September 2009 Archives - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

Twitter Tasting Reminder

September 29, 2009 by Lucas +

Just to remind you that tomorrow (Wednesday, 30th September) at 7pm you can follow a live Twitter tasting we are running together with The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. If you are on Twitter, simply follow us at [...]

John Ramsay Legacy Glenrothes anyone?

September 28, 2009 by Lucas +

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Edrington Group is giving you a rare opportunity to say “Happy Retirement” to John Ramsay* in style (for just £699). We won’t be buying a bottle out of fear of our bank managers (they are a frustrated bunch [...]

Try a Manager’s Choice in Edinburgh

September 28, 2009 by Lucas +

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If just like me you can not quite afford a bottle from the Diageo’s Manager’s Choice range (first six bottlings out of 27 are out, scroll down for more info) but you are really curious to know what the fuss is all [...]

Malt Whisky Yearbook 2010

September 28, 2009 by Lucas +

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In all fairness we have known about it for a wee while now, but due to piles over piles of other stuff to do and, to a certain (very small!) extent, our laziness, we are only letting you know now. The newest Malt Whisky [...]

The Boat That Rocked

September 25, 2009 by Lucas +

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Have you ever found yourself in a situation so surreal, you started wondering if you were dreaming? As we were walking slowly and carefully down a gangplank towards a 68-foot racing yacht, in pissing rain, overshadowed by the [...]