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Diageo Special Releases 2012

Posted on 2 October 2012 by Tim F

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“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” – Thoreau It’s that time of year again – with the UK’s…

TWE Whisky Show – Update

Posted on 10 August 2012 by Billy

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A lot has been going on in Whisky Exchange Whisky Show-land over the last few months since we last mentioned it on here, so I thought I’d drop in a quick update. Firstly, there’s loads…

TWE Blog Awards!

Posted on 16 February 2012 by Tim F

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It’s Oscar time again, and even in the whisky world the awards season is in full swing. Basking in the warm glow of our award for Best Online / Direct Mail Retailer of the Year at the recent…

Diageo Special Releases 2011

Posted on 21 October 2011 by Billy

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There are some things that are constant in this world – death, taxes, the revival of Big Brother for yet another year despite no-one admitting to watching it, my inability to write one word where…

Tasting Notes: Port Ellen 1982 Royal Wedding Whisky

Posted on 1 June 2011 by Tim F

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Just arrived – our very special single sherry cask 1982 Port Ellen Royal Wedding Reserve! We mentioned this in our earlier guide to Royal Wedding whiskies, so let’s try and give you an idea of…

Royal Wedding Whisky: A Guide

Posted on 30 March 2011 by Tim F

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So, unless you’re one of those lucky people who live in a cave or on top of a pillar of stone without access to a decent Wi-Fi signal, it’s unlikely to have escaped your attention that in a…

Diageo Special Releases 2010

Posted on 3 November 2010 by Tim F

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Ah, autumn. The turning of the leaves. The smell of wet earth. The first frost, and being able to see your breath in the mornings. Treading in dogshit on the way home because it’s dark…

One for the Road: Port Ellen Signatory Tasting Notes

Posted on 7 May 2010 by Tim F

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It’s getting late on Friday, and suddenly three more samples are sitting on my desk. Nothing new there, but these are from Signatory – I think this is the first time I’ve seen a sample…

Diageo Special Releases 2009 – The Verdict

Posted on 14 October 2009 by Tim F

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Okay, so last night I was lucky enough to attend the press tasting of this year’s special Release from Diageo, the details of all of which are in my last post. It was a fairly…

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…

Islay Festival Day Six: Bowmore & Port Ellen

Posted on 28 May 2009 by Tim F

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Jeepers, these tastings just keep getting earlier and earlier! The alarm goes off at 7.30 and we’re blearily making tea and filling bowls of sugar puffs before leaving at 8.45 to our first tasting at…

Tasting: Old Bothwell Port Ellen 1982 Cask 2729

Posted on 1 May 2009 by Tim F

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You never know what you’re going to get with Port Ellen – it’s remarkable how many different styles of malt the distillery was capable of. I’ve tried long-aged austere, lemony beauties; young bourbon casks with enough delicate complexity…

Diageo Special Releases are here!

Posted on 17 October 2008 by Tim F

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Yes, the wait is over and this year’s Diageo Special Releases are finally here. You’ll probably need to get in quick if you want one of the Port Ellen Eighth Releases and the Brora 25yo…

Diageo Special Releases 2008 Pt.2

Posted on 9 October 2008 by Tim F

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Okay, so here’s the rest of the info on this year’s Diageo Special Releases, which should be here in a week or two. As before, the text below is all from the Diageo marketing department –…

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