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Glenfiddich Rare Collection Cask No 20050

August 7, 2019 by Chris +

Fifty years ago, in 1969, the single malt market was very different from the one of today. For starters, single malt whisky was barely marketed outside of the UK, blends ruled the market with even greater dominance than they [...]

Benriach Single Cask Batch 16

August 5, 2019 by Chris +

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It’s the height of summer, therefore it’s that time of year when Benriach release an annual batch of single cask whiskies. Last year was impressive, with a mix of peated unpeated whiskies in the seventeen-strong range, along [...]

Crabbie’s Distillery & 8yo Single Malt

June 24, 2018 by Chris +

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It seems as though there’s a bit of a race happening in Edinburgh at the moment as to who can be the first open a malt whisky distillery in the capital. The Holyrood Park Distillery project has been chugging along for a wee [...]

Singleton Malt Master’s Selection

June 18, 2018 by Chris +

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You’ll have noticed we’re not the best at time keeping here at EWB. Meeting us for a pint at 7pm? We’ll be there at half past. Tasting starts at 8pm sharp? We’ll nonchalantly rock up at 8:05pm. Whisky festival begins at [...]

Benriach Temporis 21yo

May 21, 2018 by Chris +

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A few weeks ago I was invited to a very intimate gathering of whisky folks at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Vaults in Leith, to be one of the first to sample Benriach’s new expression, Temporis 21yo. Led by Matt Chambers [...]