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Islay Feis Ile 2015 – save on your favourite whiskies

Posted on 22 May 2015 by Stuart

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The end of May is a landmark in the whisky calendar – the Islay Festival, or Feis Ile, to give it its proper name. The whole island is involved, and even neighbouring Jura gets in on…

In their own words – Mickey Heads, distillery manager, Ardbeg

Posted on 27 April 2015 by Billy

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We recently managed to grab a few minutes before a whisky tasting with Ardbeg distillery manager Mickey Heads. Here’s what he had to say about life on Islay. ‘I was born in Port Ellen too…

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…

Kirsty Wark – ‘my memories of whisky are from a very early age’

Posted on 15 January 2015 by Stuart

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We caught up with Newsnight presenter and author Kirsty Wark to discuss her love of Scotch whisky, what she likes to drink, and how she drinks it.

The Whisky Show Masterclass – I Did It My Way

Posted on 9 October 2014 by Stuart

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While there are hundreds of delicious drams to be had at The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show, our excellent Masterclasses raise the bar a notch higher, offering a taste of some of the rarest malts in…

Ardbeg Supernova 2014 – SN2014 to its friends

Posted on 11 September 2014 by Billy

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Ever since the label leaked in the US this past April, the internet has been awash with rumours about a new whisky from Ardbeg. Finally, the details have been announced and we can let you…

TWE Tasting – The Magnificent Seven

Posted on 29 July 2014 by Stuart

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If there’s one thing TWE’s whisky guru Duncan Ross loves as much as whisky, it’s westerns. So when he got the chance to talk about both at our latest tasting at Vinopolis, it’s fair to…

Ardbeg Auriverdes with Dr Bill Lumsden – liquid football!

Posted on 30 May 2014 by Rocky

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It’s almost that time of year again – Ardbeg Day, with events happening all around the world. Each year the distillery releases a limited-edition whisky to commemorate the day (click here for our post on…

2013 – The TWEBlog review of the year

Posted on 9 January 2014 by Billy

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There seems to be a long running tradition across the internets of writing round-up posts at the beginning of the year. I’ve not yet done so and am starting to feel left out, so here’s…

The Latest from the Elements of Islay

Posted on 23 October 2013 by Billy

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This year’s Whisky Show has been a rather busy time for us. Not only did we have a show to put on (it went very well, thank you for asking – our writeup of the…

The Whisky Exchange Shop's 8th Birthday

Posted on 10 October 2013 by Billy

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Before we get on to tooting our own trumpets about our recent Whisky Show, we’ve got something else to celebrate that’s been pushed to the side because of that very same show. Back at the…

Ardbeg Masterclass at TWE Whisky Show

Posted on 28 June 2013 by Tim F

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If there’s one thing The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show is famous for it’s the standard of our incredible Masterclasses. We’ve already announced three brilliant classes for this year’s show and our final tasting puts the…

Ardbeg Ardbog – Now on Sale at TheWhiskyExchange.com!

Posted on 17 June 2013 by Billy

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Just a quick post to let you all know that Ardbeg Ardbog, as previously mentioned on the blog, is now on sale on our website. It’s one bottle per customer and costs £79.95. Just click…

Ardbog Day

Posted on 29 May 2013 by Billy

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If you’re reading this, then it’s highly likely that you know that Feis Ile, the Islay Festival of Malt and Music, is currently happening over on Islay and Jura. You probably also know that the…

TWE Karuizawa Whisky Trip Pt.8: Japanese Whisky Bars

Posted on 30 April 2013 by Tim F

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[Welcome to the penultimate episode of TWE’s epic Karuizawa trip, in which we visit some amazing Japanese whisky bars. The previous posts can be found here, here, here, here, here, here and here.] Our friends from France and Taiwan had departed, but…

TWE Whisky Show 2012 – Rare & Unusual Islay Classics

Posted on 19 November 2012 by Tim F

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After a hectic first day of this year’s TWE Whisky Show had ended with a well-behaved single pint at the egregiously smelly (but comprehensively beer-endowed) Rake Bar before an early retirement on account of toothache, I…

Jim Murray's Whisky Bible Awards 2013

Posted on 12 October 2012 by Billy

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One of the first signs of autumn, along with The Whisky Show, is the thud on the doormat as the latest edition of Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible arrives. Often controversial but always influential, Jim has yet…

TWE Whisky Show Whisky Dinner

Posted on 14 September 2012 by Tim F

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It was an excited crowd that milled in the beautiful, airy conservatory at London’s Bombay Brasserie on Tuesday night. The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show Pre-Show Dinner (to give it its full, quite-a-lot-too-long title) began with…

Billy on Sloe Gin – why you should be drinking it (and making it):
Unfortunately, the answer is 'between 400g and 2000g per litre' :)
Posted on: 9 October 2024
Jamie Morris on Sloe Gin – why you should be drinking it (and making it):
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
D. Sinkler on The 5 Best Whisky and Film Moments:
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.
Posted on: 11 January 2024