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Nordic whisky #112 – eiktyrne småfat cognacfat nr. 1045
The whisky saga - 6 hours ago
Eiktyrne Småfat Cognacfat nr. 1045, 3 YO, 51 % It is still quite rare to see new releases of Norwegian single malt whisky. A few weeks back we finally saw a new, and very limited, release from Det Nor ...read more
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Greener scotch whisky?
Thefinest cut - today
Last Wednesday night, I delayed my usual appointment with The Great British Bake Off and headed along to the launch of the Scotch whisky industry’s updated environmental strategy. The key word h ...read more
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Whisky new releases 2016 week 38
The whiskyphiles - yesterday
Whisky New Releases 2016 Week 38 Welcome to The Whiskyphiles New Releases, our weekly report on the best of both the official and independently bottled whisky recently released. This weeks big news wa ...read more
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La palina – ipcpr 2016
Cigar dojo - yesterday
La Palina came locked and loaded to the 2016 IPCPR, sporting a completely redesigned booth, new logo, and three new lines, each debuting from a unique country and factory. The first thing you’d ...read more
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Dailuaine (2002/2013) 46%
The whisky lady - yesterday
Last in our experimental evening was another whisky you don’t often get to try as a single malt. If you are Johnnie Walker fan, you’ve had Dailuaine without even realizing it! The folks ov ...read more
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Review: tomatin 9yo, 14yo & 21yo
Somerset whisky blog - yesterday
In August, Tomatin Distillery launched a trio of special edition bottlings including a 14 year old Cabernet Sauvignon, 9 year old Caribbean Rum and 21 year old Oloroso Sherry single malt. Let’s ...read more
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Did you know you could own a scotch whisky diploma?
The whisky lady - 11 hours ago
The Edinburgh Whisky Academy is a new centre of learning launched to fill a vital gap in Scotch whisky education. Diplomas are said to offer participants the chance to gain a professional qualificatio ...read more
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Ralfy publishes whisky review #599 – scotch whisky news
Whisky intelligence - 12 hours ago
Ralfy compares costs of aged blends and an aged single malt with Whisky Review 599 – Cutty Sark 12yo Scotch ...read more
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Scotch whisky auctions 66th auction newsletter – auction whisky news
Whisky intelligence - 12 hours ago
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Federal boston “special kilchoman bottling available wednesday only!”– scotch whis
Whisky intelligence - 12 hours ago
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Two more ‘grainman’ single grains – carsebridge & north british
Whisky israel - 8 hours ago
The Grainman is the single grain label under which Medaowside blending co. (known for their Maltman bottlings) bottle  its single grain. Today I am featuring two […] ...read more
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Four roses single barrel obsk (mcscrooge’s hand selected 2014)
Bear marks - 15 hours ago
I picked up this private selection Four Roses Single Barrel OBSK at McScrooge’s in Knoxville, TN.  It was aged 9 years, 3 months in Barrel QS 88-3D and bottled at 59.2% ABV on March 13, 2014.  I ...read more
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Whiskey review: wasmund’s single malt
The whiskey wash - yesterday
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20 of the most expensive single malt whiskies in the world
The whiskey wash - yesterday
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Did you know you could own a scotch whisky diploma?
The whisky lady - 11 hours ago
The Edinburgh Whisky Academy is a new centre of learning launched to fill a vital gap in Scotch whisky education. Diplomas are said to offer participants the chance to gain a professional qualificatio ...read more
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Tatuaje drac
Half wheel - today
It’s a bit challenging to remember now, but the Tatuaje The Drac was a big deal. It’s the most infamous release in the history of Tatuaje, a cigar plagued by packaging issues, literally. T ...read more
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La palina – ipcpr 2016
Cigar dojo - yesterday
La Palina came locked and loaded to the 2016 IPCPR, sporting a completely redesigned booth, new logo, and three new lines, each debuting from a unique country and factory. The first thing you’d ...read more
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Cigar review: mbombay vintage reserve lancero 1973
Cigar coop - yesterday
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Bombay Tobak launched a limited edition cigar known as the MBombay Vintage Reserve Lancero 1973. The cigar is the second installment in MBombay’s Vintage Reserve se ...read more
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Dailuaine (2002/2013) 46%
The whisky lady - yesterday
Last in our experimental evening was another whisky you don’t often get to try as a single malt. If you are Johnnie Walker fan, you’ve had Dailuaine without even realizing it! The folks ov ...read more
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Review: tomatin 9yo, 14yo & 21yo
Somerset whisky blog - yesterday
In August, Tomatin Distillery launched a trio of special edition bottlings including a 14 year old Cabernet Sauvignon, 9 year old Caribbean Rum and 21 year old Oloroso Sherry single malt. Let’s ...read more
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Foundry tobacco co. time flies 550 (5 x 50)
Tiny tim's blog - yesterday
Video review HERE.The mavericks of Foundry Tobacco Company are proud to unveil a unique collaboration with boutique cigar maker AJ Fernandez. Time Flies was conceived by FTC’s Michael Giannini t ...read more
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Top ten memorable churchill cigar offerings
Kaplowitz - 12 hours ago
With www.kaplowitz.xyz hovering around its one year vastly cigar-centric anniversary, I figured I'd hit ya genetlepersons with a buncha celebratory lists. Lists are great, folks like 'em and they come ...read more
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Cigar review: maestro del tiempo 6120r from warped cigars
Cigar smoke - 15 hours ago
Cigar Review: Maestro del Tiempo 6120R From Warped Cigars   Good things come to those who wait, or so says Warped Cigars owner Kyle Gellis regarding his latest cigar creation, Maestro del Tiempo, ...read more
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Cigar review: mbombay vintage reserve lancero 1973
Cigar coop - yesterday
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Cigar news: clint aaron joins city place cigar
Cigar coop - yesterday
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Dutch jenever week – day 6: zuidam korenwijn 14yo 1999/2013 oloroso sherry (38%, special #3, c
Master quill - 5 hours ago
On the sixth day, God created… This actually is the last review I’m writing for this series of Dutch Jenevers. To be honest, I almost never write reviews in the order of publication. Espec ...read more
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Scotch whisky and new virgin oak casks: innovation, or bourbonization?
