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The Devil returns to Bowmore – The Devil's Casks Batch 2

Posted on 10 September 2014 by Rocky

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[Sadly, we’ve sold our initial allocation, but you can sign up here to be notified should we manage to find some more.] Arguably the most anticipated Scotch whisky release of 2013 was the first edition…

Bowmore Darkest and Montezuma's Chocolate

Posted on 22 May 2014 by Billy

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With the Islay Festival of Malt and Music rapidly approaching, the island’s whiskies have been much on my mind. A little while back, we took delivery a big box of chocolate from the folks at…

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…

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 – From Scotland to Japan

Posted on 18 October 2012 by Billy

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One of the things that we’ve become known for at TWE Whisky Show is our masterclasses. From the legendary Port Ellen vertical in our first year, to Serge Valentin’s Brora masterclass in year two and…

New Single Malts of Scotland

Posted on 13 August 2012 by Tim F

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Just a quickie to announce the arrival of some new Single Malts of Scotland releases from our sister company Speciality Drinks Ltd (SDL). They’ve been quite quiet on the bottling front this year, but with…

The Whisky Exchange – Independent Retailer of the Year 2012

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Tim F

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We’re delighted to announce that The Whisky Exchange has scooped another gong! At the UK’s biggest drinks trade event, the London International Wine Fair held in Excel last week, TWE was named as Independent Retailer of the Year…

World Whisky Awards 2012

Posted on 23 March 2012 by Billy

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Last night was Whisky Magazine’s 6th World Whiskies Awards, the opening event of Whisky Live (which opens today – pop by and say hello if you’re around, we’re the official retailer) and the last of…

TWE Blog Awards!

Posted on 16 February 2012 by Tim F

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It’s Oscar time again, and even in the whisky world the awards season is in full swing. Basking in the warm glow of our award for Best Online / Direct Mail Retailer of the Year at the recent…

TWE Blog's Christmas Whisky: Bowmore Tempest 3

Posted on 18 December 2011 by Tim F

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There’s been a few great whiskies this year, many of them Irish and some classics from independent bottlers (including a few zingers from our good selves, I must add immodestly). So this is not my Whisky of the…

TWE Whisky Show Masterclass: Exotic Fruit with Dave Broom

Posted on 29 July 2011 by Billy

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Another week and another masterclass has been announced for The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show in October. It’s a slightly different look at a whisky tasting to normal, instead matching up flavours between the different bottlings,…

40 Year-Old Whiskies: A Guide

Posted on 15 April 2011 by Tim F

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Ok, we’re doing something a bit different today on The Whisky Exchange Blog – a collaborative post! Yes, this particular blog on forty year-old whisky has been written by myself AND Sukhinder: he’s supplied the…

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…

Press Release 'Trilogy': Gold Bowmore

Posted on 22 September 2009 by Tim F

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Continuing our trilogy of blog posts on noteworthy whisky press releases, let’s have a bit about the new Gold Bowmore. In contrast to Whyte & Mackay’s media-savvy pi$$-taking audaciousness, as discussed in my previous post and here,…

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’…

Islay Festival Day Six: Bowmore & Port Ellen

Posted on 28 May 2009 by Tim F

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Jeepers, these tastings just keep getting earlier and earlier! The alarm goes off at 7.30 and we’re blearily making tea and filling bowls of sugar puffs before leaving at 8.45 to our first tasting at…

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