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Fèis Ìle – The Islay Whisky Festival 2015
Fèis Ìle – The Islay Whisky Festival 2015

As some of you may already know, we’re sadly not going to be at Fèis Ìle this year. I know, I know. We had a good run though – attending…

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Jake & Sam’s Top 10 Greatest Ever Whisky Appearances in Film & TV!
Jake & Sam’s Top 10 Greatest Ever Whisky Appearances in Film & TV!

Something of a rarity this – a joint blog post! Jake and Sam are proud to present our top whisky appearances on the big and small screen. So, with Blur’s…

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The Charity Run of the Bumblebee!
The Charity Run of the Bumblebee!

This bank holiday/Star Wars day weekend saw the Charity Bee Run take place! Wheels that were put in motion back on Glenfarclas 105 Day with our Facebook competition saw a…

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It’s Glenfarclas 105 Day!
It’s Glenfarclas 105 Day!

It’s the 105th day of the year today, and we’re celebrating 105 Cask Strength with our good friends at Glenfarclas! – Every 105 minutes throughout the day, one lucky customer…

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Glenlivet Nàdurra First Fill Selection
Glenlivet Nàdurra First Fill Selection

A little while back I received a sample of Nàdurra First Fill Selection only to get all full of horrible cold when the time came to taste it. Hmph. After…

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Have Yourselves a Brilliant Burns Supper This Sunday!
Have Yourselves a Brilliant Burns Supper This Sunday!

On Sunday the 25th of January, folk around the world will be taking part in a Burns Supper to celebrate the life and work of Robert Burns, one of Scotland’s…

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William Grant Launches Glenfiddich Gallery
William Grant Launches Glenfiddich Gallery

Well this one’s been teed up perfectly really following last week’s post on The Glenlivet, and specifically how they’re catching the Glenfiddich in terms of sales whilst placing emphasise on…

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The Glenlivet Passes 1m Case Milestone & Launches Founder’s Reserve
The Glenlivet Passes 1m Case Milestone & Launches Founder’s Reserve

The Glenlivet has reached a considerable milestone in its quest to become the best selling single malt Scotch in the world (a position currently held by Glenfiddich), by selling one…

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David Beckham Haig Club Single Grain Whisky
David Beckham Haig Club Single Grain Whisky

This is really a follow up to my previous post ‘Will Grain Whisky be promoted to the Big League as David Beckham signs for Haig Club?‘, where I talk more…

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Auchentoshan 25 Year Old 1988 Wine Cask Finish – “YEEAAAHHHH!!!”
Auchentoshan 25 Year Old 1988 Wine Cask Finish – “YEEAAAHHHH!!!”

A 25 year old 1988 vintage. That’s quite enough about me though. Feeling a little guilty that I haven’t got to this whisky already (we received the package with the…

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Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 3: Lark)
Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 3: Lark)

In many ways, Lark was the flagship behind the burgeoning whisky scene in Tasmania. Established in 1992, it was the first fully licensed commercial distillery on the island since the…

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Dramboree 2014 – Another Whisky Weekend in Scotland!
Dramboree 2014 – Another Whisky Weekend in Scotland!

Ah, Dramboree. A truly fantastic event, and one that’s difficult to convey in all its glory within a blog post. (One of the many reasons it’s taken me a little…

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Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Ardbeg Day
Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Ardbeg Day

Greetings traveller, In this final issue of Tales From The Isle everybody was very much in the mood for the upcoming football extravaganza. You must know about the huge sports…

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Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Bowmore Day & Gartbreck
Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Bowmore Day & Gartbreck

Greetings traveller, In today’s Tales From The Isle I’d planned to bring you the story of the devil’s final visit to Bowmore in some detail, but an action-packed day at…

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New Product Range: Reference Series
New Product Range: Reference Series

It’s fair to say that this project has been a while in the making*, but hopefully it’s been worth it. It’s a bit of a two-sided coin, this – one…

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Callooh Callay – Bar Review
Callooh Callay – Bar Review

The streets of Shoreditch are roamed by tight-chino’d packs of hip London youth, gyring and gimbling in the wabe like those slithy toves in Lewis Caroll’s brilliant work of nonsense,…

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