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The Vesper Cocktail – An Open Letter To Commander Bond
The Vesper Cocktail – An Open Letter To Commander Bond

Published today – an open letter from Tunbridge-Wells-Based manufacturer, The Handmade Cocktail Company to Commander Bond. The letter reads: Dear Commander Bond, I write to you today in the gravest…

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Old Pulteney 40 Year Old!
Old Pulteney 40 Year Old!

Prepare your faces for glee and/or delight, for we bring glad tidings all the way from Caithness (the north-eastern tip of the Scottish mainland – presumably very wet and cold)….

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New: Antique Cocktails from The Experimental Series
New: Antique Cocktails from The Experimental Series

So – a few weeks back you may remember we launched a couple of ‘experimental’ cocktails – the Hanky Panky and the Boulevardier. The good news on this front is…

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FEW Spirits – Distilled in Evanston, Illinois
FEW Spirits – Distilled in Evanston, Illinois

If there was ever a word so god damn awful it’s guaranteed to send a shudder down your spine it is the dreaded p-word – prohibition *a wolf howls in…

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Handmade Cocktail Company – The Experimental Series
Handmade Cocktail Company – The Experimental Series

Those of you who’ve been paying attention may remember that back in February of this year, we ran a little competition – the purpose of which was to get you…

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Limited Release: Caskstrength.net 16 Year Old BenRiach
Limited Release: Caskstrength.net 16 Year Old BenRiach

You remember our friends from Caskstrength.net? Bespectacled, dapper sort of chaps? They’re into whisky and Alan Partridge, do some events…? Anyway, they’ve gone and teamed up with BenRiach to put…

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Summer Fruit Cup from Professor Ampleforth
Summer Fruit Cup from Professor Ampleforth

So – Summer’s here. Sort of. From time-to-time. When it’s not flooding or what-have-you. With this in mind, Professor Cornelius Ampleforth has turned his attention to perhaps the most quintessentially…

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New Product – Maple Whiskey Liqueur
New Product – Maple Whiskey Liqueur

Maple Syrup? Gooood. Rye-Heavy, 9yo Bourbon? Goooooooood.

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Ardbeg Galileo
Ardbeg Galileo

This is (at this stage) just a rumour. But there are rumours, and there are rumours. I’d be inclined to say that I’m probably over 90% that this is happening….

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Feis Ile 2012, Day 7
Feis Ile 2012, Day 7

Onward Malting solidiers! Marching as to…more drams. So many drams… We’ve done it again, we have! Had the bespectacled lads over from Cask Strength last night for ribs and more ribs….

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Breaking News: Women drink whiskyBreaking News: Women drink whisky

Yes, Women drink whisky. I know what you’re thinking: The shock! The horror! Scratch that. You’re thinking: I know. Boring. Old news. Who gives a doodle? Full disclosure: until 3…

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£100 Bounty for Responsibly Sourced Juniper
£100 Bounty for Responsibly Sourced Juniper

Okay, so here’s the thing – I’ve got a reasonably good idea. It’s a secret for now, but won’t be for much longer – in fact to those of you…

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Glenfiddich: The World’s Highest Whisky Tasting
Glenfiddich: The World’s Highest Whisky Tasting

The weather may have thwarted the brave Walking with the Wounded team’s attempt on the summit of Everest, but their journey is still an inspiring story. And tonight, they will…

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Master of Malt win ‘Online Retailer of the Year’ at the World Whiskies Awards 2012
Master of Malt win ‘Online Retailer of the Year’ at the World Whiskies Awards 2012

Well – last week was quite a week. Further to staying up unfeasibly late on Tuesday drinking Hot chocolate and Lemonade into the wee hours with the lovely folk at…

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World Whisky Day
World Whisky Day

Maths, hepatitis, civil aviation… what do they have in common? Obviously they should all be avoided wherever possible but there is one more thing – all have their own day….

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100,000 Scovilles Naga Chilli VodkaThe World’s Hottest Chilli Vodka

We’re going to introduce you to our latest product, but you’ll probably wish we hadn’t. You’ll wish we never even made it. You see, folks, we’ve created the world’s hottest chilli…

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