I’ve been lucky to attend plenty of whisky tastings. The latest was a tour through the new batch of Diageo’s Special Releases hosted by whisky educator Colin Dunn – and it was superb. But as…
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What makes a great whisky tasting?
Posted on 31 January 2017 by Stuart
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Diageo Special Releases 2016 – First Look
Posted on 14 September 2016 by Billy
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It’s that time of year again: the Diageo Special Releases 2016 are here. Well, almost here – they’re earlier than usual this year and should be hitting The Whisky Exchange website on the evening of…
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Posted on 24 January 2013 by Oliver
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Since 2001 Diageo have announced, in October of each year, their Special Release Range. Each series of bottles is picked to highlight the best of their distilleries and are acknowledged to be landmark bottlings, representing…
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Posted on 2 October 2012 by Tim F
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“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” – Thoreau It’s that time of year again – with the UK’s…
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Posted on 3 November 2010 by Tim F
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Ah, autumn. The turning of the leaves. The smell of wet earth. The first frost, and being able to see your breath in the mornings. Treading in dogshit on the way home because it’s dark…
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A cranberry-flavoured vodka from Boston. Made in Russia from grain, this is perfect in a long drink.
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Xellent Vodka (see what they did there?) is allegedly the first and only Swiss vodka. We really like the way this has been designed a...
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A crisp and fresh-tasting vodka from Beluga, inspired by the success of the Russian transatlanti...
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A 50cl bottle of 5yo jenever from Dutch distiller Zuidam, made in the old-fashioned zeer oude style. A combinati...
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Because only Ireland and the USA (and not all of the USA) call their spirit whiskey. Everyone else in the world, including India, calls it whisky.
Posted on: 6 August 2020
Why Indian whiskeys are not sold abroad as "Whiskey"?
Posted on: 6 August 2020
We are – two more in August. You can find the details in our August virtual tastings post.
Posted on: 29 July 2020