Johnnie Walker Director’s Blend: a dream within a dream? Imagine this. You meet a girl or a guy (depending on your preference), you get to know each other and soon it turns out he or she is quite simply perfect. The person in [...]
EWB’s 5th Birthday Bash 2014. Holy shit. How did that happen? It seems like only a few weeks ago I sat down to write an article about EWB turning 4 years old and here I am writing another one about [...]
The Stars Align Sometimes, without an apparent cause or a as much as a moment’s warning, the stars align and the great cosmic cycle of chaos and order reaches one of its notoriously [...]
Our own boutique-y whisky! “Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.” Ernest Hemingway may have had a point, but the outcome of a slightly hazy [...]
Jameson Housewarming It has been a whirlwind couple of days. I was lucky enough to be invited to Midleton Distillery to see the opening of a new stillhouse, the establishing of an Irish Whiskey [...]
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The all new super-mega-ultra-premium Mortlach series

Tiger
Musings
March 10, 2014 by +
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A few years ago when I was first broadening my whisky horizon, I was introduced to a bottle of Mortlach Flora and Fauna 16yo. I can still remember that moment to this day; I tried it at the Scotch Whisky Experience [...]
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An illogical ageist

Lucas
Musings
March 5, 2014 by +
6 Comments
Following my recent post about poor quality no-age-statement releases we have received many comments here on the blog, on social media, by email etc. From all of us here at EWB – massive thank you! The [...]
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Edinburgh Whisky Blog Prohibition Tasting Part 1

Chris
Events
February 28, 2014 by +
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Over the last couple of years, myself and Tiger have been hosting tastings for student whisky societies. It is always an honour, privilege and pleasure to do these tastings, as once we have a budget in mind we have [...]
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Ballantine’s Ballance Competition

Tiger
News
February 26, 2014 by +
4 Comments
Yes, I realise I’ve spelled balance with two ‘l’s. I assure you there’s method in the madness, let me explain. Ballantine’s 12 recently launched Ballance, one of the coolest and craziest servings of a whisky you’re [...]
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Balvenie – The Intelligent Hand

Graeme
Events
February 21, 2014 by +
0 Comments
Craft is the word of the moment. The alcohol industry alone gives birth to a new ‘craft’ product every second and as Bono was (probably) heard saying: “every time I clap my hands, a new craft beer [...]
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