May 2009 Archives - 3/21 - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

Jura 16 and Whyte & Mackay 19 free tonight!

May 20, 2009 by Lucas +

Just a quick update regarding tonight’s tasting at Leslie’s Bar (read post below if you don’t know what is going on). All of you who decide to join us will receive a measure of Jura 16 yo and Whyte & [...]

Islay whisky coaching night… for £10

May 18, 2009 by Lucas +

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This weeks we are starting a run-up for Islay Festival. We will do a couple of warm-up tastings, a fair deal of preparation work, some shopping etc, etc, etc. As part of accustoming our noses and palates to the Islay malts [...]

Diageo forces small companies out of The Gathering

May 15, 2009 by Lucas +

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Our attention has been drawn to a drama happening behind the scenes of the preparations for The Gathering, the centrepiece event of the Homecoming Scotland initiative, which will take place in Edinburgh in July. In short [...]

Fancy a trip to Orkney?

May 13, 2009 by Lucas +

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A press release from Highland Park: To celebrate Homecoming Scotland Whisky Month, Highland Park is welcoming visitors to enjoy a free tour at its Orkney distillery on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May. The guided tour of the [...]

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society to Rescue

May 11, 2009 by Chris +

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Lucas and I had been looking forward to this all month. We got an invitation to the SMWS to, as they put it: ‘sample some of the whiskies’ from the April outturn – the Society’s latest bottling list [...]