It’s almost May and we have more virtual tastings on the cards. We’re kicking off with a tasting of Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte and Octomore with header distiller Adam Hannett; and following that with a dive…
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Virtual Tastings – May 2021
Posted on 23 April 2021 by Billy
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Whisky of the Year – and the winner is…
Posted on 1 December 2020 by Billy
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It is the first day of December, so, as promised, we would like to announce The Whisky Exchange Whisky of the Year. Drumroll please…
Continue reading »Bruichladdich Masterclass – the first stop on Jim McEwan’s farewell tour
Posted on 30 April 2015 by Billy
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There are few people who have been more influential in modern whisky than Jim McEwan. From managing Bowmore to restarting Bruichladdich, he has helped build a legion of dedicated fans. But, after more than five decades…
Continue reading »No more peaty whisky from Islay
Posted on 1 April 2015 by TWE Admin
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Fans of Islay whisky should brace themselves for a stormy future. We’ve got our hands on some research that will strike terror into the hearts of peat heads: peat on Islay will run out by…
Continue reading »New Octomore from Bruichladdich – the peatiest whisky of all time
Posted on 5 November 2014 by Stuart
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Bruichladdich may have reduced their myriad number of bottlings in recent years, but they still know how to grab a headline or two. The progressive Hebridean distillers have just unveiled two latest additions to the…
Continue reading »The Latest from the Elements of Islay
Posted on 23 October 2013 by Billy
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This year’s Whisky Show has been a rather busy time for us. Not only did we have a show to put on (it went very well, thank you for asking – our writeup of the…
Continue reading »Comic Relief: Keyword Searches
Posted on 6 February 2009 by Tim F
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Two posts today as I’m off skiing tomorrow for the next week! Serge remarked on Whiskyfun the other day that a lot of the whisky sites seemed to be getting rather serious lately (perhaps brought on…
Continue reading »Exclusive: Octomore & PC 7 Pics!!!
Posted on 26 September 2008 by Tim F
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Well, you know it must be coming up to Christmas (Whaaat?!). Over a month to Halloween yet and the mince pies were already on sale in Sainsbury’s last Sunday. And suddenly the first few smatterings of…
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this Lagg small batch is heavily peated, matured in bourbon barrels and finished for six mont...
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This Mystery Malt Series from Thompson Bros is whisky bottled blind in opaque black glass. There’s no labe...
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This is made from Baga an indigenous grape varietal to Portugal and has lovely red berry fruits....
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Unfortunately, the answer is 'between 400g and 2000g per litre' :)
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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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