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Sloe gin – enjoy the fruits of your labours

Posted on 18 November 2016 by Stuart

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I’ll be honest – it took me a while to get into gin. My spirits education began with dark, not white spirits, and it was only a few years ago that I learned to appreciate…

World Gin Day 2016 – any excuse for gin is a good excuse

Posted on 10 June 2016 by Billy

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This Saturday is World Gin Day, returning for an eighth year of juniper-related ridiculousness. With the British summer almost certain to disappear with a rumble of thunder and a weekend of pouring rain, there may…

The Whisky Exchange Spirit of the Year 2016

Posted on 17 December 2015 by Stuart

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We sell thousands of spirits at The Whisky Exchange, so choosing our Spirit of the Year is a tough challenge. This is the third year we’ve given an award to our favourite spirit of the…

Spirit of the Month – Plymouth Navy Strength Gin

Posted on 23 April 2015 by Billy

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For the past year, we’ve been naming a Malt of the Month. We’ve had some excellent drams, with great special offers, from old favourites like Laphroaig 10 and Highland Park 12, to lesser-known gems like…

World Gin Day 2013

Posted on 11 June 2013 by Billy

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Christina The London Distillery Company Still

It’s June again and with it comes the celebration day for that most classic of British ‘summer’ drinks – World Gin Day: Saturday June 15th. It’s grown again this year and there’s a new World…

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
Billy on Rum vs Rhum – molasses, agricole and sugarcane honey:
I'd say there's not a lot between them. I'd say that the techniques used to make the rum change the flavour more than the raw material between molasses and cane honey, so it'll be other factors that...
Posted on: 26 October 2023
Mafkus Glass on Karuizawa: what makes it the world’s rarest whisky?:
Such a pity that the distillery was destroyed. I had the great luck to try one of these, to me almost magic, Karuizawas. It was a 1972/2008, 36y, #7290 with 65%. Since today I have memoriesof this...
Posted on: 17 October 2023