The chaps at Compass Box do seem to like keeping busy. After celebrating their 10th anniversary for most of last year they got their noses back to the grindstone and started work on some new…
Continue reading »New Compass Box: The Great King Street Artist’s Blend
Posted on 16 June 2011 by Billy
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Suntory Japanese Whisky Tasting at TWE Vinopolis
Posted on 15 June 2011 by Tim F
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The Whisky Exchange Vinopolis is hosting a very special tasting event next week. In light of the horrific events that devastated a proud and noble nation on the 11th March, we felt it only right to…
Continue reading »Great news for customers from Germany and Sweden…
Posted on 14 June 2011 by Billy
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Two bits of good news today, but in short: We are now delivering to Germany again Orders to Germany and Sweden will only get charged local duty – ie. they’re now even cheaper than before
Continue reading »Ardbeg Embassy Launch Tasting at TWE Vinopolis
Posted on 13 June 2011 by Toby
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As mentioned a few posts ago we ran a tasting at the end of May to celebrate our shop’s ascension to the rank of Ardbeg Embassy. We were joined by Distillery Manager Mickey Heads and…
Continue reading »Tasting Notes: Port Ellen 1982 Royal Wedding Whisky
Posted on 1 June 2011 by Tim F
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Just arrived – our very special single sherry cask 1982 Port Ellen Royal Wedding Reserve! We mentioned this in our earlier guide to Royal Wedding whiskies, so let’s try and give you an idea of…
Continue reading »Ardbeg Embassy at TWE Vinopolis
Posted on 31 May 2011 by Billy
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After years of quietly sipping away at their whiskies, and occasionally selling a bottle or three, we are very proud to announce that The Whisky Exchange at Vinopolis has been invited to become an official…
Continue reading »The Balvenie Whisky Den
Posted on 26 May 2011 by Billy
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The folks over at William Grant & Sons like a bit of interesting marketing. Their portfolio stretches outside of the world of whisky, with both Hendrick’s and Sailor Jerry Rum on the books, and over…
Continue reading »Rum Tasting: Havana Club Maximo Masterclass
Posted on 23 May 2011 by Hector
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We were honoured to welcome Meimi Sanchez from Havana Club at a recent tasting in TWE Vinopolis, and Hector from the shop has been good enough to write up the event for TWE Blog –…
Continue reading »Whisky…cocktails?
Posted on 13 May 2011 by Billy
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As the new boy here at TWE Towers the time has come that I must reveal myself to the world via a blog post. Hello, I am Billy. I’m a former computer programmer turned whisky…
Continue reading »TWE Whisky Show Masterclass: Sherry Heaven
Posted on 11 May 2011 by Tim F
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We’ve got some exciting news about The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show today on TWE Blog, as I’m announcing the first of this year’s Masterclasses! And you’d better strap yourselves in, because it’s a stunner… To maintain…
Continue reading »Whisky Show Tickets Now On Sale!!
Posted on 21 April 2011 by Tim F
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Hi Folks, Just a quick heads-up that tickets for The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show are now on sale from ticketsource.co.uk! Click here to get yours: http://www.whisky-show.com/whisky-show-2011-tickets Don’t hang around, as advance interest has been very…
Continue reading »40 Year-Old Whiskies: A Guide
Posted on 15 April 2011 by Tim F
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Ok, we’re doing something a bit different today on The Whisky Exchange Blog – a collaborative post! Yes, this particular blog on forty year-old whisky has been written by myself AND Sukhinder: he’s supplied the…
Continue reading »Shackleton's Whisky – Mackinlay's Reborn
Posted on 4 April 2011 by Tim F
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Such was the (possibly apocryphal) advertisement with which Ernest Shackleton was said to have recruited team members for his unsuccessful Antarctic trip, which began in 1907 and ended in 1909 as encroaching sea ice…
Continue reading »Royal Wedding Whisky: A Guide
Posted on 30 March 2011 by Tim F
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So, unless you’re one of those lucky people who live in a cave or on top of a pillar of stone without access to a decent Wi-Fi signal, it’s unlikely to have escaped your attention that in a…
Continue reading »Whisky Tasting Notes: Caol Ila Moch
Posted on 25 February 2011 by Tim F
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It’s fair to say that I’ve had a good week. On Monday I was lucky enough to attend a fantastic Compass Box tasting at TWE Vinopolis, hosted by head honcho John Glaser, who took the rapt crowd…
Continue reading »New Event: The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show
Posted on 17 February 2011 by Tim F
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Some TWE news today – most of you will be aware that The Whisky Exchange have been involved for the last two years as organisers of The Whisky Show, in partnership with Graeme Wallace of…
Continue reading »TWE Suspends Shipping to Germany
Posted on 14 February 2011 by Tim F
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Update: The bad times are past and we now deliver to Germany again. See over here for a blog post all about it (and some tasty tax related shenanigans which mean that German orders have…
Continue reading »Whisky Tasting Notes: Glenugie 1977 Deoch an Doras
Posted on 1 February 2011 by Tim F
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Chivas have launched a new range of cask strength single malts from extinct distilleries to compliment the Cask Strength Edition bottlings from their active distilleries. ‘Deoch an Doras’ translates roughly as ‘a drink at the door’…
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Unfortunately, the answer is 'between 400g and 2000g per litre' :)
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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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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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