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The Whisky Show 2018 – a preview
The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show is almost upon us! It’s our tenth show this year and we’re celebrating in style – we’ve got more whisky than ever before, bigger masterclasses, excellent show bottlings...
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Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2019 – The Winners
It’s that time again: Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2019 is landing imminently and Jim’s picks of the world’s top whiskies are in. After a few years of controversial choices, with Scotch whisky bouncing in...
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Amrut – Nectar of the Gods with Ashok Chockalingam
In a bust-up for the dubious honour of ‘most mysterious and least-known major whisky-producing nation’ it is, by my reckoning, a straight-up two-way tussle between India and Taiwan – Japan and England...
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Kavalan Vinho Single Cask – exclusive to The Whisky Exchange
We’re kicking off the new year with a brand-new exclusive release – please welcome our Kavalan Vinho single cask, freshly arrived from Taiwan. Kavalan – Taiwanese Malt If you’ve been reading the blog...
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The World Whiskies Awards 2019 – the winners
The 2019 whisky season has officially started: Whisky Live London kicks off today and last night saw the announcement of the winners of the World Whiskies Awards 2019. While we’ve known who won medals...
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Cognac vs Whisky – an eaux-de-ssey
Two of the world’s most historic and heritage-rich spirits, Scotch single malt whisky and Cognac, have evolved in distinct – and wildly different – directions. Equally, both have experienced...
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The Whisky Exchange Whisky of the Year – nominations are open
It may be sweltering outside, but it’s time for us to start the process for an annual winter event – the unveiling of The Whisky Exchange Whisky of the Year! Whisky of the Year Every year since 2014,...
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Novelty Bottles – Cask Finishes Edition
Casks, amirite? Some of them are familiar, some of them are less so – all of them have an irrevocable (or irreparable, depending on where you’re sitting) effect on the spirit matured within them. In...
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Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2020 – the winners
With its usual lack of fanfare (followed by a lot of internet-based raging), the latest edition of ‘The World’s Leading Whisky Guide’ has landed – Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2020. It’s a big year for...
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Whisky of the Year – the winner…
It’s that time again – the announcement of our Whisky of the Year. And the winner is, drum-roll, please… Benromach 15 Year Old – The Winner Congratulations to Benromach! We’re big fans of the...
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Virtual Tastings
It’s a strange time. The Whisky Exchange team are almost all working from home and all of our upcoming events for the next few months have been cancelled or postponed. However, we, like many others,...
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Virtual Tastings – May 2020
It’s a new month and we’ve got a new line-up of virtual tastings to keep you learning about great drinks from the comfort of your own sofa. Mid May brings us World Whisky Day, and we’re celebrating all...
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Virtual Tastings – July 2020
While our shop at London Bridge is now open, we’re not quite ready to start running tastings in person yet, so our program of Virtual Tastings continues! Virtual Tastings June’s line-up of tastings has...
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Virtual Tastings – February 2021
It’s only a week since our January Virtual Tastings post, but February is almost here and with it our next couple of tastings – a chocolate-laden Valentine’s treat, an evening of fabulous fizz, and a...
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Virtual Tastings – August 2021
We’ve had a bit of time off our virtual tastings recently – with bars reopening we want to encourage folks to (safely) get back out there. However, in August we’ve got a tasting that we could only ever...
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Everything You Need To Know About Whisky (but are too afraid to ask)
After more than a year of planning, months of writing and weeks of proofreading, we are very proud to announce the launch of a very special project: our first-ever book – Everything You Need To Know...
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Whisky 101 – Part one: a beginner’s guide
The world of whisky is wide and can be confusing. Here’s a short guide to help you interpret what’s on a label and make sure you are picking up the right bottle. What is Whisky? The first question and...
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Whisky 101 – Part Two: whisk(e)y around the world
Continuing our series of posts looking at whisky making, terminology and style, it’s time to go global. Whisky is made around the world, but it’s a bit different wherever you find a distillery. In this...
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May Tastings at The Whisky Exchange
Our May tastings are taking a peated turn. In the hands of the right whisky makers, peat can unveil incredible layers of flavour that can be full on and heady but can also be surprisingly and...
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Exclusive Sherry Casks – October Tastings at The Whisky Exchange
There is an increasingly noticeable nip in the air and the leaves are taking on the deep copper tones of a sherry-cask-aged whisky. Apt then that this is a style of whisky, with their notes of sweet...
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