The whiskey wash - yesterday
For generations, Scottish distillers have used exclusively used barrels - but that might be starting to change. Does new virgin oak casks mean innovation, or bourbonization? The post Scotch Whisky and ...read more
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Port charlotte, 13yo, 2001-2015, fresh oloroso cask, 61.6% – private cask for aart appeldoorn
Malt fascination - yesterday
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Two glenglassaugh octave casks (peated and non peated)
Whisky israel - yesterday
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Glen moray 15 year old speyside single malt 40%
Whisky apocalypse - 3 hours ago
More Glen Moray, this time a look at the 15 year old bottled at 40%Another excellent value whisky here, a little bit more hard to find but worth it and is priced between forty and forty five pounds.Big thanks again to Steve at www.thewhiskywire.com and ...read more
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What national days should you be celebrating?
Great drams - 9 hours ago
October 2016 1 October – Buy British Day 3-9 October – National Cake Week - you can bake with whisky... or gin! 7-14 October – National Seafood Week - I'm thinking whisky and food p ...read more
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Glendronach original 12 yo (43%, +/- 2016)
Whiskysnob's blog - 12 hours ago
Glendronach is a very highly rated distillery from Speyside, the 12 YO is matured in sherry casks, natural colour, non chill filtered.. it was recently re-bottled at 43%, used to be 40%. Colour: amber ...read more
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Buffalo trace distillery introduces o.f.c. range of very rare and collectable vintage-dated bourbons
Whisky intelligence - 12 hours ago
BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY INTRODUCES O.F.C. RANGE OF VERY RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINTAGE-DATED BOURBONS  First Offering Only Available to Non Profits for Fundraising Efforts  FRANKFORT, Franklin County, ...read more
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Twe tasting – glenrothes – golden years – scotch whisky news
Whisky intelligence - 12 hours ago
Glenrothes – golden years Speyside distillery Glenrothes bucks the trend by releasing its whiskies by vintage rather than with an age statement. Since 2010 it has been under the sole ownership o ...read more
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Tatuaje drac
Half wheel - today
It’s a bit challenging to remember now, but the Tatuaje The Drac was a big deal. It’s the most infamous release in the history of Tatuaje, a cigar plagued by packaging issues, literally. T ...read more
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Bruichladdich the laddie eight
Whisky notes - today
Bruichladdich The Laddie Eight (50%, OB 2016) - 86/100 ...read more
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Alec bradley cabinet appears in wild
Half wheel - yesterday
There’s yet another new Alec Bradley that shipped before Aug. 8 that has arrived on shelves. This time the cigar is Alec Bradley Cabinet, a seven-size line priced between $6.95-8.85. STOGIES Wor ...read more
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House of chaliceg-d cg13 two perfectos one day
Kaplowitz - yesterday
B"HINTROI'm just a sucker for the Perfecto format, gentlepersons.THE CIGARHouse of Chaliceg-d CG136 x 46 Perfectow. Nicaraguanb./f. DominicanKAPLOWITZ SCALE(K least, Z most)Construction LCombustion OF ...read more
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Whiskey cocktail hour: cocktail #37
The whiskey wash - yesterday
The Cocktail #37 is a riff on the Japanese cocktail that swaps bourbon for Cognac. Simple, delicious, and easy to prepare, this one's perfect for company. The post Whiskey Cocktail Hour: Cocktail #37 ...read more
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World class bartender of the year
The whiskyphiles - yesterday
WORLD CLASS BARTENDER OF THE YEAR MIAMI 26th – 29th SEPTEMBER 2016 26 SEPTEMBER 2016: After 12 months of national and regional heats involving nearly 10,000 entrants across the globe, the 56 mos ...read more
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Whisky review: glenglassaugh 40-year-old
The whiskey wash - yesterday
We review Glenglassaugh 40-Year-Old, a hard-to-find expression from a once-defunct (and some say haunted) Highland distillery. The post Whisky Review: Glenglassaugh 40-Year-Old appeared first on The W ...read more
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Joya de nicaragua’s rosalones reserva ships in europe
Half wheel - yesterday
Ahead of this month’s InterTabac Trade Fair in Dortmund, Germany, Joya de Nicaragua added a new cigar for the European markets: Rosalones Reserva. It’s an extension to the Rosalones, a lin ...read more
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Tasted #316: the macallan edition no.2
Time for whisky - yesterday
Late last year we tasted The Macallan Edition No.1 and raved about the value it presented - a brilliant, bold, 48% Macallan for barely more than a 12yo Sherry Oak.Fast forward a year, and it's back - this time as the 48.2% ABV "Edition No.2"After last ...read more
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Holiday spirit calendars and collections have arrived!
