April 2012 Archives - 2/13 - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

The latest single casks from Wemyss Malts

April 12, 2012 by Chris +

More delicious single casks from Wemyss Malts They’ve been a busy bunch recently haven’t they? Wemyss Malts have been releasing many cracking blended malts and single cask bottlings over the past few months and I’ve had the [...]

Ardbeg try near zero-gravity experiment

April 11, 2012 by Chris +

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Dr. Bill Lumsden’s lastest experiment at Ardbeg This is the latest wacky and wonderful experiment from Dr Bill Lumsden, head of whisky distilling and creation at Ardbeg. Trying to understand the complex interactions [...]

An evening with the Water of Life Society

April 8, 2012 by Chris +

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An evening in the company of Edinburgh University’s Water of Life Society For many months now we’ve been meaning to get ourselves along to an event hosted by Edinburgh University’s Water of Life Society (WOLS for [...]

The smell of decadence

April 6, 2012 by Lucas +

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Have you ever wondered what decadence smells like? Or comfort? Or clarity of thought? Or power? Of course you haven’t. A notion that abstract human concepts can have a taste, smell, shape, colour or texture is either [...]

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Pincer Vodka vs Glendronach Virgin Oak

April 6, 2012 by Chris +

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Pincer Vodka beats Glendronach 14 virgin oak in a duel Vodka on EWB again! Just over a month ago, our guest blogger, Joe, reviewed Chase Vodka on the Blog. This continues Edinburgh Whisky Blog’s branching out into other [...]