London Cocktail Week is now on, with bars across the city welcoming curious drinkers to try great cocktails and much more. Nestled in amongst the more traditional cocktail events, there are a few rather special…
Continue reading »Browsing Posts Tagged: Yamazaki
The Whisky Connoisseur’s Corner – London Cocktail Week
Posted on 13 October 2023 by Billy
No Comments on The Whisky Connoisseur’s Corner – London Cocktail Week
Virtual Tastings – May 2020
Posted on 1 May 2020 by Billy
5 Comments on Virtual Tastings – May 2020
It’s a new month and we’ve got a new line-up of virtual tastings to keep you learning about great drinks from the comfort of your own sofa. Mid May brings us World Whisky Day, and…
Continue reading »How does whisky age?
Posted on 20 October 2017 by Stuart
5 Comments on How does whisky age?
If you want to host a masterclass on how whisky ages, why not get one of the most knowledgeable people on the planet to run it? That’s what happened at this year’s Whisky Exchange Whisky…
Continue reading »My love affair with Japanese whisky
Posted on 5 May 2017 by TWE Admin
No Comments on My love affair with Japanese whisky
Jerome Allaguillemette, assistant bar manager at Sexy Fish in London’s Mayfair, is a huge fan of Japanese whisky. He explains how he fell in love with these beautiful drams, and why they are just as…
Continue reading »My love affair with Irish whiskey
Posted on 17 March 2017 by Sukhinder
3 Comments on My love affair with Irish whiskey
Many people believe that whisky is all about Scotch. Even though whiskies from other countries such as Japan, Taiwan and Ireland are pretty good, why bother when you have such an array of styles from…
Continue reading »Jim Murray – ‘the only criteria I look at is quality’
Posted on 19 January 2017 by Stuart
6 Comments on Jim Murray – ‘the only criteria I look at is quality’
In the second part of our exclusive interview, Jim Murray explains his strict rules for choosing his World Whisky of the Year, his response to critics of the Whisky Bible, and his retirement plans. You…
Continue reading »Jim Murray – ‘I went to Talisker and it changed my life’
Posted on 18 January 2017 by Stuart
5 Comments on Jim Murray – ‘I went to Talisker and it changed my life’
In the first part of our exclusive interview, Jim Murray tells Stuart how Lord Lucan helped him get into whisky, how he helped create the rye boom, and why sulphur is the enemy of a…
Continue reading »The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2016 – Three Masters of Whisky
Posted on 7 October 2016 by Stuart
4 Comments on The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2016 – Three Masters of Whisky
This year’s showpiece Whisky Show masterclass featured three contrasting figures. The first: an avuncular figure who has held every job possible in a whisky distillery. The second: an innovator, famed for his experiments with casks….
Continue reading »Nikka Japanese whisky – one man’s dream
Posted on 30 March 2015 by Stuart
24 Comments on Nikka Japanese whisky – one man’s dream
Japanese whisky has never been more popular, winning awards left, right and centre as well as offering Scotch drinkers an alternative – but not radical departure – in flavour. Recently I met Nikka’s Didier Ghorbanzadeh…
Continue reading »TWE Advent Calendar – the last few days…
Posted on 22 December 2014 by Billy
7 Comments on TWE Advent Calendar – the last few days…
We’re now 22 days into December, and with Christmas Day only three days away, there is one thing on our minds: there are only three more TWE Advent Calendar prize draws to go. We’ve given…
Continue reading »The Whisky Exchange Golden Ticket giveaway – it could be you!
Posted on 4 December 2014 by Stuart
11 Comments on The Whisky Exchange Golden Ticket giveaway – it could be you!
‘I think,’ he said quietly, ‘I think … I’ll have just one more of those chocolate bars. The same kind as before, please.’ ‘Why not?’ the fat shopkeeper said, reaching behind him again and taking…
Continue reading »Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2015 – The Winners
Posted on 3 November 2014 by Billy
26 Comments on Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2015 – The Winners
Update: If you want to see all of the winners in stock then head to our Whisky Bible 2015 page. The latest edition of Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible has hit the shelves, and in usual fashion, his…
Continue reading »Hakushu and Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve – A Tasting
Posted on 12 March 2014 by Andy
11 Comments on Hakushu and Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve – A Tasting
Japanese whisky is proving to be rather popular at the moment and not being one to shy away from providing you with some lovely new whiskies, we were very pleased to have Shinji Fukuyo visit…
Continue reading »TWE Karuizawa Whisky Trip Pt.8: Japanese Whisky Bars
Posted on 30 April 2013 by Tim F
1 Comment on TWE Karuizawa Whisky Trip Pt.8: Japanese Whisky Bars
[Welcome to the penultimate episode of TWE’s epic Karuizawa trip, in which we visit some amazing Japanese whisky bars. The previous posts can be found here, here, here, here, here, here and here.] Our friends from France and Taiwan had departed, but…
Continue reading »TWE Whisky Show 2012 – From Scotland to Japan
Posted on 18 October 2012 by Billy
1 Comment on TWE Whisky Show 2012 – From Scotland to Japan
One of the things that we’ve become known for at TWE Whisky Show is our masterclasses. From the legendary Port Ellen vertical in our first year, to Serge Valentin’s Brora masterclass in year two and…
Continue reading »World Whisky Awards 2012
Posted on 23 March 2012 by Billy
4 Comments on World Whisky Awards 2012
Last night was Whisky Magazine’s 6th World Whiskies Awards, the opening event of Whisky Live (which opens today – pop by and say hello if you’re around, we’re the official retailer) and the last of…
Continue reading »Suntory Japanese Whisky Charity Tasting Event
Posted on 22 June 2011 by Duncan
1 Comment on Suntory Japanese Whisky Charity Tasting Event
TWE Blog is proud to welcome the legendary Duncan Ross from TWE Vinopolis as a guest writer on the blog, with his first post being the following report on our recent charity Japanese whisky tasting: The events that occurred in…
Continue reading »TWE Latest Arrivals
Distilled during the golden age of peated Brora and left to mature in refill casks for 40 years. This is im...
More info »
A charming seven-year-old Indian single malt from Amrut matured in a single ex-bourbon barrel ...
More info »
The Decision is the final addition to the Bladnoch Dragon series quintet, displaying the distill...
More info »
Enjoy responsibly
Recent Comments
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
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
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