Glenfarclas 1953
This morning a bottle of Whisky arrived, it was a bottle of Glenfarclas 1953 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky. And we couldn’t be happier! Its a 58 year old whisky, and the oldest Glenfarclas has ever released. Bottled at cask strength and non-chill filtered, this is actually a piece of…
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Bowmore Small Batch Reserve
Following on from the Bowmore redesign news I posted earlier this year, here is some more bowmore news taken from a Bowmore press release about there new whisky… enjoy. Bowmore is launching a new 40%ABV expression in the UK called “Bowmore Small Batch Reserve”. Aged in 1st and & second…
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Whisky Fest ’12: 18th Apr – 22nd May
Whisky Fest 2012 is a yearly festival that world duty free holds to show off new whiskies old some classics too nd to give some very nice discounts. The festival revolved around discounts and Experienced staff who are regularly involved in tasting and training sessions to give you some goood…
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Suits you, sir
James has previously talked about whiksy and being ‘cool’, and I agree. However I think drinking a whiksy in a classic suit is best rather than in full fishing get up. I’ve been speaking to some people ‘in the know’ on fashion and here’s how to make sure that your…
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Titanic Whisky: The Glenrothes and ‘The Plucky Little Countess’
Berry Bros. & Rudd has bottled a limited edition of just 100 bottles from a Sherry Cask of The Glenrothes 1998 Speyside, Single Malt Whisky to commemorate the centenary of the heroic efforts of the Countess of Rothes aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic. The Whisky replicates the stock lost by…
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Whisky Book Give Away (Part 2)
Last time we gave a book away it was to celebrate Ian Buxtons good little book “101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die” because we liked it so much. This time around we have a book that is 400% better (or bigger at least). This time we are doing it…
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New Bowmore Whisky Re-Design and Travel Retail Expressions
This month Bowmore unviels its bold new design and packaging look. Branding is massively important in the consumer Whisky world, if you mess with the brand you can do long lasting damage to not only sales, but also the public perception of your brand. So any change in packaging is…
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Behind the Whisky Blender
One of the hottest most talked about topics of late has been the new startup website, whisky blender. Personally we love the concept, the design and the execution of this venture, we can see the aspiration and the spirit of adventure in the site that reminds us a lot of…
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Glenmorangie Nectar d’or Review
Having recently heard about the relaease of glenmorangie’s artien I thought it was past due that I opened the dubious looking sample of Glenmorangie Nectar d’or for review. I read somewhere that Jim Murray, of whisky bible fame, liked to cleanse his pallet with coffee before a tasting, and since…
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Glenmorangie Artein Released
The world famous distillers Gelenmorangie have released yet another addition to the core range of whiskies. The Glenmorangie Artein (Scots Gaelic for “stone”) will sit along side the other expressions very nicly in our opinion having been extra matured “Super Tuscan wine casks“. It look great, sounds great and the only thing left…
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