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The Whisky Show 2016: personal highlights

thewhiskylady - 2016-10-12

As promised, here are my personal malted highlights from last week’ TWE Whisky Show in London. I chose to showcase some very different drams: Scotch, American & World Whiskies, official distillery bottlings & independent bottlers gems as well as affordable options & more pricey alternatives, trying to suit all your discerning palates and wallets ;). Mackmyra Vinterdrom Mackmyra Vinterdröm is a fruity and slightly spicy swedish …

Review

Exploring Italian Whisky with PUNI Distillery

thewhiskylady - 2016-07-20

PUNI distillery is the first and only whisky distillery in Italy and was established in 2010 as a family business by Albrecht and Daniela Ebensperger and their two sons, Jonas und Lukas. The distillery is located in the very north of Italy in the heart of the Italian Alps on the border with Austria and Switzerland. The clear alpine water, locally sourced grains, traditional copper pot stills from Scotland and …

The Dartmoor Distillery: a soon-to-be new kid on the block

thewhiskylady - 2016-06-06

Today, as part of my partnership with The Craft Whisky Club, I chose to interview two inspiring guys willing to bring a new distillery to the English whisky landscape and currently trying to gather funds to make this all happen – let’s find out more about their project! First of all, could you please tell me a bit more about you guys, the founding team …

My Personal Whisky Selection for this month’ Tasting Collection Box

thewhiskylady - 2016-05-25

Some of you were quite intrigued by the teasing picture I posted yesterday on social media… I actually had the immense honour (following some inspiring predecessors such as Charles Maclean or Mark Dermul) to pick the 6 drams of this month Tasting Collection for existing and new club members. As explained on the small notice that comes with the box, all the whiskies I …

Review

Weekly Review: Box The 2nd Step Collection Edition 01 (Sweden)

thewhiskylady - 2016-04-18

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 …

Interview

A chat with East London Liquor Company’s whisky distiller

thewhiskylady - 2016-02-22

Located in the heart of the Capital’s old spirits industry, East London Liquor Company is an independent British distillery producing exceptional and innovative spirits. Originally a glue factory in Bow Wharf, East London Liquor Company found its home in the disused industrial space and repurposed the venue to create a custom-built distillery that produces and imports a range of small-batch spirits. The offering includes gins, …

Travel

3 seriously cool places to stay in The Lakes District

thewhiskylady - 2016-02-18

Fancy a change from the regular Scottish/Irish whisky pilgrimage ? Why not considering a picturesque getaway south of the border, in one of the most scenic English areas, The Lakes District? If you read my last piece regarding the rebirth of English whisky [and I hope you did 😉 – but if you didn’t you’re lucky I’m in a good mood today and thus authorize …

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How English Whisky is Reconquering The World

thewhiskylady - 2016-01-27

Yes, English Whisky is very much a thing. In December 2006, the first spirit flowed at the St George’s Distillery in Norfolk (home of the now famous English Whisky Company) and thus marked the official rebirth of English whisky, leading the way to a new wave of English whisky distillers. Among them : The Cotswolds Distillery near Shipston-On-Stour, The Lakes Distillery up in Cumbria, Adnams …

“Baldwin Distilling Company” : American-style Whiskey made in Australia

thewhiskylady - 2016-01-25

Anthony Baldwin, founder of the Baldwin Distilling Company, kindly took some time to answer my 7 questions! First of all, could you please tell me a bit more about yourself, where do you come from and how did you get into whisky? I have a very diverse background. I grew up about 2 hours SW of Canberra in a little farming community by the name …

Interview

A chat with Þoran Icelandic Whisky’s founder

thewhiskylady - 2016-01-12

The Þoran project has been the dream of many, but the ambition of a select few. A self-confessed Scotch lover, Birgir, enlisted the help of two acquaintances with similar drive and vision, Bergþóra Aradóttir and Jóhannes Valberg, to officially set up the distillery in 2013, in the outskirts of Reykjavik (the Icelandic capital city). It was a move that had been years in the pipeline, …