It was a busy year, 2017. Lots of new things to drink, lots of tastings to attend and lots of new posts on the blog. So, before we properly commit to 2018 (it’s only a…
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The Whisky Exchange Blog Review of 2017
Posted on 1 January 2018 by Billy
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The Art of Whisky – what makes a beautiful bottle?
Posted on 14 November 2017 by Billy
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Whether you’re a whisky collector or a drinker, a whisky’s looks are important. Beyond its colour and how it looks in the glass, there’s the packaging. While we are focused on finding whiskies that taste…
Continue reading »Blended Whisky – everyone’s doing it
Posted on 3 May 2017 by TWE Admin
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John Glaser, founder and whiskymaker at Compass Box, makes his case for why blending is essential in the world of Scotch whisky. Everyone blends. This is not well known nor well understood, but in Scotland…
Continue reading »Whisky and food pairing guide: cheese
Posted on 24 March 2017 by Billy
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Cheese is an incredibly varied thing. From runny blues to rock-hard Pecorino, from smoky Oscypek to stinky Epoisses, the range of flavour is wide. Fortunately, whisky is up to the task of pairing with it. Here…
Continue reading »All the single (malt) ladies
Posted on 4 November 2016 by Liz
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A few of us ladies at TWE HQ are on a mission – to get more women involved in drinking the hard stuff (responsibly, of course). Far too often we have found ourselves sitting in…
Continue reading »Compass Box – 15 not out
Posted on 20 November 2015 by Rocky
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Compass Box has long been one of my favourite blenders. Founded by whiskymaker John Glaser in 2000, it has gone from strength to strength. The team has been at the forefront of innovation, and is…
Continue reading »New from Compass Box – Flaming Heart 5th and This is not a luxury Whisky
Posted on 15 October 2015 by Billy
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We like a birthday at TWE. With our 15th anniversary year drawing to a close, we’ll happily use anyone else as an excuse to continue the party, and the folks at Compass Box have stepped…
Continue reading »Hedonism Quindecimus – Happy 15th Birthday, Compass Box!
Posted on 15 April 2015 by Billy
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The Whisky Exchange and boutique whisky blender Compass Box have a few things in common: we started out from one person’s idea, we’re based in west London and we have fewer employees than most people assume….
Continue reading »Merry Christmas from The Whisky Exchange
Posted on 24 December 2014 by Stuart
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After 12 months of sensible, serious whisky chat, we thought it was time for the TWE blog team to let our hair down – although, judging by the pic, we might struggle with that one….
Continue reading »TWE Tasting – The Magnificent Seven
Posted on 29 July 2014 by Stuart
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If there’s one thing TWE’s whisky guru Duncan Ross loves as much as whisky, it’s westerns. So when he got the chance to talk about both at our latest tasting at Vinopolis, it’s fair to…
Continue reading »2014 World Cup – if football teams were whiskies…
Posted on 12 June 2014 by Stuart
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The 2014 World Cup is finally ready (even if the stadiums aren’t), so with this fantastic feast of football to look forward to, here are the teams to watch. And if you can’t decide who…
Continue reading »Tasting Notes: Compass Box The General
Posted on 16 January 2014 by Billy
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Compass Box never sit on their laurels for long. After last year’s Great King Street releases (New York, Experimental 00-V4 and Experimental TR-06) and Delilah’s it looked like they were jumping headfirst into the world…
Continue reading »2013 – The TWEBlog review of the year
Posted on 9 January 2014 by Billy
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There seems to be a long running tradition across the internets of writing round-up posts at the beginning of the year. I’ve not yet done so and am starting to feel left out, so here’s…
Continue reading »Compass Box of Delilah-ights
Posted on 20 September 2013 by Tim F
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So today we have three new Compass Box goodies to have a go at, which is great because, remarkably, this week marks the fifth year since The Whisky Exchange Whisky Blog (snappy title) first slithered…
Continue reading »Whisky Live London 2013 – The Report
Posted on 27 March 2013 by Tim F
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Once again, TWE were in full effect at last weekend’s Whisky Live in London, which was held in its now-traditional location of Armoury House, home of the British Army’s oldest regiment, the Honourable Artillery Company…
Continue reading »Jim Murray's Whisky Bible Awards 2013
Posted on 12 October 2012 by Billy
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One of the first signs of autumn, along with The Whisky Show, is the thud on the doormat as the latest edition of Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible arrives. Often controversial but always influential, Jim has yet…
Continue reading »New Shininess from Compass Box
Posted on 7 September 2012 by Billy
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We rather like the folks at Compass Box. They’ve got a great range of whiskies, produce interesting things and even when they make new drams that are exclusive to other people (have a look around…
Continue reading »More Awards… Whisky Advocate
Posted on 27 February 2012 by Billy
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The BAFTAs and Oscars are behind us, the Drinks Retail Awards have come and gone (ahem), and we’ve even given out our own tranche of virtual statuettes – now is the season of the gong….
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