We’re almost done with March, so it’s time to announce our April virtual tastings. This month we’ve got a couple – a taste through the Elixir Distillers’ Whisky Trail and a secret one that we’ll…
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Virtual Tastings – April 2021
Posted on 24 March 2021 by Billy
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What is blended whisky? A beginner’s guide
Posted on 10 May 2017 by Billy
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There are a confusing number of types of Scotch whisky. From single malts to vatted grains and blended whisky, people call whisky lots of different things. This month we’re focusing on blended whisky, so it’s…
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 »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 »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 »Girvan Patent Still
Posted on 28 November 2013 by Chris
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Single Grain Scotch Whisky (as defined by our SWA overlords) has long had an ambiguous existence in the global whisky industry. Produced primarily to supply the overwhelming demand for Blended Scotch Whisky, it rarely sees…
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Gancia was founded in 1850 by Carlo Gancia who created the very first Italian sparkling wine (Asti Spumante) and paved th...
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A litre bottle of Gancia Rosso. A great all-round medium bodied sweet red vermouth, perfect for a wide-range of cocktails or ...
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A litre bottle of Gancia Bianco. A balanced vermouth, sitting between sweet and dry, with a delicate flavour. This is a com...
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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