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Photo of Tamdhu 10 year old
on May 8th, 2013 in Editorial, Scottish, Single Malt Whisky by dan | No CommentsThere isn’t much to say about this other than I like to design and wanted to post the photo of the bottle. The bottle is much nicer than the container/tube which is a shame, but ‘hey ho’, you can’t win em all. I can also remember seeing a similar bottle…
Continue reading...Jake Bugg at Bushmills Live 2013
on May 2nd, 2013 in Editorial, Irish by dan | No CommentsThis morning a lovely woman from a PR company (you know who you are) at a firm I fail to recall the name of, called me (that’s right actually got of her backside and used the phone) to tell me about this festival and asked me kindly to tell all…
Continue reading...Introducing The Glenlivet Quercus 17 Year Old Single Cask Edition (52.1%)
on April 24th, 2013 in Scottish, Single Malt Whisky by dan | No CommentsThe Single Malt that Started it All, The Glenlivet is proud to present a rare and collectible single cask whisky aged for 17 years in American white oak or ‘Quercus Alba’, The Glenlivet Quercus. Aged in just one cask, there are only 250 bottles of The Glenlivet Quercus in existence,…
Continue reading...Glengoyne Family Competition and 10th Macleod Anniversary
on April 18th, 2013 in Editorial by dan | No CommentsWe are happy to bring you an opportunity to win a truly magnificent prize, and something that we our selves at WhiskyTimes have been hankering after for a long time; A 35yo malt whisky, and a equally impressive decanter. This chance to win an amazing prize has come off the…
Continue reading...New Talisker Visitor Centre Opens After £1 Million Revamp
on April 10th, 2013 in Editorial, whisky Industry news by dan | No CommentsFollowing the recent release of Talisker Storm, and tempest, The world-famous Talisker Distillery on the Isle of Skye has opened its doors to its spectacular new visitor centre following a £1 million redevelopment. Distillery manager Mark Lochhead officially opened the new centre in time for the Easter tourist season following…
Continue reading...A Serpent Stirs in the Smoky Shadows
on March 8th, 2013 in Editorial, Scottish, Single Malt Whisky, whisky Industry news by dan | 2 CommentsThis morning a black package arrived in the post, it was held together with black tape, and contained a black envelope on a bed of black crushed paper. Inside the envelope there was folded paper puzzle to figure out. upon completion it says: A Serpent Stirs in the Smoky Shadows….
Continue reading...Buying and selling Whisky Privately Online
on February 25th, 2013 in Editorial by dan | No CommentsThe web is reported to be a dangerous place to buy and sell anything privately, but I do think the whisky community ensures you wont go far wrong selling, buying and swapping whisky online away from retailers. Recently I’ve had an experience of trading some bottles of whisky ‘person to…
Continue reading...New Isle of Skye Whisky: Talisker Storm (45.8%)
on February 20th, 2013 in Editorial, Scottish, Single Malt Whisky by dan | 1 CommentNews from Diageo! A new Talisker: Talisker, the famous Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the Isle of Skye, is to have a new family member. TALISKER STORM is an exuberant new expression of Talisker, calculated to delight and intrigue the many adorers of this celebrated island whisky: more intense and…
Continue reading...Brewdog and Bristol
on February 17th, 2013 in Bar reviews, Beer by dan | No CommentsThe Brewdog bar in Bristol is doesn’t do hot drinks; But in many ways – it’s my #1 bar in the UK right now. I believe there are lots of people like me too, all of who will love Brewdog bars too. Who/What is Brewdog in Three Paragraphs: otherwise I’d…
Continue reading...Karuizawa 1964 48 year old Japanese Whisky (57.7%)
on February 12th, 2013 in Editorial, Japanese, Single Malt Whisky by dan | 7 CommentsHere is some breaking news from the world of high end Whiskies, and I am sure that this will be music to the ears of whisky investors. Wealth solutions, in conjunction with One Drinks Co is releasing an Old rare Whisky the likes of which you rarely see. Read on…
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