Right, a quick disclaimer first: I’m stuck at home with a rotten cold (that won’t go away, curse it) and a slightly light head after our triumph at last night’s International Spirits Challenge awards bash…
Continue reading »My Take On This Whole Ratings Hoo-Hah
Posted on 8 October 2009 by Tim F
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The Whisky Exchange Shipping to Sweden!
Posted on 29 September 2009 by Tim F
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Helan går till Sverige! The Whisky Exchange is delighted to announce that we are now able to ship to Sweden! As far as we are aware, TWE is the first – and only – online…
Continue reading »Press Release 'Trilogy': Gold Bowmore
Posted on 22 September 2009 by Tim F
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Continuing our trilogy of blog posts on noteworthy whisky press releases, let’s have a bit about the new Gold Bowmore. In contrast to Whyte & Mackay’s media-savvy pi$$-taking audaciousness, as discussed in my previous post and here,…
Continue reading »Press Release 'Trilogy': Richard Paterson Going Cheap
Posted on 17 September 2009 by Tim F
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Whisky press releases. There are several super-efficient whisky blogs and sites on t’interweb that post them up long before I’ve even read them. However, it has to be said that the vast majority of these…
Continue reading »Ardbeg Corryvreckan: Exclusive Tasting Notes!!
Posted on 28 August 2009 by Tim F
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I’m delighted to have a preview bottle of the general release of Ardbeg Corryvreckan sitting on my desk, so I thought I’d dip in and share my thoughts in what has turned out to be the first blog post…
Continue reading »More Great New Whisky Stuff
Posted on 4 August 2009 by Tim F
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After the positive response I got from my last blog post on the positive whisky stuff happening at the moment – and because I’m a person with a generally sunny disposition (once the sun’s over the yard-arm at…
Continue reading »Whisky Blog PR Frenzy Pt. 2
Posted on 30 July 2009 by Tim F
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After the last blog’s doom and gloom in the whisky world I thought I’d try and get a bit more upbeat, so this post is going to be more about fun events, websites, good news and…
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Posted on 16 July 2009 by Tim F
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No post last week due to the fact that my colleagues and I were all up to our eyes in the preparation for (and subsequent execution of ) the Herculean task that is the TWE…
Continue reading »Tasting Notes: Dalmore 1980
Posted on 3 July 2009 by Tim F
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In the interests of full disclosure, and to give any conspiracy theorists out there more grist for their mills, I will begin this blog by revealing that I and several other lucky whisky-lovers will be going to watch…
Continue reading »Tasting Notes: Kilchoman 3yo Sneak Preview!!
Posted on 26 June 2009 by Tim F
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Well well, what’s this? Yes, it’s a pre-release sample of Kilchoman 3yo, as dropped in by none other than Anthony Wills himself at a meeting with Sukhinder earlier this week. For those who can’t read…
Continue reading »Friends of TWE Blog: Irish Whiskey Trail
Posted on 19 June 2009 by Tim F
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What with setting up ‘The Whisky Exchange & Friends’ Facebook group (use the button in the sidebar or click here to join), I haven’t had time to do much with the blog this week, but I’m just about caught…
Continue reading »New Octomore: First Pics
Posted on 12 June 2009 by Tim F
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This just in from Mark Reynier’s Bruichladdich blog… Apparently this year’s release was peated to 140ppm before distillation. Yikes!
Continue reading »New Swedish Whisky planned: Box Distillery
Posted on 11 June 2009 by Tim F
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Sukhinder sent me over a brochure for a new Swedish whisky, so I thought I’d share. The company is called Ådalen Destilleri AB and their single malt will be made in a converted power station…
Continue reading »Your Worst Nightmare: Alcohol-Free Whisky
Posted on 9 June 2009 by Tim F
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This just arrived from the ‘Couldn’t-Make-It-Up’ department. I assumed it was a joke, but there is in fact a website as well, so if it is a joke it’s been pretty thoroughly done: “We would…
Continue reading »Islay Festival Day Ten: Aftermath
Posted on 2 June 2009 by Tim F
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Day 10: A Kick In The Ballochs… Bang on 7am and our alarm clock blasts into action, as welcoming a sound as a prize festival bottling smashing on a stone floor and the accompanying ‘yelp’…
Continue reading »Islay Festival Day Nine: Ardbeg
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The Malty-Millionaires…. Holiday: n: ‘A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate…
Continue reading »Islay Festival Day Eight: Kilchoman and Bunnahabhain
Posted on 1 June 2009 by Tim F
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A bunch of prize tossers It was another early start on Friday as we had a lot of ground to cover. First up was a 9.30am tasting at Islay’s newest distillery, Kilchoman, where we were…
Continue reading »Islay Festival Day Seven: Laphroaig
Posted on 29 May 2009 by Tim F
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Day Seven “Can I throw my apple-core in the sea?” Ahhh! A rare lie-in for the bloggers with just an 11am start to our day. Bliss! Today was another day of tastings and we were…
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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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