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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Diageo Special Releases 2020 – Rare by Nature part two
Posted on 28 August 2020 by Billy
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Diageo Special Releases 2019
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…
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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 »Cladach – Diageo Special Releases 2018 #10
Posted on 12 September 2018 by Billy
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It’s time to reveal the final bottle of the Diageo Special Releases 2018 – Cladach. What is Cladach For the second year in a row, Diageo have dropped a secret bottle into the line-up, only…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2018 – First Look
Posted on 31 August 2018 by Billy
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This year’s Diageo Special Releases have been a bundle of surprises. First, they were announced months earlier than usual, popping up in April in an attempt to beat the annual internet leaks, and now we…
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Posted on 13 April 2018 by Billy
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The launch of the annual Diageo Special Releases is one of the big whisky events of the year. Whether you want to buy them or not, the discussion that’s generated online and the fight for…
Continue reading »Tasting the 2015 Diageo Special Releases
Posted on 8 February 2016 by Billy
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Our yearly tasting calendar is a varied list of events, taking in everything from whisky to spirits and liqueurs, with even an occasional foray into the world of fizzy wine – tickets to our next tasting, Growers’…
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Posted on 19 October 2015 by Stuart
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Each year, Diageo launches a small number of limited-edition whiskies from its distilleries under the Special Releases banner. None have ever been seen before, so unsurprisingly, interest (and demand) is high when they hit the…
Continue reading »TWE Whisky Show 2012 – Gordon & Macphail's Greatest Hits
Posted on 1 November 2012 by Billy
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Our opening tasting of the second day of The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show was a bit different to the others. Firstly it was a sequel, following up from last year’s incredible Gordon & Macphail Timeline…
Continue reading »Diageo Special Releases 2009 Announced
Posted on 12 October 2009 by Tim F
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Just received the following stuff on the Diageo Special Releases for this year, so thought I’d better share. I’m going to a tasting of these tomorrow night, so will post my own impressions later in the…
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Unfortunately, the answer is 'between 400g and 2000g per litre' :)
Posted on: 9 October 2024
What ratio of Sloe to gin is used, I see anything from 400 to 2000g of sloe to 1 litre of gin!
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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.
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