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 Apr 2015 by Billy
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No more peaty whisky from Islay
Posted on 1 Apr 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 Nov 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 Oct 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 Feb 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 Sep 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 set of four half bottles of Tarquin's Gin and a glass to enjoy them out of. This bundle contains a 365cl bottle each of...
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A deliciously rich dark chocolate with notes of coffee and hazelnut, which are perfectly matched b...
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As the song We Wish You A Merry Christmas goes, "we all like figgy pudding". We especially like it in this gin form from Ta...
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The Rodez family has been growing grapes in Ambonnay since 1757. Eric trained at Krug for many years and...
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Sugar cane honey is filtered and evaporated sugar cane juice. It's thicker and stays fresh longer than pure juice, but doesn't go through as much of a refining process as molasses.
Posted on: 3 Dec 2018
Hi, what is the difference between molasses and sugarcane honey ?
Posted on: 3 Dec 2018
Not a comment on the whisky, but the alleged advertisement mentioned at the top of the page (which was almost certainly fake, featuring as it did American spelling) refers to the later “Imperial...
Posted on: 17 Nov 2018