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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall stopped by for a sip of Lap
2008-06-05 17:12:00
Yesterday the Laphroaig Single Malt distillery played host to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall , known as The Duke of Rothesay and The Duchess of Rothesay.   The Royals met with distillery employees, learned about the unique process for making Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch whisky, and nosed the whisky at different ages.   With the broader ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall stopped by for a sip of Laphroaig", url: "http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/06/05/t he-prince-of-wales-and-the-duchess-of-cor nwall-stopped-by-for-a-sip-of-laphroaig/" });

Hedonism 2008 Bottling Released
2008-05-30 10:03:00
Following up the 2007 Hedonism that won the World Whiskies Award for World?s Best Grain Whisky, Compass Box has announce the release of the 2008 bottling. The stuff that floats inside the Hedonism is choosen from different ages and from different distilleries to achieve a balance of flavour characteristics: depth and complexity from the 20 to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hedonism 2008 Bottling Released ", url: "http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/05/30/h edonism-2008-bottling-released%e2%80%a8/" });

Your father is worth every penny
2008-05-25 07:34:00
Strathisla Distillery, the home and heart of Chivas Regal Chivas Regal has put together the Ultimate Father ?s Day Gift, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the essence of Scotland, home of Chivas Regal, through one of Scotland?s greatest creations: whisky. If your father is a whisky lover, then this trip should make him more than happy. The set ...
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1st Edition from Mackmyra to be released on 2nd of June
2008-05-24 22:58:00
Mackmyra has revealed details about their 1st Edition - the new generation of Mackmyra Whisky Small casks, Swedish oak and storage in Bodås mine Much of the whisky in The 1st Edition has been stored in 100-litre casks, which produces an exciting, powerful ageing process. Mackmyra has also used newly manufactured Swedish oak casks, made using oak ...
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Ardbeg introduces Renaissance
2008-05-24 22:44:00
The ?Almost There? has come of age and Ardbeg has released yet one more taste on the path to becoming ?10 Year Old?. The latest release is called ?Ardbeg Renaissance ? and it marks the point from which all Ardbeg 10 Years Old will be bottled using only distillate produced since Ardbegs Renaissance in 1997. Chief Noser ...

Dewards created a cool wallpainting
2008-05-16 12:53:00
Since I spend my daily life working with innovative advertising I’ve always been looking for great Whisky advertising. Unfortunately though most of it is quite booring and on top of that a lot of it is based on sex and drinking (even though a lot of them ends with drink responsibly) But this installation/wallpaper campaign fron ...
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Tomatin launches the Antiquary 1977
2008-05-15 14:32:00
Bottled in October 2007, The Antiquary 1977 commemorates the 150-year Anniversary since brothers, John and William Hardie, started their quest to produce the perfect blend of single malt and grain whiskies. Described as ?sweet and mellow with a hint of citrus, The Antiquary 1977 is a blend of predominately Speyside Malts, based on ...

What if Absolut made Whisky
2008-05-15 05:45:00
Then their TVC might look like this. Made by advertising school students. No Tags Listen to this articleShareThis
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Cooley introduce world?s oldest single grain Irish whiskey
2008-05-14 18:19:00
15-Year-Old Greenore on Limited Release The only independent Irish whiskey distiller, Cooley Distillery, has released a 15-year-old small batch bottling of Greenore Single Grain Whiskey. This is the World ?s oldest bottling of Irish grain whiskey ever released. Single Grain whiskeys are very rare as most grain whiskey is used in Blended whiskeys. The 15-year-old follows the ...

Glenfarclas launches their new website
2008-04-30 14:29:00
Glenfarclas has launched a new website to promote Glenfarclas Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky. As well as giving a history of the family owned and managed distillery, and a virtual tour of the distillery, the new site includes tasting notes for the full range of Glenfarclas, and the distillery?s new collection of single cask whiskies, The ...
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Stuart picks his next vintage for Balblair
2008-03-25 14:12:00
Balblair 1975 is the latest hand-picked choice of Master Distiller, Stuart Harvey and follows the success of its vintage predecessor, Balblair 1979. Only 3000 bottles of the spirit, which has been wholly matured in oak sherry casks, will be made available internationally in specially selected whisky stores. With a rich depth of colour and subtle sweetness in ...
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Knob Creek lovers should plan for some serious lounging at Lexington Bluegr
2008-03-24 18:02:00
Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the world?s No. 1 selling super-premium bourbon, invites travelers to grab a seat and a glass of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey at the new Knob Creek Bourbon Lounge in the main concourse of the Lexington Bluegrass Airport.  The Knob Creek Bourbon Lounge menu will feature signature Knob Creek Bourbon ...
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Smoke your audience with a Lagavulin single malt guitar
2008-03-14 12:12:00
This special edition guitar has been built by a long-established Italian bass and guitar maker and whisky lover, Andrea Ballarin, whose firm Manne Guitar s was founded in 1987 in Schio, in north-eastern Italy. The weight and rigidity of the cask oak, so different from the standard guitar materials, posed several technical challenges for Andrea and his ...
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A vote for Boston, Portland, Maine or Louisville might send you to Ireland
2008-03-13 12:02:00
Irish Whiskey Bushmill has set to select a Twin City to Bushmills in America, in celebration of the anniversary of the original license to distill whiskey. The finalist cities were selected based on an application outlining why they embody the four quintessential values of Bushmills?pride of place, hospitality, craftsmanship, humor and wit. People of legal ...
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Forget the drugs in Amsterdam! Get high on Whisky!
2008-03-08 09:23:00
Got a mail the other day from Aleid van Kooten and Léon Elshoff. These guys run the Whisky café in central Amsterdam . A couple of month I was in Amsterdam over the day on business and had the privilege of visiting the café. WOW. This place rocks. When you enter the café (I would actually call it ...
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Six weeks of hammering comes to and end and WHAM, there goes the roof of th
2008-03-08 09:05:00
If you?re a fan of the ?Edinburgh Malt?…Glenkinchie. They you will be happy to know that you will be able to enjoy the Lowland malt also in the future. After six weeks of hammering an exact replica of its predecessors a new copper still was yesterday carefully lowered through the roof of Glenkinchie Distillery in East ...
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Ardmore Single Malt Whisky now available in the United States.
2008-03-06 17:03:00
Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. has announced the U.S. launch of Ardmore? Traditional Cask, the first ever widely available single malt whisky from the Ardmore distillery. Ardmore claims this is the only Highland malt whisky to be 100% peated since its inception in 1898, Ardmore Traditional Cask offers Highland malt flavor with a twist, ...
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Glenglassaugh distillery woken up from 22 years of sleep
2008-03-05 16:40:00
Glenglassaugh distillery - which has been mothballed since 1986 - has been sold by The Edrington Group to a new company, Glenglassaugh Distillery Co Ltd. The new owners have bought the distillery and warehouses and various trademarks. It is their intention to re-open the plant as a working distillery, after a major refurbishment programme, and the ...
More About: Whisky , Sleep , Years , Speyside

