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 Ollie
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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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The first single malt released by the Isle of Harris distillery was entirely produced on the island and matu...
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The 17th release in the Woodford Reserve’s Master’s Collection was produced with five differen...
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This limited-edition Hibiki Harmony was released to celebrate 100 years of Suntory whisky and features traditio...
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Well, as Caperdonich originally should contribute to blends only and as there hasn't been any distillery bottlings before the two for the Italian market in the late 70's, I'd assume that a unique...
Posted on: 15 July 2022
That's really intriguing! I need to look into when the regulations started clamping down on naming – there was some discussion around Malt Mill online recently (thanks to
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Posted on: 15 July 2022