Some brands are synonymous with their categories – Hoover (vacuum cleaner), Bic (biros), Disaronno (amaretto). And in the world of cherry brandy, the daddy of them all is Cherry Heering. Officially called Heering Original Cherry…
Continue reading »Cherry Heering – the liqueur that made a cocktail
Posted on 7 April 2015 by Rocky
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Windswept Brewing
Posted on 6 April 2015 by Billy
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We’re always looking for new, tasty things to stock at The Whisky Exchange, and while our name suggests a focus for that search, we don’t stop at whisky. We’ve got a dizzying range of spirits,…
Continue reading »Malt of the Month – Mortlach Rare Old
Posted on 3 April 2015 by Billy
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The launch of the new Mortlach range has been slow-burning. The new whiskies were first announced early in 2014 and finally hit the market in the summer. Since then, they have been rolling out across…
Continue reading »Fireball – the cinnamon liqueur that started it all
Posted on 2 April 2015 by Rocky
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The rise in flavoured whisky liqueurs over the past few years has been nothing short of astronomical, with cinnamon very much at the forefront. But the category is nothing new – the original was created back in…
Continue reading »No more peaty whisky from Islay
Posted on 1 April 2015 by TWE Admin
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Fans of Islay whisky should brace themselves for a stormy future. We’ve got our hands on some research that will strike terror into the hearts of peat heads: peat on Islay will run out by…
Continue reading »Whisky vs whiskey – the differences explained
Posted on 31 March 2015 by Stuart
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Ever wondered why distillers can’t agree on one basic thing: how to spell the liquid they make? Take a look at your drinks cupboard now, and it’s likely there’ll be at least one bottle with…
Continue reading »Nikka Japanese whisky – one man’s dream
Posted on 30 March 2015 by Stuart
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Japanese whisky has never been more popular, winning awards left, right and centre as well as offering Scotch drinkers an alternative – but not radical departure – in flavour. Recently I met Nikka’s Didier Ghorbanzadeh…
Continue reading »Upcoming whisky festivals – tickets on sale now!
Posted on 27 March 2015 by Billy
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March is the month when the UK whisky festival calendar starts up again. From here until October the schedule is pretty full, with shows up and down the country from Bristol to Speyside. As you might expect,…
Continue reading »Tarquin’s Cornish Pastis and Gin
Posted on 26 March 2015 by Rocky
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Two things we like at TWE are an intriguing product, and a play on words. So imagine our delight when a new apéritif arrived from Cornwall: Tarquin’s Cornish Pastis. Claiming to be the UK’s first pastis,…
Continue reading »NAS whisky – Diageo speaks out
Posted on 25 March 2015 by Stuart
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When I told Diageo’s Nick Morgan that I’d like to discuss the subject of No Age Statement (NAS) whisky, there was a roll of the eyes and a rather weary sigh. This reaction is explained…
Continue reading »Exclusive Hanyu – another reason to visit Roka and Zuma
Posted on 20 March 2015 by TWE Admin
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There have been a number of rare whiskies appearing from Hanyu recently, and we’ve had our eye on a very limited release bottled by TWE’s sister company Speciality Drinks Ltd. This isn’t on general release, having been exclusively…
Continue reading »St Patrick’s Day experiment – a DIY Irish cream recipe
Posted on 17 March 2015 by Billy
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St Patrick’s Day is upon us. I will be hiding in my flat tonight, avoiding streets thronged with green-clad drinkers throwing Guinness at each other as they swap foam shamrock hats and look for the…
Continue reading »Irish Distillers tasting – rock the vote
Posted on 16 March 2015 by Stuart
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‘The public gets what the public wants’ sang Paul Weller in 1980’s Going Underground. We agree, so at our latest tasting at Vinopolis we gave our customers a chance to choose a special Irish whiskey…
Continue reading »The Unseen Bar and the lesser-spotted Glenmorangie 1963
Posted on 13 March 2015 by Billy
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Pop-up whisky bars are all the rage in London these days. They’re a great chance for distilleries to actually speak to whisky fans and for those same fans to try some interesting drams. From today…
Continue reading »In Their Own Words – Alan Winchester, Master Distiller, The Glenlivet
Posted on 11 March 2015 by Stuart
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Alan Winchester is one of most respected names in Scotch whisky. He has worked in a multitude of roles in the business, and was appointed master distiller of The Glenlivet in 2009. With the arrival…
Continue reading »Linkwood – my first love
Posted on 9 March 2015 by Michael
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The Whisky Exchange’s old and rare buyer, Michael Wilder, has a confession to make. He only has eyes for Linkwood… I’ve been with TWE for more than five years and have held a number of…
Continue reading »Rocky does Rock Town
Posted on 6 March 2015 by Rocky
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Arkansas isn’t the first state one thinks of for whisky production: half of its counties are ‘dry’, which prohibits the sale of alcohol; it’s illegal to drink in a public place or private car (even…
Continue reading »Smögen Whisky and Strane Gin – (Swedish) west coast style
Posted on 4 March 2015 by Billy
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The expansion of whisk(e)y production continues apace. With more than 500 distilleries now operational in the US, and many Old World distillers expanding their ranges to include grain spirit, the future is awash with whisky. One…
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Unfortunately, the answer is 'between 400g and 2000g per litre' :)
Posted on: 9 October 2024
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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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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I'd say there's not a lot between them. I'd say that the techniques used to make the rum change the flavour more than the raw material between molasses and cane honey, so it'll be other factors 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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