While the past year has been a strange one, there are some things that have rolled on barely affected. One of those is the yearly Diageo Special Releases. They popped up on time in 2020 and now they’re here again. Read More
Whisky Show Bottlings 2021 – Adventures in Flavour
Whisky Show is almost upon us again. It’s our lucky 13th show – 12th in person – and the first year where we are combining our traditional weekend of whisky at Old Billingsgate with a whole host of online virtual Read More
Everything You Need To Know About Whisky (but are too afraid to ask)
After more than a year of planning, months of writing and weeks of proofreading, we are very proud to announce the launch of a very special project: our first-ever book – Everything You Need To Know About Whisky (but are Read More
Virtual Tastings – August 2021
We’ve had a bit of time off our virtual tastings recently – with bars reopening we want to encourage folks to (safely) get back out there. However, in August we’ve got a tasting that we could only ever do virtually Read More
Singleton of Glen Ord 38 Year Old and The Singleton range
The Singleton range of single malt whiskies is available around the world, but is often misunderstood. With the recent arrival of the Singleton of Glen Ord 38 Year Old at The Whisky Exchange, we thought we’d break it down and Read More
New Exclusive: Caol Ila 2005 15yo Refill Sherry Cask #301507 Connoisseurs Choice
We’ve spent the past year lining up great exclusive releases to appear over the coming months, and the latest bottle has just landed: a specially selected refill-sherry cask, bottled for us by the team at Gordon & MacPhail – Caol Read More
Virtual Tastings – April 2021
We’re almost done with March, so it’s time to announce our April virtual tastings. This month we’ve got a couple – a taste through the Elixir Distillers’ Whisky Trail and a secret one that we’ll reveal soon… April’s Line-up 14 Read More
Virtual Tastings – March 2021
March rapidly approaches, and with it a pair of excellent virtual tastings – a deep dive into the world of fortified wine with our tame MW, and some very sought-after whiskies from the Macallan… March’s Line-up 10 March 2021 2021, Read More
Clynelish 1999 21 Years of Friendship – Sukhinder Singh & Toru Suzuki
While we finished celebrating our 20th birthday at the end of last year, it’s not the only anniversary that deserves some attention. Over the past couple of decades, we’ve met many whisky people from around the world, and this year Read More
New Exclusives: Edradour and Ballechin sherry casks
We’ve been working with the team at Edradour to release excellent exclusive single cask bottlings of whisky for years, and our latest pair of whiskies has arrived – an 11-year-old Edradour and a 14-year-old Ballechin, both matured in ex-sherry casks. Read More
Virtual Whisky Show: Old & Rare 2021
It’s that time again. As February rolls around, whisky fans from around the globe usually get ready to head to the UK to find some of the finest drams ever bottled from across whisky history at Whisky Show: Old & Read More
Virtual Tastings – February 2021
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
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
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
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