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Whisky Advent Day 11: Arran – Batch 4 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)

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Whisky Advent Calendar

So, what do we have behind window number 11 of The Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram? Why it’s the fourth batch of That Boutique-y Whisky Company‘s Arran single malt whisky!*

Each of the Arrans in this series features illustrator Emily Chappell and a friend stranded on a desert island after an ill-fated kayaking trip. As you may know, there are often subtle differences between the labels of Boutique-y batches, however, and if you look carefully on the right hand side of Batch 4… you’ll see that she’s actually put up her Christmas tree!

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Categories : Scotch Whisky, Tasting Notes, Whisky
Tags : Advent Calendars, Arran, Auchentoshan, Drinks by the Dram, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
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The Return of Ask #WhiskySanta… He’ll grant one wish per day!

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Whisky Santa

[Update: He’s now giving gifts away at the checkout too!]

Guess who is back… Back once again… #WhiskySanta is back! Tell all your friends and loved ones. Ho ho ho! A bit of the M&M-style wrap for you there. I like to stay current.

That’s right, your favourite festive, omniscient, supernatural, heavily-bearded being is back from his holibobs. I may have only had ten months off after last year’s festivities (during which I even received a shiny ISC award) but a tinsel-covered alarm clock has gone off somewhere and I’m feeling extremely generous once again! Time to make some lists and check them twice – lists of people using #WhiskySanta, that is – before granting one wish per day for you lucky people for a second year running!

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Categories : Absinthe, Cognac, Competitions, Gin, Liqueurs, News, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky, Wine
Tags : Arran, Bathtub Gin, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Christmas, Dalmore, Dalwhinnie, Glengoyne, Gordon and Macphail, Hibiki, Jura, Oban, Octomore, Penderyn, Smooth Ambler, Uigeadail, Whisky Santa
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New Innovative Glass Closures Now Available Separately For Just £1

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Master Of Malt Single Casks Glass Closures

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 invited you to give your feedback and one query that arose was whether we were going to sell the closures separately, after all, they’ll fit any of the bottles in our Single Cask Series! We thought this was such a good idea that we should do it immediately. So we did.

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Categories : News, Whisky
Tags : Arran, Independent Bottler, Master of Malt, Single Cask, Single Malt Whisky
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The Lakes Distillery – A Delightful Weekend In The Country

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The Lakes Distillery

“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 around the world, you must quite reasonably ask yourself questions such as this. We live in an age where a wide variety of excellent whiskies are being made outside of the traditional and well-established whisky producing counties, and if you’re not open to them, you’re missing out. In England, for example, the latest English whisky distillery to come on stream is The Lakes Distillery near Cockermouth.

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Categories : Gin, News, Tasting Notes, Vodka, Whisky
Tags : Arran, Bushmills, Caol Ila, English Whisky, Jim Beam, Lagavulin, Peaty Whisky, Single Malt Whisky
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Coastal Whisky: The Curious Relationship Between Whisky and the Seas

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Coastal Whisky Bowmore

Some whiskies can be said to have a ‘coastal’ or ‘maritime’ character, and invariably these are also whiskies that I absolutely love. In fact, these seaside malts are the reason I became interested in whisky in the first place, and the very best examples are still probably my favourite spirits in the world. This is personal taste, of course, and whilst I love most of the gods’ rich tapestry of whisky flavour profiles, I just happen to be a sucker for the Neptunian ones. So, consider me your Neil Oliver as we embark on a journey of discovery and also consider exactly how is it that some malts seemingly take on the very taste of the coast. This, is whisky on the edge… *Cue music*

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Categories : Scotch Whisky, Whisky
Tags : Ardmore, Arran, Balblair, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Glen Scotia, Glenmorangie, Highland Whisky, Islay Whisky, Kilkerran, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Old Pulteney, Peaty Whisky, Port Ellen, Scapa, Single Malt Whisky, Springbank, Talisker
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Whisky Santa’s Whisky Advent Day 18: Arran – Batch 4 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)

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Arran Batch 4 That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Followers of That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s batches of Arran single malt Scotch whisky will know that the label features Boutique-y illustrator Emily Chappell stranded on a desert island. Not the most festive of scenes, perhaps, except if you look carefully at Batch 4 you’ll see that she’s actually put up her Christmas tree!

An appropriate choice for day 18 of the Whisky Advent Calendar then! There’s even some festive spice and warming rye-style notes in this batch, although it’s very much still a charming Arran, and I’m rather partial to a charming Arran…

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Categories : Competitions, Scotch Whisky, Tasting Notes, Whisky
Tags : Advent Calendars, Arran, Single Malt Whisky, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Whisky Santa
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Drinks by the Dram Christmas Crackers!

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Drinks by the Dram Christmas Crackers

Before we get started, yes, we know. We’re banging on about Christmas and it’s not even Halloween yet. Most of us at MoM Towers are only just putting the finishing touches to our costumes – this year I’m changing it up from my usual Beastie Boys ‘Sabotage’ cop and going as a horse with Jake. He’s kindly volunteered to be the back half (but he doesn’t know that yet).

However, the Drinks by the Dram Christmas Crackers were recently put up for pre-order and now we can’t but feel all Christmassy and whatnot. Just look at these handsome little rascals! Don’t expect to find any tiny rulers, giant plastic paper-clips or ridiculously easy puzzles here, oh no. These Christmas Crackers are filled with award-winning spirits and liqueurs!

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Categories : Gin, News, Whisky
Tags : Ableforth's, Arran, Bourbon, Christmas Crackers, Drinks by the Dram, New Release, Rumbullion, Smooth Ambler, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
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Another 5 Releases from That Boutique-y Whisky Company

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That Boutiquey Whisky Company

Another month (well, nearly – it’s been over 3 weeks), another clutch of supremely awesome whiskies bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. This time we’re bringing you whiskies from Brora, Arran, Tobermory, Tormore and Aberfeldy.

Sadly, one of these beauties has already sold out (no prizes for guessing which I’m afraid), but the rest are still available for your delectation:

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Categories : News, Tasting Notes, Whisky
Tags : Aberfeldy, Arran, Auchentoshan, Aultmore, Blended Whisky, Bowmore, Brora, Clynelish, New Release, Port Ellen, Single Malt Whisky, Springbank, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Tobermory, Tormore
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Caskstrength and Carry On

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Caskstrength and Carry On whisky

Today we’re thrilled to announce the launch of Caskstrength.net’s first official whisky! Bottled to mark its 3rd Birthday, this is the first time any blog has released its own single malt, and we’re very proud to be the exclusive stockist!

Caskstrength.net was founded in 2008 by Neil and Joel, both formerly rival A&R men, working at Warner Bros and Island Records respectively. They formed the blog to share their love of whisky with friends and family, but since More…

Categories : Tasting Notes, Whisky
Tags : Arran, Cask Strength, New Release, Single Malt Whisky
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