It’s only a week since our January Virtual Tastings post, but February is almost here and with it our next couple of tastings – a chocolate-laden Valentine’s treat, an evening of fabulous fizz, and a long-awaited appearance for Privateer rum Read More
Up-cycling your Christmas drinks part 3 – liqueurs
There are certain Christmas bottles that have a bad habit of slowly migrating backwards through the drinks cabinet. They’re excitedly bought and placed at the front of the shelf, ready for a spot of festive cheer, but the cold-light of Read More
Virtual Tastings – January 2021
It’s the new year and we’re back with a whole new program of virtual tastings and more. We’re kicking things off with a pair of events you won’t want to miss… New year, new drinks With 2021 stretching ahead of Read More
Up-cycling Your Christmas Drinks Part 2 – Port
Port’s reputation in the UK has become a little dusty. It is, in the mind’s eye, just heavy wine – sweet and delicious, certainly, but also, perhaps, reminiscent of being slightly too hot, and a bit sleepy after a big Read More
The Whisky Exchange Single Casks Batch 3
Back in 2019, quite quietly, we launched a new range of whiskies. In the middle of last year, we released a second batch, also quite quietly. But now, with the launch of our latest whiskies, we want to make a Read More
Up-cycling Your Christmas Drinks Part 1 – Vermouth
We’re on a mission to help you find tasty uses for all those bottles which might otherwise languish untouched after the anything-goes imbibing of the festive season. Remember: drinks are for life, not just for Christmas. I’ve recently been reorganising my wardrobe. Not something Read More
The Whisky Exchange Blog Review of 2020
Well. That was definitely a year. But hidden in among the various trials and tribulations of 2020 there were a load of excellent drink-related things, and, optimists that we are here at The Whisky Exchange, it’s time to celebrate them. Read More
Loch Lomond 2010 Cask #349 – a fruity new exclusive
The past few years have seen Loch Lomond recreate itself, going from being a maker of anonymous blends to an award-winning single malt producer with a wide range of whiskies on the shelves. We’ve had a few exclusive single casks Read More
Unpopular Opinions (Whisky Edition)
While I’m entering day 7 of quarantine, I thought it was high time for some genuine facts and openly share my “unpopular opinions” when it comes to whisky ! You’ve probably seen this trend all around YouTube a few months Read More
Whisky Live Paris 2019 : Favourites
It felt like a very long time I hadn’t attended a whisky festival and Whisky Live Paris 2019 last weekend was just the perfect occasion to quench my thirst for new drams ! This year, the festival was held in Read More
I wrote a whisky book !
You’ve probably seen the news on social media already, but here it is : I wrote a whisky book and it’s going out TODAY ! #ImSoExcitedAndIJustCantHideIt Since the announce, I’ve received a lot of questions so I thought I would Read More
Beyond Oak – Tasting the new Method & Madness releases
You know what really gets me excited when it comes to whisky ? good affordable products and… Innovative good affordable products ! And something tells me that Method & Madness new releases could be just what I’m after. Let’s try Read More
Is the new “Glenfiddich Grand Cru” Champagne-finished ?
It’s been all over the internet those past few days : Glenfiddich Grand Cru, a new 23-year-old limited release from the masterminds behind the famous Speyside distillery ! Let’s talk about this. DISCLAIMER: I haven’t tasted this whisky, Glenfiddich may Read More
Tasting the World’s First AI-generated Whisky
Let’s talk about Mackmyra Intelligens AI:01 (I know, me too this kind of appellation really reminds me of someone… ). Let’s talk about something pretty unique and somehow fascinating ! When I first received Swedish-whisky producer Mackmyra‘s press release about Read More
Inside the Teeling Whiskey Distillery (Dublin)
Second malted stop of my recent Irish trip, Teeling Whiskey in Dublin (Liberties) ! It was probably my most-awaited visit of this whole trip (if you’ve been wandering around this blog for a long time, you know I have a Read More