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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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Master of Cocktails – Blood and Sand
Master of Cocktails – Blood and Sand

Whisky cocktails don’t get much more classic than the Blood and Sand, so it was inevitable that it would feature on #MasterofCocktails sooner or later. This version has, however, been…

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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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Master of Cocktails – The Manhattan
Master of Cocktails – The Manhattan

As mentioned last week, this one is going to be super-simple and super-high-quality. We’re making the perfect Manhattan, something not entered into lightly, of course, as it’s a cocktail that’s…

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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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Master of Cocktails – The Scottish Gold Rush
Master of Cocktails – The Scottish Gold Rush

Welcome to the second instalment of Master of Cocktails, our new cocktail recipe feature on Twitter each and every Sunday evening (#MasterofCocktails), followed by a write up here on the…

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Ballantine’s 12 Year Old Trip – Part Two
Ballantine’s 12 Year Old Trip – Part Two

So – with the distillery tour over and done with, it was time to move onto the main event; that which we had all been invited along to see. The…

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Ballantine’s 12 Year Old Trip – Part one
Ballantine’s 12 Year Old Trip – Part one

Okay. I’ll start here with an apology. This is possibly the most overdue blog post in the history of man (except my review of Dead Rabbit NYC, that’s more overdue)….

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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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Hudson Whiskey
Hudson Whiskey

The Hudson Whiskey range boasts the first legally distilled and aged grain spirits produced in New York since Prohibition! Fantastic in itself, Tuthilltown Spirits’ craft distillery (yep, another one –…

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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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1512 Spirits – Barbershop Booze!
1512 Spirits – Barbershop Booze!

When I first heard about a distillery from San Francisco run by a man who spends his days also running a barber shop, I have to say, I was intrigued….

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Dramboree: A Whisky Weekend in Scotland! (Part 2)
Dramboree: A Whisky Weekend in Scotland! (Part 2)

Following a fine Friday evening at Dramboree (see Part 1 of my Executive report), an entire day of whisky fun still lay ahead! I give you… Part Deux. After a…

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