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…
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Bruichladdich Masterclass – the first stop on Jim McEwan’s farewell tour
Posted on 30 April 2015 by Billy
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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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A miniature bottle of Alfred The Great small-batch gin, made at Wessex Distillery, using Wessex-grown ...
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A Perfect Measure sample of bourbon from Buffalo Trace, Stagg Jr. bourbon has a big, bold and intensely flavou...
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A Perfect Measure sample of Camus Ile de Re Fine Island Cognac, a delightful take on the class...
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Barbados also produces Cockspor and Mount Gay rums which are exceptional rums that are excellent for traditional rum cocktails. The women adore these drinks.
Posted on: 5 June 2019
Egyptian whisky isn't a very well-known category – this is the first time it's appeared in the awards, hence the comment. There's only one whisky in the category, as there's only one Egyptian whisky...
Posted on: 14 May 2019
What is so special about the egyptian for the special mention?
Posted on: 13 May 2019