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Whisky hammer august 2018 auction now live – whisky auction news

Whisky intelligence - 9 hours ago

AUGUST AUCTION NOW LIVE (ends Sunday 26th August) …place your bids at www.whiskyhammer.co.uk With an incredible selection of whiskies and other fine spirits there is certainly something for eve ...read more

Amrut masterclass friday 14th september @ hard to find whisky – indian whisky news

Whisky intelligence - 9 hours ago

Whisky’s impossible question…

Whisky and wisdom - today

window.___gcfg = { lang:'en_US',parsetags: 'onload' }; window.___gcfg = { lang:'en_US',parsetags: 'onload' }; I was at a social gathering recently and found mysel ...read more

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The nightcap: 17 august

Master of malt - yesterday

The weekend is here, folks! And with the promise of two days of raving (or behaving) comes this week’s Nightcap, our digestif of the week’s top booze news stories. Enjoy! Step away from th ...read more

Chief red jacket‘s 60-year buffalo distillery

Those pre-pro whiskey men - yesterday

Named “Red Jacket” after a Seneca Indian chief, a Buffalo distillery founded in 1848 survived the Civil War, at least two national financial panics, and federal rules that shut down other ...read more

Scott porter is just me

For whiskey lovers - yesterday

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Stefanie anderson wins talisker’s race to skye comp!

Master of malt - yesterday

Some of the UK’s finest bartenders took part in the Scotch whisky brand’s challenge, but there could be only one winner of Talisker’s Race to Skye competition. Stefanie Anderson of B ...read more

Inbox - the week's whisky news (august 17, 2018)

For whiskey lovers - yesterday

Published by Whisky For Everyone on Friday, August 17, 2018 - 8:20amWelcome to Inbox. For those new to WFE, Inbox is our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to ou ...read more

How different tonics affect your gin and tonic experience – an experiment

Great drams - yesterday

Something a little different today as I have taken time away from whisky to have a look at the different experiences you get from different tonic water products that are on the market. The rules were ...read more

Lagavulin 21 year old 1991 (thank you, brett!)

Diving for pearls - yesterday

Today's sample (and many other samples) comes from Brett, a very good man who will travel great distances, through Southern California traffic, just to share a drink and hang out. He took over the rei ...read more

Tomatin 1970 g&m

Edinburgh whisky blog - yesterday

Something a bit different today – a Tomatin distilled in 1970 and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail as part of their Connoisseurs Choice range sometime in the mid-1980s (judging by the brown and ...read more

Review: nikka super rare old

Drink hacker - yesterday

In Japan, anything with a name like “Super Rare Old” is consider “old man whiskey.” that’s definitely what “Super Nikka,” as it’s known colloquially, is ...read more

Loch lomond 12 years old (2018)

Words of whisky - yesterday

The balance and the soft notes of peat lift this whisky above your average entry level whisky. Pleasant stuff from Loch Lomond. Read More The post Loch Lomond 12 Years Old (2018) appeared first on Wor ...read more

La aroma de cuba mi amor: a cuban-ecuadorean-nicaraguan menage a trois

Whisky critic - 2 days ago

The cigar with the long name – La Aroma de Cuba mi Amor [“the smell of Cuba, my love”] is the result of a ménage a trois between the Nicaraguan binder and filler with a wrapper origi ...read more

How to taste honey flavors in whisky

Whisky advocate - 2 days ago

Whisky is itself soft, golden nectar, but it also contains a swarm of honeyed flavors. The post How to Taste Honey Flavors in Whisky appeared first on Whisky Advocate. ...read more

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New redemption whiskey born from a “mistake”

The whiskey wash - 2 days ago

Redemption Tyler's Mistake brings together a blend of 2 & 3 year old rye and 9 year old bourbon into a 94 proof offering. The post New Redemption Whiskey Born From A “Mistake” appeare ...read more

Constellation buys some pot

Whisky critic - 2 days ago

Constellation Brands – owner of mega-popular Corona beer – has entered into a deal with Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth to invest a whopping $4 billion and take Constellation to 38 ...read more

Sipp’n corn tasting notes – peerless single barrel kentucky straight rye whiskey

Sipp'n corn - 2 days ago

As most whiskey fans already know, the father and son team of Corky and Carson Taylor revived the Peerless brand that their ancestor, Henry Kraver, started in 1889 in Henderson, Kentucky. I hadn ...read more

The seychelles rum – takamaka 8 year 40%

The whisky lady - 2 days ago

Just as we were settling into our Columbian explorations, one of our tasting companions added to the mix a recent purchase from his trip to The Seychelles with a rum from La Pleine St Andre. Takamaka ...read more

Launceston distillery land their first release

Whisky waffle - 3 days ago

Posted by: Ted The old Ansett Hangar 17 at Launceston airport looked almost exactly the same as it had the last time I had visited a couple of years ago. The only real sign of time progressing was a n ...read more

Q&a: alasdair day, r&b distillers co-founder!

