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Quite a short blog post this one. Very soon (early next week in fact) the annual melee that is the Diageo special releases will be upon us. If there was…

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That Boutique-y Whisky Company is back. 4 more belters in time for Christmas.
That Boutique-y Whisky Company is back. 4 more belters in time for Christmas.

42. I’ll save you the trouble of counting. Turns out that it’s not only the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything, but is also the…

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Caskstrength and Carry On – 3D Whisky
Caskstrength and Carry On – 3D Whisky

The 11th November 2013 will forever go down in the annals of history as 3D-Day, the day when the chaps off that there Caskstrength.net officially launched their fourth whisky bottling…

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Heavy Sherry, Fresh Bourbon, Grain and ‘something a bit special’. TBWC strikes again.
Heavy Sherry, Fresh Bourbon, Grain and ‘something a bit special’. TBWC strikes again.

Told you we’d be back soon (and we’re not done yet)… Another week, and another 4 brand-spanking-new releases from That Boutique-y Whisky Company have hit the shelves in time for…

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Redbreast 21 Year Old Joins the Family!
Redbreast 21 Year Old Joins the Family!

UPDATE: You can now find Redbreast 21 Year Old on the site here! Last night saw the launch of a brand new Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey expression to join…

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I Guess We Can’t Win Them All… Food & Travel Magazine Reader Awards
I Guess We Can’t Win Them All… Food & Travel Magazine Reader Awards

The surroundings were familiar. Yes, it was indeed another swanky awards do *yawn*, just pass us the gongs and we’ll be on our way, I suppose. Except this time, things…

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Public Voting Open Now! – IWSC Independent Retailer Award
Public Voting Open Now! – IWSC Independent Retailer Award

UPDATE: After record numbers of consumer votes were received, we’re proud to announce that we have successfully made it onto the final shortlist for the IWSC Independent Retailer of the…

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Sloe Gin from Professor Cornelius Ampleforth!
Sloe Gin from Professor Cornelius Ampleforth!

Back in 2012 Professor Cornelius Ampleforth released his own unique version of the classic that is Sloe Gin, and he saw that it was good. Very good. So good, in…

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New Products – Batshit Mental Ideas!
New Products – Batshit Mental Ideas!

Some said that Galileo Galilei was crazy when he claimed to have evidence of a heliocentric solar system. Some even said that Robert Matthew Van Winkle had lost his marbles…

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Ardbeg TracTOUR!
Ardbeg TracTOUR!

Ever been stuck behind a tractor on a narrow road on Islay? Or anywhere else for that matter? Ardbeg, it seems, have created the perfect solution… With a little help…

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Oops!… We did it again: IWSC Results (International Wine & Spirits Competition)
Oops!… We did it again: IWSC Results (International Wine & Spirits Competition)

Another week, another set of awards results announced! This time from the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC), “the premier competition of its kind in the world”. (I know, I…

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Glenfarclas & Hine 1953 – The Auld Alliance
Glenfarclas & Hine 1953 – The Auld Alliance

Back at the end of May, just before all the busyness and rushing about, Ben and I attended a very special event, which I was no doubt supposed to write…

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Visiting Smooth Ambler Craft Distillery
Visiting Smooth Ambler Craft Distillery

It’s not often I manage to crowbar distillery visits into trips back to my hometown, near Washington, DC. Last December though, I was invited to go and check out Smooth…

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The Great Chicken Cock Whiskey Heist!
The Great Chicken Cock Whiskey Heist!

Ah, the infamous old-time favourite Chicken Cock Whiskey! Nope, me neither. It’s a thing though. Established in 1856, this Kentucky whiskey had to move its production to Canada during the…

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The Balvenie Whisky Fête & Tun 1401 – Batch 8
The Balvenie Whisky Fête & Tun 1401 – Batch 8

We are currently in the midst of The Balvenie Whisky Fête, which runs from 13th-15th June, with many of you no doubt planning on heading down there this weekend. London’s…

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North British, Dailuaine, Glen Moray, Tomintoul and Auchroisk. New Whisky from That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
North British, Dailuaine, Glen Moray, Tomintoul and Auchroisk. New Whisky from That Boutique-y Whisky Company.

Would you believe it’s been over a quarter of a year since the last batch of releases from That Boutique-y Whisky Company? Amazing. It’s almost like we had other stuff…

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