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Benromach Cask Strength Vintage 2008

April 24, 2019 by Chris +

Its been a busy few weeks at EWB, hosting tastings and events, attending dinners and product launches, and generally having a good ol’ time of it. However, it has meant that I’ve been lacking somewhat in keeping up with new [...]

Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2019

March 25, 2019 by Chris +

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Spring has now most definitely sprung, and in terms of the whisky calendar that usually means one thing; the annual release of Kilchoman’s Loch Gorm expression. With the Loch Gorm recipe evolving over the years, the 2019 [...]

Benromach Peat Smoke Sherry Cask Matured

March 24, 2019 by Chris +

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Benromach, in my opinion one of Speyside’s most well hidden gems, has recently released its first peated whisky matured exclusively in first fill sherry hogsheads. It was only launched just over a fortnight ago and already a [...]

Claxton’s Spirits Single Casks

March 8, 2019 by Chris +

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A couple of months ago the very kind people at Claxton’s Spirits got in touch and asked if they could send me a wee box of their single cask releases. Out of sheer politeness I said yes*, and now here we are. When I popped [...]

Jameson Bow Street 18yo Batch 1 & 2

March 6, 2019 by Chris +

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Since 1975 every drop of Jameson whiskey has been distilled and matured at the massive Midleton complex located on the outskirts of Cork in southern Ireland, after the brand relocated from Dublin. It’s only very recently that [...]