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7 Questions for Rens Defrenne from The Nectar

thewhiskylady - 2017-01-19

Since its opening in 2006, The Nectar has embarked in a quest for the best spirits to share with both consumers and professionals: whisky, rhum, cognac, armagnac, calvados, grappa… The Belgian company has become a real reference in the industry, distributing more than 2000 references as we speak, and even bottling some casks under its own label “nectar of the daily dram“ I wanted to …

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Women Who Whisky: Julie Trevisan Hunter (The Scotch Whisky Experience)

thewhiskylady - 2017-01-10

I am thrilled to introduce a brand new series on the blog for 2017 (yes, one more… I know what you think!), where I’ll be highlighting different “Women Who Whisky” and their views on the industry. What best way to kick off this series than catching-up with Julie Trevisan Hunter, Marketing Manager at the world-famous Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh and named Master of The …

Discussing Finnish Whisky with Ägräs Distillery’s Director

thewhiskylady - 2017-01-05

One of my 2017 resolutions is to widen my whisky horizons even more than in 2016 and Scandinavia is standing on top of my travel bucket list! Finland has been appearing at the forefront of a new wave of distillers in the Nordic countries, and today, I reached out to Susanna Kankare, CEO at The Agras Distillery, to find out more about their current & …

7 Questions for Box Distillery’s Manager Roger Melander

thewhiskylady - 2016-12-22

As Scandinavia, and especially Sweden is becoming a world-class whisky producing region – not only thanks to big players like Mackmyra but also via smaller craft distilleries spreading the territory – there’s a lot to learn – AND TASTE – when it comes to Swedish whisky. If French are said to be the N°1 whisky consumers in the world, Sweden is actually known for being …

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7 Questions for Ardnamurchan Distillery’s director Alex Bruce

thewhiskylady - 2016-11-28

Ardnamurchan is one of the UK’s great unspoiled wildernesses. Rugged, isolated and utterly wild, it juts into the Atlantic at the most westerly point of the British mainland. And this beautiful part of the world is also home to one of the most recently-built Scottish distilleries: Ardnamurchan Distillery, a project brought to life by the renowned whisky merchants of Adelphi. With spectacular coastline, breathtaking views …

Sall Whisky: A new Nordic Distillery in the pipeline!

thewhiskylady - 2016-11-24

I recently came across another crowdfunding campaign for (yet again) a new craft distillery, I may have just shut the page like “Come’on I’m not putting one more $ on another business school project!” but then I read it ’til the end and my inner whisky-loving self (and also my world-whisky-fan self & I-love-everything-Scandinavian-so-much-I-Still-Don’t-Know-Why-I’m-Living-in-the-Southwest-of-France self) couldn’t just ignore it without noticing Sall Whisky was actually one …

Talking Irish Whiskey with Jack Teeling

thewhiskylady - 2016-11-02

Today, as part of my partnership with The Craft Whisky Club, I chose to find out more about one of the newest members of the Irish whiskey landscape : Teeling Whiskey, distilling their magic in the very center of Dublin! Jack and Stephen Teeling have brought a new independent voice and style back to Dublin whiskey. With the revival of their family brand and the first new distillery …

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Exploring South-African Whisky with Master Distiller Andy Watts

thewhiskylady - 2016-10-25

After exploring Italian, French, Czech, Indian, Swedish and other exotic whisky countries, I’ve now decided to go have a look at what’s currently going on in South-Africa, a well-known territory when it comes to wine, but what about whisky? Andy Watts, Master Distiller at The James Sedgwick Distillery, agreed to answer a few questions and help me in my quest of malted knowledge! First of …

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A chat with Westland Distillery’s Master Distiller

thewhiskylady - 2016-10-18

Cover pic via Seattlemag First of all, could you please tell me a bit more about yourself: where do you come from, career background etc. And how did you end up working at Westland Distillery as a Master Distiller? I grew up south of Seattle, in Tacoma, Washington. I’ve always been fascinated by flavor, where it comes from and how to capture it. When I …

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7 Questions for Craft Beer Revolution Festival’s founder (EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY)

thewhiskylady - 2016-10-13

While this is mostly about whisky & spirits around here, I’m also a huge fan of all things craft beer (don’t get me wrong – I do not only appreciate alcoholic drinks, I also like green tea & smoothies but that’s definitely less fun to talk about) and when I heard about Richard & Dan’s new craft beer festival, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to …