This past Thursday saw the eighth meeting of the Manchester Whisky Club, held at The Castle in Manchester. Just like last month, a theme was the order of the day, and as we had covered Ireland, Scotland, Japan and the USA, it made sense to take look at some of the lesser known whisky producing countriesContinue reading “Manchester Whisky Club Review – August”
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Whisky and Oyster Pop-Up Bar Launches in London For Start of Native Oyster Season
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society and The Mother Shuckers open The Pearl Dram Whisky & Oyster Bar WHAT: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has joined forces with oyster mixologists, The Mother Shuckers, to open a pop-up bar offering paired combinations of whiskies and oysters. The Pearl Dram Saloon will debunk the myth of pairing brown spirits withContinue reading “Whisky and Oyster Pop-Up Bar Launches in London For Start of Native Oyster Season”
Auchentoshan Launches Virgin Oak
August 2013: Auchentoshan, Scotland’s only triple distilled Single Malt Scotch Whisky, is launching an exclusive limited edition – Auchentoshan Virgin Oak. This complex, non-chill filtered dram is Auchentoshan’s first ever single malt to be solely matured in virgin North American oak casks, wood that is previously untouched by any spirit. Intuition and industry knowledge ledContinue reading “Auchentoshan Launches Virgin Oak”
Manchester Whisky Club Review – July
Last Thursday saw meeting number seven of the Manchester Whisky Club, held at the new venue of The Castle in Manchester. Just like last month, a theme was the order of the day, with everything Japanese celebrated. Club founder Andy brought with him 5 expressions covering a little bit of everything, so without further a do,Continue reading “Manchester Whisky Club Review – July”
Launch of Bowmore 23 Years Old, Limited Edition, Port Cask Matured
BOWMORE® ISLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY LAUNCHES BOWMORE 23 YEARS OLD – PORT CASK MATURED 1989 AN EXCEPTIONAL LIMITED EDITION, MATURED EXCLUSIVELY IN PORT CASKS Bowmore, Islay’s first Single Malt whisky, has announced the launch of Bowmore 23 Years Old – a deliciously rich, smoky and complex dram that has been matured exclusively in portContinue reading “Launch of Bowmore 23 Years Old, Limited Edition, Port Cask Matured”
Auchentoshan Taste Experiments
AUCHENTOSHAN PRESENTS…The Taste Experiments Masterclasses that explore the concept of taste through scientific experiments in whisky, cocktails and food Prepare to embrace your inner scientist this summer at the Auchentoshan Taste Experiments – a series of events in London and Glasgow that will help you to understand and analyse your preferences to certain flavours. TheContinue reading “Auchentoshan Taste Experiments”
New Look For Strathisla 12yr
Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, has unveiled a new, modern logo and bottle design for its award-winning Strathisla 12 Year Old single malt whisky to maintain the brand’s relevance in today’s malt market. The new packaging combines the brand’s unrivalled heritage with a fresh, modern design and isContinue reading “New Look For Strathisla 12yr”
Manchester Whisky Club Review – June
The end of last month saw meeting number six of the Manchester Whisky Club, held at the new venue of The Castle in Manchester. Just like last month, a theme was the order of the day, with everything American celebrated. Club founder Andy brought with him 5 expressions covering a little bit of everything, so withoutContinue reading “Manchester Whisky Club Review – June”
New Look Bottle, Same Great Taste as Ballantine’s Updates Image For Finest
Ballantine’s, the No. 1 Scotch whisky in Europe and the No. 2 Scotch whisky in the world, has unveiled a bold new-look bottle for its Finest expression, highlighting its suitability to the modern generation of whisky drinkers and ensuring it remains front of mind for customers. The new bottle will begin appearing in markets fromContinue reading “New Look Bottle, Same Great Taste as Ballantine’s Updates Image For Finest”
The Glenlivet
The Glenlivet is another one of those whisky brands that I have come across a fair few times and have managed to amass tasting notes on each occasion. So it makes sense to bring them all together and to also showcase its new expression Alpha. But first, who are The Glenlivet? * Glenlivet is locatedContinue reading “The Glenlivet”
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