It’s that time of year again: Whisky Show is days away, the year-end acceleration of new whisky releases is upon us and I’m already pining for a holiday. All of this means that that we…
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Diageo Special Releases 2022 – Elusive Expressions
Posted on 29 September 2022 by Billy
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Diageo Special Releases 2021 – Legends Untold
Posted on 30 September 2021 by Billy
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While the past year has been a strange one, there are some things that have rolled on barely affected. One of those is the yearly Diageo Special Releases. They popped up on time in 2020…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2020 – Rare by Nature part two
Posted on 28 August 2020 by Billy
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This year has gone both strangely fast and slow. The whisky calendar is all over the place and while most things have been delayed, others are keeping to plan or even arriving earlier than expected….
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Posted on 15 October 2019 by Billy
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Announced back in July, the Diageo Special Releases 2019 have now been unveiled. The yearly range is a fixture of the whisky calendar, and the past few years have seen a number of changes. Find…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2019 – announced!
Posted on 23 July 2019 by Billy
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After 2018’s super-early April announcement of Diageo’s annual Special Releases collection surprised everyone, we’ve been wondering what they were up to this year. The radio silence has now been broken, and the first tidbits of…
Continue reading »Malt of the Month – Cardhu 18 Year Old
Posted on 3 February 2015 by Stuart
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They’re big whisky drinkers in Spain, and while blends such as Ballantine’s and Johnnie Walker are the top sellers, one single malt has a huge following, too: Cardhu. Head into any half-decent bar, and it’s…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2013 Tasting with Colin Dunn
Posted on 3 February 2014 by Rocky
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If there’s one thing we can’t be accused of here at TWE, it’s not kicking the year of tastings off in some style. As we did last year, we began by welcoming the inimitable Colin…
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Posted on 25 October 2013 by Billy
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Autumn is upon us and the Diageo Special Releases 2013 are here. For those not up to speed on Diageo’s yearly release cycle, about now every year they release a range of whiskies from across…
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A must for any inquisitive whisky fan, the yearbook includes information on more than 400 distilleries worldwide, as we...
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Talisker has more recently become a mainstay of the Diageo Special Releases, and this 2022 edition is ...
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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