The Whisky Exchange’s Malt of the Month for June is Bruichladdich Scottish Barley (also known as The Classic Laddie but different to Laddie Classic) – we’re offering £4 off for the whole of the month. Sitting on…
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Posted on 1 June 2015 by Rocky
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Elements of Islay – give me five!
Posted on 29 May 2015 by Rocky
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To conclude our Islay-themed week, we’re delighted to announce that the next batch of bottlings from Speciality Drinks Ltd’s Elements of Islay series will be available next month. The spring 2015 releases number five, including a…
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Posted on 28 May 2015 by Stuart
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It’s the youngest distillery on Islay, but Kilchoman’s history has now reached double figures. Established in 2005, the distillery has made its mark on the island by keeping things local – and with Rémy Cointreau…
Continue reading »Ardbeg Perpetuum – celebrating 200 years
Posted on 27 May 2015 by Billy
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Ardbeg Day approaches. The final day of the Islay Festival, it’s become the biggest celebration of the week thanks to the distillery’s unique approach: don’t only have a party on the island. This year is…
Continue reading »Laphroaig – a significant birthday
Posted on 26 May 2015 by Billy
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This year’s Islay Festival is one of anniversaries and milestones. Along with Kilchoman’s 10th birthday and Jim McEwan’s retirement there are a pair of big-number celebrations: the 200th anniversaries of the founding of both Ardbeg…
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Posted on 25 May 2015 by Billy
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The opening weekend of the Islay Festival isn’t normally a time for sadness, but yesterday saw the end of an era: Jim McEwan hosted his final warehouse tasting at Bruichladdich. While we don’t expect Jim to…
Continue reading »Islay Feis Ile 2015 – save on your favourite whiskies
Posted on 22 May 2015 by Stuart
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The end of May is a landmark in the whisky calendar – the Islay Festival, or Feis Ile, to give it its proper name. The whole island is involved, and even neighbouring Jura gets in on…
Continue reading »Spirit of the Month – Ogilvy Potato Vodka
Posted on 21 May 2015 by Ollie
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Scotland now has its first potato vodka – the Jarron family at Hatton of Ogilvy Farm began distilling there for the first time in September last year. The farm has been in the same family…
Continue reading »Jinro Soju – the world leader
Posted on 20 May 2015 by Rocky
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Ask a room full of people what the world’s best-selling spirit brand is and you’ll no doubt end up with a variety of answers: Smirnoff, Bacardi, Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniel’s. In fact, it’s none of…
Continue reading »Three Legends of Whisky – another reason to go to The Whisky Show
Posted on 18 May 2015 by Billy
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The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2015 is a mere four-and-a-half months away. Tickets are selling well, with early-bird weekend passes down to the last handful, exhibitors are starting to confirm and things are generally going…
Continue reading »In their own words – Cleo Rocos, Owner, AquaRiva
Posted on 15 May 2015 by Rocky
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Cleo Rocos is recognisable to many for her TV career in the 1980s and 1990s, most notably as co-star of The Kenny Everett Television Show. These days she is known for being the queen of…
Continue reading »Zuidam Distillers – making world-class rye
Posted on 14 May 2015 by Ollie
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Last year, I received half-a-dozen samples of Dutch rye whisky. They varied considerably, in terms of cask type, age and number of distillations, but what they all had in common was the amazing amount of…
Continue reading »Benriach is back
Posted on 13 May 2015 by Stuart
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It’s seen takeovers, a 60-year period of inactivity and a welter of releases in recent years, but now Benriach has unveiled the latest chapter in its history: its new 10 Year Old. Benriach was taken…
Continue reading »Campari – an Italian classic
Posted on 12 May 2015 by Billy
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Campari is one of the most iconic of Italian drinks. Its popularity has waned in the UK over the past couple of decades, but with the current cocktail renaissance slowly spreading out across the country,…
Continue reading »In their own words – Phil Brandon, founder and distiller, Rock Town Distillery
Posted on 11 May 2015 by Billy
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Telecoms-project-manager-turned-distiller Phil Brandon founded Rock Town in 2010, the first legal distillery in Arkansas. While he’s based in downtown Little Rock, he spends a lot of time on the road, travelling around the USA and…
Continue reading »Whisky Fight Night 3: Brawl at the Bridge – Balvenie vs Glenmorangie
Posted on 8 May 2015 by Billy
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We run a lot of events through the year, from barrel-top tastings in our shop through to The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show‘s weekend of wonder, but every now and again we do something very different….
Continue reading »Malt of the Month – Single Malts of Scotland Aberlour 1990
Posted on 6 May 2015 by Rocky
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Such has been the success of their A’Bunadh bottlings, you could be forgiven for thinking that all Aberlour whiskies are big and sherried. While the distillery’s spirit is on the heavier side for Speyside, there are bottlings…
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What ratio of Sloe to gin is used, I see anything from 400 to 2000g of sloe to 1 litre of gin!
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