For those just interested in the titular whisky who don’t want to read my random wifflings here’s a tl;dr version of this blog post: despite the rumours Ardbeg Galileo is not sold out everywhere and…
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TWE Whisky Show – Update
Posted on 10 August 2012 by Billy
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A lot has been going on in Whisky Exchange Whisky Show-land over the last few months since we last mentioned it on here, so I thought I’d drop in a quick update. Firstly, there’s loads…
Continue reading »Ardbeg Day at TWE Vinopolis
Posted on 22 May 2012 by Billy
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Fèis Ìle, the Islay Festival of Malt and Music, will be upon us shortly and despite our shop being almost as far from Islay as you can get while still being in the UK (as…
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 »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 Whisky Lounge hits London this Saturday!
Posted on 12 May 2010 by Tim F
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Just a quick plug for this Saturday’s Whisky Lounge event in London, which is taking place at the Hilton in Tower Hill, just round the corner from London Bridge station. Former Glenmorangie ambassador Eddie Ludlow has…
Continue reading »Ardbeg Rollercoaster & TWE 10th Anniversary
Posted on 5 March 2010 by Tim F
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Time for some more tasting notes now, but first a quick check on the predictions… Well, the Ardbeg debate has definitely kicked off on the forums, with the news that the official website have raised…
Continue reading »TWE Blog Whisky Predictions for 2010 – Pt. 2
Posted on 19 February 2010 by Tim F
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Okay, so it’s been a while getting these down – apologies if anyone was waiting (joke). Right, firstly I need to apologise to Rob and Dave from Whisky Mag for something I said in the…
Continue reading »TWE Blog Whisky Predictions for 2010 Pt.1
Posted on 7 January 2010 by Tim F
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Okay, so the London transport network is f@cked, there’s more snow due this afternoon and I live too far away from work to risk trying to get in and find myself stuck in Park Royal…
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 »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 Five: Ardbeg and Laphroaig
Posted on 27 May 2009 by Tim F
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Day 5 –there’s no way a Chinchilla can play drums like that…. After shaking the bed out to check for any errant sand fleas that might have escaped the heel of a brogue the night before,…
Continue reading »Islay Festival Day Two: Lagavulin & Ardbeg
Posted on 25 May 2009 by Tim F
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The 6.30 wake up call resonated through our ears like plates being dropped in a restaurant; initial shock followed by reluctant applause. But you get on with enjoying your lot and pay your bill at…
Continue reading »Bruichladdich Octomore / Ardbeg Supernova Tasting
Posted on 25 March 2009 by Tim F
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To be honest, peating levels shouldn’t be a competition. “My ppm is bigger than yours” sounds pretty ridiculous however you dress it up. This sort of thing might be construed as macho willy-waving and not…
Continue reading »Ardbeg Supernova: Tasting Notes and Pictures!
Posted on 20 February 2009 by Tim F
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Sorry for the delay posting this, folks – you know what it’s like when you come back to work from holiday. It’s taken me all week just to catch up on my regular TWE stuff. …
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 »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…
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Unfortunately, the answer is 'between 400g and 2000g per litre' :)
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