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Weekly Whisky News Round-up

2017-06-20

Glenturret honours record-breaking mouser with cask Glenturret Distillery has extended its limited edition Bottle Your Own cask series to commemorate world record holding mouser Towser, who died 30 years ago. Available at Glenturret’s Distillery shop – part of The Famous Grouse Experience – the dedication marks 30 years since the passing of the “world mousing champion”, who was affectionately dubbed ‘Towser the Mouser’. The Bottle Your Own …

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Old & Rare Whisky Show: 10 Drams To Look Forward To!

2017-01-12

You may already be familiar with The Whisky Exchange’s famous Whisky Show organised every year in September in London, but did you know that 2017 will see the first ever edition of the “Old & Rare Whisky Show“, held in Glasgow 18-19 February? Yeap, you guessed it, I couldn’t do without booking my flights when I heard the news! This special whisky event will – …

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My personal selection from Whisky Live Paris 2016

2016-09-28

Last weekend, Paris hosted its annual whisky celebration on the banks of the Seine and I was more than looking forward to this year’ edition, which was meant to celebrate La Maison Du Whisky’s 60th Anniversary (oh btw, happy birthday guys & keep on the good work!), with a hell loads of promising exclusive expressions to sample… But things don’t always go exactly as planned… …

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TFWA: whisky distributors to showcase latest TR innovations

2016-09-24

This year’s TFWA World Exhibition and Conference sees William Grant & Sons (WGS) refining its global travel retail portfolio with new and refreshed packaging in key collections. The stand (Golden Village GO2) retains its open and friendly atmosphere, inviting customers to view a compelling portfolio that continues to excel in creativity and innovation, alongside examples of its unique brand activations from Hendrick’s Gin and Monkey …

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The Whisky Show: 10 Dream Drams to look forward to

2016-09-20

As in previous years, all visitors to the London-based Whisky Show (London 1-3 October)  will receive a free Dream Dram token to redeem against a range of stunning whiskies from the exhibitors – some even retailing for almost a year of minimum wage… I went through all the list and selected 10 nectars that I wish I could sample at the show (which for some may be …

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