September 2012 Archives - Edinburgh Whisky Blog

Lord Elcho

September 21, 2012 by Chris +

Heard of him? Neither had I, so let me tell you a bit about him. Lord Elcho (David to his mates) was the son of the 5th Earl of Wemyss and, after attending Military school in France, travelled to Italy where, in 1740, he met [...]

The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2012

September 18, 2012 by Chris +

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It’s competition time here once again at EWB Towers! The Whisky Exchange are hosting their annual Whisky Show at Vinopolis in London on 6th and 7th of October and those generous folks at TWE have given us a pair of tickets to [...]

Malt Master David Stewart’s 50 years

September 5, 2012 by Chris +

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It is amazing when you think about it; 50 years with William Grant & Sons. When David Stewart began his apprenticeship, Glenfiddich was just about to become the first single malt to be exported from Scotland in any [...]

Port Ellen – Are they taking the piss?

September 4, 2012 by Jason +

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I’ll start by saying that I have no problem with the sort of supply and demand system that we live with in this day and age. I’m usually fine with it. I am no way against big business or people making honest [...]

Ardbeg Galileo part 2 – Competition and tasting notes

September 3, 2012 by Graeme +

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On Saturday the new release by Ardbeg came out. It was of course Ardbeg Galileo and we here at EWB were lucky enough to have a fantastic interview with the creator of the whisky Dr. Bill Lumsden, which you can check out here. [...]