…
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15 January 2009 by Tim F
Hello folks, Matt from TWE Vinopolis has asked me to give you all a quick heads up on a night of organoleptic delights occurring at Vinopolis for Burns Night. I believe the Monday is now…
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13 January 2009 by Tim F
Apologies for the long delay between posts – we were so busy this Christmas that even though we had taken on several extra staff, I was still relieved of my normal duties and spent most…
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21 November 2008 by Tim F
When it comes to spirits, we’re a broad church here at TWE: we like anything so long as it’s well-made, and one of our favourite spirits (after whisky, of course) is Rum. We distribute a…
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20 November 2008 by Tim F
An advance press release for the much-debated Bruichladdich X4 white dog – sorry, ‘Islay Spirit’ – has found its way into my inbox, so I thought I should share. I’ve had to type it out as I…
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31 October 2008 by Tim F
I’ll do a post about the Special Releases tasting very soon, but first I have to tell you about our Glenmorangie Signet event at TWE Vinopolis last Monday (20th October). We were doubly blessed as this…
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Recent Comments
Sugar cane honey is filtered and evaporated sugar cane juice. It's thicker and stays fresh longer than pure juice, but doesn't go through as much of a refining process as molasses.
Posted on: 3 December 2018
Hi, what is the difference between molasses and sugarcane honey ?
Posted on: 3 December 2018
Not a comment on the whisky, but the alleged advertisement mentioned at the top of the page (which was almost certainly fake, featuring as it did American spelling) refers to the later “Imperial...
Posted on: 17 November 2018