Two posts today as I’m off skiing tomorrow for the next week! Serge remarked on Whiskyfun the other day that a lot of the whisky sites seemed to be getting rather serious lately (perhaps brought on…
Continue reading »Comic Relief: Keyword Searches
Posted on 6 February 2009 by Tim F
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Be Glenmorangie's 17th Man of Tain!
Posted on 3 February 2009 by Tim F
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Hello everyone, and first of all can I say a big Thank You for all your contributions to last week’s Supernova / Octomore post, which has provoked a fascinating exchange of views in the comments section. Now,…
Continue reading »Ardbeg Supernova vs. Bruichladdich’s Octomore???
Posted on 21 January 2009 by Tim F
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First things first: a hearty hug to my good friend Dr. Whisky, who is marrying his gal K on this coming Burns Night! Can’t wait to see you guys – but I warn you, this blogger Strips…
Continue reading »Burns Supper and Whisky Tasting at Vinopolis
Posted on 15 January 2009 by Tim F
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Hello folks, Matt from TWE Vinopolis has asked me to give you all a quick heads up on a night of organoleptic delights occurring at Vinopolis for Burns Night. I believe the Monday is now…
Continue reading »My Whisky Buying Strategy: A Rethink
Posted on 13 January 2009 by Tim F
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Apologies for the long delay between posts – we were so busy this Christmas that even though we had taken on several extra staff, I was still relieved of my normal duties and spent most…
Continue reading »Rumfest 2008: Photos and Report
Posted on 21 November 2008 by Tim F
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When it comes to spirits, we’re a broad church here at TWE: we like anything so long as it’s well-made, and one of our favourite spirits (after whisky, of course) is Rum. We distribute a…
Continue reading »Bruichladdich X4: Exclusive Picture
Posted on 20 November 2008 by Tim F
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An advance press release for the much-debated Bruichladdich X4 white dog – sorry, ‘Islay Spirit’ – has found its way into my inbox, so I thought I should share. I’ve had to type it out as I…
Continue reading »Glenmorangie Signet Tasting
Posted on 31 October 2008 by Tim F
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I’ll do a post about the Special Releases tasting very soon, but first I have to tell you about our Glenmorangie Signet event at TWE Vinopolis last Monday (20th October). We were doubly blessed as this…
Continue reading »Ardbeg Blasda: The Verdict
Posted on 29 October 2008 by Tim F
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Crikey! That’s been a quick fortnight – apologies for the temporary interruption in the blog, it’s all been pretty hectic here. Last week flew by so quickly everyone at TWE was struggling to keep up with it…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases are here!
Posted on 17 October 2008 by Tim F
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Yes, the wait is over and this year’s Diageo Special Releases are finally here. You’ll probably need to get in quick if you want one of the Port Ellen Eighth Releases and the Brora 25yo…
Continue reading »Ardbeg "Blasda" Blah
Posted on 10 October 2008 by Tim F
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So, it’s finally here. 1800 bottles for the UK market, malt peated to 25 ppm, giving 8ppm in the bottle, no age statement, chill-filtered and bottled at 40% abv. An ongoing product scheduled to have…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2008 Pt.2
Posted on 9 October 2008 by Tim F
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Okay, so here’s the rest of the info on this year’s Diageo Special Releases, which should be here in a week or two. As before, the text below is all from the Diageo marketing department –…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2008 Pt.1
Posted on 8 October 2008 by Tim F
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Well, a day late, here’s the new post – for which delay, my apologies: it’s going crazy here. Honestly, as soon as the weather turns people start buying whisky to keep them warm. Either that or it’s…
Continue reading »To coat or not to coat?
Posted on 2 October 2008 by Tim F
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In the comments section of our last post on Octomore, drJarv (who I’m assuming is on the design team for Octomore as he hasn’t denied it yet!) asked for our thoughts on the coated opaque bottle that…
Continue reading »Exclusive: Octomore & PC 7 Pics!!!
Posted on 26 September 2008 by Tim F
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Well, you know it must be coming up to Christmas (Whaaat?!). Over a month to Halloween yet and the mince pies were already on sale in Sainsbury’s last Sunday. And suddenly the first few smatterings of…
Continue reading »Glen Moray sold to La Martiniquaise
Posted on 19 September 2008 by Tim F
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It has been widely reported that LVMH (that’s Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy), parent company of Glenmorangie plc, have agreed to flog off their unloved step-child Glen Moray to fellow French company La Martiniquaise. Financial details…
Continue reading »Welcome to the TWE Blog!
Posted on 18 September 2008 by Tim F
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Hello and welcome to the blog from The Whisky Exchange! This is the place to come to for all your TWE news, views, opinions, rumours, tasting notes, events, product launches, editorial and comment. My name is…
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