Whisky critic - yesterday
The holiday season is always one of the best times of the year around WhiskyCritic if not for the sole reason that it means the advent of the various whisky-themed calendars that pop up at this time o ...read more
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Orphan barrel’s whoop & holler review
Modern thirst - yesterday
ModernThirst previews Whoop & Holler, Orphan Barrel's forthcoming limited release 28 year old Tennessee Whiskey. The post Orphan Barrel’s Whoop & Holler Review appeared first on Modern ...read more
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New in the market – romeo y julieta capuletos – edición limitada 2016
Cigar land - yesterday
Last Saturday I bought my first two boxes of the brand new Romeo y Julieta Capuletos – Edición Limitada 2016. They …Continue reading → ...read more
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Dutch jenever week – day 5: zuidam korenwijn 5yo 2008/2013 (38%, single hogshead #761, the net
Master quill - yesterday
We’ll continue our journey with this Zuidam Korenwijn 5yo, the brother of the Zuidam Oude Genever 5yo. Korenwijn (grain wine) is a Jenever, very similar to the 18th century style Jenever, and is ...read more
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Eagle rare 10 years review
Best shot whisky reviews - yesterday
“And I Dream I’m an Eagle”Country: USABrand: Eagle RareType: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Small Batch Whiskey Age: 10 YearsABV: 45%Whisky Review # 561Colour: Copper with a touch of ...read more
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Ledaig 2007 8 yo (beacon spirits)
The whisky saga - yesterday
Ledaig 2007 8 YO, 52,3 % Here is another recent release from Belgian independent bottler Beacon Spirits. The Ledaig 2007 8 YO was matured in an unspecified barrel, and the outturn was 169 bottles. You ...read more
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#laddiemp4
Bruichladdich - yesterday
An exclusive digital event hosted by our head distiller Adam Hannett, MP4 is the fourth installment of our live single cask tastings. All those interested in learning more about whisky, Bruichladdich ...read more
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Avo syncro nicaragua fogata short torpedo
Half wheel - yesterday
One year after releasing the box-pressed Syncro Nicaragua, AVO expanded the line in a new round blend named AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata. Packaged in boxes of 20, the new version incorporates an Ecuado ...read more
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1000 posts and 5 years of whisky reviews
Diving for pearls - yesterday
Going to the well for this pic one last time.I knew I was approaching post #1000, but I'd forgotten that the fifth anniversary of my first whisky review had zipped by almost three weeks ago. &nbs ...read more
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Mortlach 1998/2016 signatory vintage (for twe)
Words of whisky - yesterday
Mortlach honors its nickname here, as this Signatory Vintage-release for The Whisky Exchange is a beast of a whisky. Not very subtle, but very delicious indeed. The post Mortlach 1998/2016 Signatory V ...read more
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Brand story
Bruichladdich - yesterday
Botanist Trade Category: TrainingOrder: 100File Preview:  ...read more
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Weekly news (sept. 26, 2016)
Half wheel - yesterday
Cigar News A.J. Fernández Sends New World Churchill to Meier & Dutch Alec Bradley Havana Sun Grown Appers Camacho Liberty 2017 Appears on Shelves General Cigar Raising Prices, Cites FDA La Gloria ...read more
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Balvenie 12 doublewood (40%, +/- 2016)
Whiskysnob's blog - yesterday
Balvenie is a Speyside distillery belonging to William Grant & Sons, located not far from Glenfiddich, this expression is finished in Sherry wood (two months) hence the name Doublewood. Colour: am ...read more
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Win a bottle of #benromach 15 year old #classicspeyside
Great drams - yesterday
Distilled in Speyside since 1898, the Benromach Distillery is a curious brand of whisky, and one I absolutely love and also happen to be an 'Honorary Distiller' of theirs after spending a couple of da ...read more
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Westland whiskey
Whisky ledger - yesterday
Craft distillers of the world, take note It seems like every other month or two someone, somewhere in the world is setting up the newest, craftiest ‘craft’ distillery. Don’t let the ...read more
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Review - redbreast lustau edition
For whiskey lovers - yesterday
Published by Whisky For Everyone on Monday, September 26, 2016 - 4:51amThe Redbreast Lustau Edition celebrates the historic working relationship between brand owners Irish Distillers, based in Midleto ...read more
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