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Kilchoman (Cask 00001, Bottle 001)

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May 9, 2009 by Lucas +

Yeah, this is not a joke. The Kilchoman distillery on Islay will be launching its first malt on 9th September this year, but the very first bottle from the very first cask filled at the distillery in December 2005 will be [...]

Single Cask Caol Ila and Lagavulin for Islay Festival

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May 6, 2009 by Lucas +

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Press Release from 5 May 2009: To celebrate this year’s Islay Festival of Malt & Music on 23-30 May, Diageo is once again making available two special Festival editions of its Islay Single Malt Scotch Whiskies. These very [...]

Braking news! Whisky Bible 2010 by a different author!

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April 1, 2009 by Lucas +

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Dram Good Books Ltd, the publisher of the world famous Whisky Bible announced that they have cancelled their agreement with Jim Murray, and he will not be the author of the 2010 edition of the famous whisky guide. The reason [...]

Bruichladdich Buckfast Finish

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April 1, 2009 by Lucas +

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A Hebridean distiller has been inspired by Scotland’s other national drink for maturing its whisky. Buckfast is a 15% fortified wine made by Benedictine monks and known affectionately as ‘electric soup’, [...]

PeatFreak.com closing down

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March 28, 2009 by Lucas +

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A very popular website and one of the most popular whisky forums, PeatFreak.com, is closing down, it was announced by its creator on Wednesday. In his explanation he stated that he is disillusioned about the whisky community [...]