Do it the Bowmore Way
2008-02-26 21:10:00
Bowmore is inviting consumers to discover premium experiences with the launch of an extension to their website ? The Bowmore Way.   A series of films illustrating the perfect way to make the most of experiences will feature on www.thebowmoreway.com, with an expert providing a step-by-step guide.   Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard, British Chess Champion shows the Bowmore way to ...
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The 2007 Drammies winners announced
2008-02-20 23:05:00
Kevin Erskine, the writer behind The Scotch blog announced the winners of the 2007 Drammies today. The Scotch blog, always ‘tongue in cheek’ delivers a competition to match that reputation. The Drammies isn’t for the brands that pay up the big cash it’s for the brands of the peoples (even thought they of course match sometimes). As ...
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Ernest Hemingway knew how to enjoy life
2008-02-18 19:44:00
Found this quote while I was surfing the net for Whisky news. It pretty much summarizes my point of view as well. Slainte Mr Hemingway ! No Tags Listen to this articleShareThis
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Happy Valentines from me and Balvenie
2008-02-14 08:57:00
Today is the day of giving. And I do wish I could give you all a bottle of Balvenie’s latest elixir, but that would ruin me. Instead I’ll give you the news about it. If you wish to return the gift…just keep spreading the blog. I’m doing this for fun, but more readers give me ...
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A great guide to japanese whisky bars
2008-02-12 21:08:00
Are you one of the lucky ones who are about to travel to Japan? I’ve been wanting to go for ages but haven’t come around to it yet. Then you should pay our friend Chris and his blog Nonjatta a visit. Chris has just posted a great piece that guides you to the best whisky bars ...
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What flavour do you favor?
2008-02-12 20:51:00
For you whisky lovers out there who are curious to try something new, this Flavour Map from Malt s.com should give you some hints on what to try out next. An extra golden star for the greatness of adding non Diageo brands to the map. Sharing is caring as we say in the blogosphere. Even better is ...
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What comes after the Preludium series?
2008-02-04 20:24:00
That’s the question I asked the guys over at Mackmyra PR… “Sorry, cannot tell you anything. We’re working on it right now and will tell you more in April” But, they sent over the picture above…it doesn’t really say anything. Apart from that, all you can do is head over to Mackmyra’s site and subscribe to ‘Nyhetsbrev’ ...
More About: Series , Buzz , Whisky

Ardbeg is to release a limited edition to celebrate the Young series
2008-02-01 18:52:00
When Mickey Head’s attended the Stockholm Whisky Festival I asked him if there would be last bottling in the Young , Still Young etc series. He smiled and said, I don’t think so, but you’ll never know. Today however I heard through the grape wine that Ardbeg are planning a new limited edition. Is this it? It’s supposed to ...
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Go get your guns to protect yourselves against this double shooter from Ard
2008-01-31 07:36:00
This beauty bottling of the Ardbeg 1974 is definitely something to die for. Ardbeg Double Barrel Inspired by the tradition of a shooting party, Ardbeg have created a Double Barrel guncase, crafted by a traditional guncase maker. The package contains: - Two single cask bottles of Ardbeg 1974 ? the oldest and rarest Ardbeg - Eight sterling ...
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?Whisky Live? season is starting up in Japan february 10th
2008-01-29 07:07:00
If you’re into Whisky and wanna make sure you get to taste the latest and the most rare whisky there is. Then Whisky Live is definitely one of the events for you. Appealing to both the enthusiast and the novice alike, and with expert advice on hand and the opportunity to learn about the whisky basics, ...
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Knock Knock, who?s there?
2008-01-28 20:28:00
anCnoc 16 year old single malt whisky is here!   anCnoc Single Malt Scotch Whisky has announced the launch of its 16 Year Old, which will be available in its key international markets from later this month.   Hand-selected by their Master Distiller Stuart Harvey, the 16 Year Old line extension is the latest addition to the anCnoc family, ...
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Ulf Buxrud?s guide to Japanese Whisky
2008-01-28 09:44:00
Ulf Buxrud, Keeper of the Quaich is releasing a guide to Japanese Whisky . The book is Ulf?s endeavor to document the facts and figures of a formative and exciting segment of the Japanese whisky industry. It is also an attempt to mirror the arduous work and joy surrounding the rise of a trade that became an ...
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