Posted on 25 April 2019 by Tom
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Two of the world’s most historic and heritage-rich spirits, Scotch single malt whisky and Cognac, have evolved in distinct – and wildly different – directions. Equally, both have experienced oscillating levels of status and popularity…
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Ahhh, Christmas: a time for family, food, good cheer and annoying singing Santa… ornaments? Are they ornamental? Are they toys? Singing Santas, anyway. And somehow all the silliness only contributes to the overall atmosphere of…
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2 Comments on My First Whisky Show
Last weekend marked The Whisky Exchange’s 10th annual Whisky Show. I went along for, rather shamefully, the first time – and had my preconceptions utterly annihilated. The first – perhaps point-of-this-post-defeating – statement I’d like…
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76 Comments on All whiskies to carry age statements by 2017 – exclusive
The Whisky Exchange has learned of a startling development that could turn the whisky industry on its head – within 12 months, every spirit produced in the EU will need to declare its age on the label….
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The ballot is open to everyone, but if we can't ship to you, then you'll need to sort out collection/otherwise getting the bottle. We can't ship to Canada, so if you won you'd have to do some...
Posted on: 16 September 2019
Are there any places that don't qualify for Ardbeg 1976 contest? I clicked on the shipping list for countries and I'm not seeing Canada on there. Are Canadians eligible?
Posted on: 16 September 2019
Thatnks Juergen – I've updated the page to make things a bit more precise. Strangely, schnapps seems to now be a fairly common English word that means about the same as Obstler :)
Posted on: 13 September 2019