Around two hours’ drive north-west of Tokyo, near the city of Saitama, is the largely mountainous town of Chichibu and the home of Chichibu distillery – Japan’s youngest. Although Ichiro Akuto only started planning this…
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Posted on 29 April 2014 by Andy
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Le Nez du Whisky – follow your nose
Posted on 25 April 2014 by Rocky
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Regular readers of the blog will know one thing that we’re always keen to learn more about is all things olfaction-related (see Tim’s post last August). So when I was offered to chance to try…
Continue reading »Peaty AnCnoc – Rutter and Flaughter
Posted on 23 April 2014 by Billy
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Peat smoke. To many it’s the key flavour in whiskies and for others it’s the reason they don’t drink whisky. While only relatively few whiskies are actually noticeably peaty, it’s become one of the best-known…
Continue reading »City of London Distillery – capital venture
Posted on 17 April 2014 by Stuart
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It’s been satisfying to watch the resurgence of gin as a classy, sophisticated spirit, and more so given that this resurgence hasn’t been limited to one particular style or brand – it’s been across the…
Continue reading »Dutch whisky and gin? Tasting the Zuidam range
Posted on 15 April 2014 by Andy
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I’m a big fan of gin. Some may regard pasta and milk as essential household items, but my house feels empty without a bottle or two of gin in it. Recently I’ve been playing around…
Continue reading »Whisky: The Manual, by Dave Broom
Posted on 11 April 2014 by Ollie
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This time last year I was busy sorting out classes for the 2013 Whisky Show, and in my search for interesting ideas, a slightly fuzzy-haired, glazed-eyed version of Tim Forbes (formerly of this parish) told…
Continue reading »Dole out the Barrel – Scotch Whisky Industry in Crisis
Posted on 1 April 2014 by Billy
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Despite the specific nature of the word ‘Scotch’, the Scotch whisky industry is one with international tendrils. In order to be called Scotch whisky, the distilled spirit has to mature in oak casks for at…
Continue reading »Gordon & MacPhail Mortlach
Posted on 28 March 2014 by Billy
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There’s a lot of talk in the whisky world at the moment about Mortlach. They’re not the most mainstream of distilleries, but they are much loved by whisky connoisseurs (or geeks, as I like to…
Continue reading »Irish Coffee Done Properly with Teeling Irish Whiskey
Posted on 17 March 2014 by Billy
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Other than whisky (And beer. And vermouth. And noodles. And Lego) one of the biggest loves of my life is coffee. I have a hand grinder that I imported from Japan (well, bought from a…
Continue reading »Hakushu and Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve – A Tasting
Posted on 12 March 2014 by Andy
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Japanese whisky is proving to be rather popular at the moment and not being one to shy away from providing you with some lovely new whiskies, we were very pleased to have Shinji Fukuyo visit…
Continue reading »La Quintinye Vermouth Royal
Posted on 5 March 2014 by Billy
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While some drinks categories fire out new releases every few days (I’m looking at you here Gin), some are more steeped in history and produce fewer new entries. One that sees little in the way…
Continue reading »Bruichladdich: A Visit
Posted on 20 February 2014 by Rocky
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We all have our favourite styles of whisky, each personal to us. For me, there’s nothing better than a whisky that’s a little bit different, or one I can sit and think about for hours…
Continue reading »Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2014 – Tickets on Sale!
Posted on 11 February 2014 by Billy
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A quick but informative post today – tickets to The Whisky Show are now on sale. Click on the alarmingly large picture below to head over to the show website, or read on below for…
Continue reading »Highland Park Freya
Posted on 7 February 2014 by Billy
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Continuing the yearly releases as part of the Valhalla Collection, the latest edition has now arrived – Highland Park Freya. Investing in a series of whiskies that only has one release a year is a…
Continue reading »Whisky Live London, Dramboree and another show…
Posted on 5 February 2014 by Billy
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The year of whisky events is getting up to speed, with the first UK events just a few weeks away. Here’s what we’ve got coming up soon: Firstly, there’s Whisky Live London. The Whisky Live collective…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2013 Tasting with Colin Dunn
Posted on 3 February 2014 by Rocky
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If there’s one thing we can’t be accused of here at TWE, it’s not kicking the year of tastings off in some style. As we did last year, we began by welcoming the inimitable Colin…
Continue reading »Karuizawa 1984 Sherry Cask #3663
Posted on 31 January 2014 by Billy
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The news: we have a new Karuizawa going up on the website – Karuizawa 1984 Sherry Cask #3663 bottled 2013 at 56.8%. However, we’ve decided that we’re going to do things a little differently with…
Continue reading »Glenmorangie Companta – Private Collection V
Posted on 30 January 2014 by Billy
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Dr Bill Lumsden likes looking ahead. At the launch of his latest creation, the Glenmorangie Companta, he talked about his plans for the future – he currently has 29 new Glenmorangie bottlings in development. While…
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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!
Posted on: 7 October 2024
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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