Master of malt - 3 days ago

We meet Alasdair Day, R&B Distillers, to chat Tweeddale blends, his whisky heritage and what the future holds for blended Scotch whiskies… R&B Distillers is a company on a fascinating ...read more

Wine and whiskey tasting in california’s paso robles, 2018

Drink hacker - 3 days ago

Paso Robles, in the northern part of San Luis Obispo County, has a storied past: a history of habitation by the Salinan Indians that we can trace back thousands of years, a change of hands to Mexican ownership (before and after the Mexi ...read more

All u.s. penderyn expressions have won gold medals! – welsh whisky news

Whisky intelligence - 3 days ago

Benriach single casks at loch fyne whiskies – scotch whisky news

Whisky intelligence - 3 days ago

Mossburn distillery tasting the whisky shop #sfo august 18th, 2018 – scotch whisky news

Whisky intelligence - 3 days ago

Saturday, August 18th, 2:30-5:30PM: Single Malt Scotch Tasting: Mossburn Distillery Expand your whisky knowledge at our expert-presented traditional whisky tasting, featuring Scotland’s Mossbu ...read more

Old pulteney unveils new collection to signal brand evolution – scotch whisky news

Whisky intelligence - 3 days ago

Old Pulteney unveils new collection to signal brand evolution New expressions set sail for the maritime malt 14 August 2018 – Distilled and matured by the sea, Old Pulteney single malt Scotch wh ...read more

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Chichibu 2009 public bar islands

Malt review - 3 days ago

Alpine distilling ipa cask finished bourbon (750ml)

For whiskey lovers - 3 days ago

$64.95 This is no ordinary whiskey: Alpine Distilling IPA Cask Finished Bourbon is Alpine Distilling’s award winning bourbon, aged for an additional 4 months in casks previously used by Park Cit ...read more

Talisker dark storm whisky review, £70

Great drams - 3 days ago

Talisker Distillery is the oldest working distillery on the stunning Isle of Skye and creates fiercely peated drams with a light body. It was first built in 1830, much to the dismay of the local preac ...read more

Women in whiskey returns to nashville whiskey festival

Straight up 615 - 3 days ago

The Nashville Whiskey Festival is back for its seventh year in Music City. The Festival, produced by Midtown Corkdorks, culminates in a grand tasting on Saturday, October 6. A number of events during ...read more

Review: j.h. cutter whisky

Drink hacker - 3 days ago

Hotaling & Co. (formerly Anchor Distilling) has launched a new whiskey, inspired by a San Francisco brand so old they called it whisky, a tweak that Hotaling keeps intact for this release. Some de ...read more

Barton barrel warehouse recovery happening one barrel at a time

The whiskey wash - 3 days ago

The ongoing clean up process at the collapsed Barton 1792 barrel aging warehouse in Kentucky is happening literally one barrel at a time, as we learn from recently released video. The post Barton Barr ...read more

Bone snapper x-ray rye whiskey reserve (750ml)

For whiskey lovers - 3 days ago

$46.95Bone Snapper X Ray 4YO rye is produced by Backbone Bourbon Co. Distilled from a 95% rye and 5% malt mash bill, this rye is crafted in small batches and aged for four years in Bardstown, KY. Nonchill filtered, Bone Snapper ryes are bold and uncut, b ...read more

Old fitzgerald bottled in bond review

The whiskey jug - 3 days ago

Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond is a bottle, a label and a brand that exudes history. Old Fitz was originally created in 1870 for luxury mass transit (railroad and steamships) and private clubs; John E ...read more

Benriach batch 15 1991 burgundy

Ben's whisky - 3 days ago

Notes for the big boy from the 15th single cask batch, plus a few extras I had lurking in my notebook.Benriach 1991, 26 years old, 49.4% A⊕Single cask batch 15Full term maturation in Burgundy ba ...read more

Carlsberg takes you to the river with waterfall-powered pub

Whisky critic - 3 days ago

Danish brewer Carlsberg is enticing you to enjoy their beer in their ‘Carlsberg Cabin’ – your personal pub powered by hydro and solar power technology and built using only sustainabl ...read more

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