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Highland Park Dark Origins
Highland Park Dark Origins

When we received an invite to the launch of a new core Highland Park expression, we were naturally quite excited. The invite said that we were to be taken into…

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The Eccentric History of Berry Brothers and Rudd — Part I
The Eccentric History of Berry Brothers and Rudd — Part I

Earlier this year, I became rather enamoured with what is arguably the drinks world’s most prestigious address – No. 3 St James’s – home to the wine and spirits merchant,…

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Limited Edition Joey Dunlop Charity Whisky from the Isle of Man TT
Limited Edition Joey Dunlop Charity Whisky from the Isle of Man TT

After Fèis Ìle 2014 I travelled straight down to Liverpool – do not pass go, do not collect any clean underwear – and jumped on the Steam Packet over to…

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New Product – Rumbullion! XO 15yo
New Product – Rumbullion! XO 15yo

It’s hard to believe, but the original Rumbullion! hasn’t even been with us for 3 years yet. Initially launched in November 2011, and followed by a punchier Navy-Strength version late…

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

Greetings traveller, Today we travelled as far north as most ever venture on Islay. In this issue of Tales From The Isle I’ll be telling you why we’ve made this…

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Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Kilchoman & Jura Day
Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Kilchoman & Jura Day

Greetings traveller, In this special issue of Tales From The Isle – available with a choice of two covers – we visit both Kilchoman and Jura distilleries! Which cover will…

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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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Five New Boutique-ys Including a Bruichladdich
Five New Boutique-ys Including a Bruichladdich

Well these have certainly been a wee while coming, but all good things, etc… Truth is, I’ve sort of forgotten that any other type of whisky other than ‘peated’ exists…

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Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Laphroaig Day & iPed 2014
Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Laphroaig Day & iPed 2014

Greetings traveller, They say that the devil no longer visits Islay, which is why one policeman is sufficient for a population of thousands. We’ll be taking a closer look at…

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Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Caol Ila Day
Feis Ile 2014, Tales From The Isle – Caol Ila Day

Greetings traveller, Traditionally-rigged tall ships are pretty cool. Ships like the Bessie Ellen, for example, Britain’s last wooden coasting ketch still under sail. These days it’s a regular sight at…

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

Greetings traveller, In this issue of Tales From The Isle we travel to Bruichladdich over on the Rinns of Islay. This was good news for us as we’re actually…

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

We’ve made it to Islay! In fact, we’ve been here since Thursday (quite keen) but it hasn’t all been plain sailing. Alexandra and I actually missed our ferry, which, as…

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NEW: Master of Malt 10 Year Old Blended Whisky
NEW: Master of Malt 10 Year Old Blended Whisky

It’s all go over here at the moment and having recently launched the Reference Series, there is another exciting project or two just on the horizon, not to mention some…

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The Glenlivet Nàdurra Oloroso
The Glenlivet Nàdurra Oloroso

The Glenlivet is one of most popular single malts in the world, selling around 11 million bottles a year (they’re second only to Glenfiddich in terms of overall sales) and…

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The Singleton Whisky Night Market with Tailfire and Sunray
The Singleton Whisky Night Market with Tailfire and Sunray

The Singleton of Dufftown recently launched two new NAS expressions. You may have seen them, they’re the ones named after hot rod car paints fishing flies (in keeping with the…

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