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Check out the all latest news relating to whisky - including Scotch Whisky, American Whiskey, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whisky; whisky styles including single malt, blended malt, blended whisky and grain whisky; top whisky-producing regions like Islay, Speyside and The Highlands; and top distilleries and brands like Ardbeg, Balvenie, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Lagavulin, Laphroaig and Macallan.
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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Sorry guys… The Bruichladdich Prices *were* wrong
Sorry guys… The Bruichladdich Prices *were* wrong

So, here’s the thing. We fucked up. We got the pricing on our recently released Bruichladdich single casks wrong. To be precise, we accidentally used the figure per litre of…

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New Innovative Glass Closures Now Available Separately For Just £1
New Innovative Glass Closures Now Available Separately For Just £1

You may have seen that we recently launched a couple of single casks that featured our shiny new innovative glass closures, which you can read all about here. We also…

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Master of Cocktails – I’m a Fun Guy
Master of Cocktails – I’m a Fun Guy

Right then everyone. Are we all ready for this week’s #MasterofCocktails? We’re going somewhat off-piste this week, making a riff on the Boulevardier, but introducing massive Umami by firstly subbing…

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Glenfarclas 105 Winner’s Running 21 Miles for Charity to Claim Prize!
Glenfarclas 105 Winner’s Running 21 Miles for Charity to Claim Prize!

Sometimes, a great thing happens off the back of something else unexpectedly. When we gave you all the chance to win a very rare, not-available-for-sale, mahoosive 3 litre bottle of…

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Six New Master of Malt Single Cask Bottlings PLUS We Present Our New Glass Closures
Six New Master of Malt Single Cask Bottlings PLUS We Present Our New Glass Closures

So then. Single Cask bottlings, eh? Specifically our Single Cask bottlings. It’s been a little while since we’ve bottled a load of delicious whisky for our Single Cask Series, but…

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Master of Cocktails – The Old Pal
Master of Cocktails – The Old Pal

Right then – everyone about ready for a #MasterofCocktails? This evening we’re going to make an oft-overlooked drink, the ‘Old Pal’. The use of Dry vermouth lends this drink a…

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Master of Cocktails – The Bobby Burns
Master of Cocktails – The Bobby Burns

For #MasterofCocktails this week we made a twist on the Rob Roy (which I’ve decided on balance might be a rubbish drink). It’s called a ‘Bobby Burns’ – and uses…

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St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland with Jameson!
St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland with Jameson!

It was 11am in Gatwick airport on Saturday 14th March. The plane taking a small drinks press contingent over to Ireland for Jameson’s extended #HelloDublin St. Patrick’s Day celebrations was…

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Winnings from the WWA, WDA & Icons of Whisky
Winnings from the WWA, WDA & Icons of Whisky

Yesterday saw the winners of the 2015 World Drinks Awards announced, as well as the winners of Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky and World Whiskies Awards – a very busy…

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The Lakes Distillery – A Delightful Weekend In The Country
The Lakes Distillery – A Delightful Weekend In The Country

“Are you a sponge or a stone? Do you like to experience all facets of life, or do you shut yourself off from new experience?” With whisky distilleries opening right…

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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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Master of Cocktails – Salted Caramel Old-Fashioned
Master of Cocktails – Salted Caramel Old-Fashioned

Right then, cocktail fans. For this week’s #MasterofCocktails, we’re going to be making a Salted Caramel Old-Fashioned recipe. Yum yum. If you’re planning on making along with this week’s #MasterofCocktails,…

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Celebrate The Holi Festival and Win Great Prizes!
Celebrate The Holi Festival and Win Great Prizes!

Holi, the spring festival of colours, is almost upon us. You know, it’s the one with all the powder and paint that always looks like loads and loads of fun!…

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