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Crabbie’s Distillery & 8yo Single Malt

June 24, 2018 by Chris +

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 [...]

Glendronach Batch 16 – a trio of drams

April 12, 2018 by Chris +

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Every few months since mid-2009, Glendronach have released a new batch of single cask bottlings. Each batch is more hotly anticipated than the last, given the distillery’s now-rock solid reputation for producing stellar [...]

Christmas Competition with Shackleton Whisky!

December 18, 2017 by Chris +

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Oh how we love to bask in the spotlight of altruism. We simply can’t help it sometimes. The season of goodwill is upon us and the Christmas spirits are flowing through us; mainly whisky with the odd splash of gin and touch of [...]