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Water of Life Society (WoLS) meeting 06/02/2014 – Committee’s Choice
Water of Life Society (WoLS) meeting 06/02/2014 Committee’s Choice February already – where is 2014 going. So far it has rained and rained and rained. For those of us not under water, we were treated to the WoLS committee picks… Continue reading
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Water of Life Society (WoLS) meeting 30/01/2014 – Edinburgh Whisky Blog (EWB) Prohibition Tasting
Water of Life Society (WoLS) meeting 30/01/2014 Edinburgh Whisky Blog (EWB) Prohibition Tasting On Thursday 30th January the hugely anticipated EWB hosted tasting was held celebrating 80 years since the end of prohibition in the U.S. Hosted by Tiger and… Continue reading
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Water of Life Society (WoLS) meeting 23/01/2014 – Breaking Down the Blend
Water of Life Society (WoLS) meeting 23/01/2014 Breaking Down the Blend Thursday 23rd January saw the re-commencement of meetings of the University of Edinburgh’s Water of Life Society at the Potterow Dome in Edinburgh. The focus of this meeting was… Continue reading
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Abbey Whisky Rare Casks Twitter Tasting
#abbeywhisky Twitter (or Tweet) Tasting took place on Wednesday 20th November at 7pm. Organised by Steve Rush at The Whisky Wire and Mike Sharples from Abbey Whisky we received 4 black wax sealed 3cl miniature bottles of whisky samples for… Continue reading
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Glasgow’s Whisky Festival 2013
Glasgow’s 4th Annual Whisky Festival, organised by the Glasgow Whisky Club, was held at The Arches in Glasgow on Saturday 16th November 2013 from 1pm-5pm. As part of Edinburgh University’s Water of Life Society we had the fantastic opportunity to… Continue reading
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Water of Life Society Tasting Event #5 Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Water of Life Society Tasting Event #5 (or WOLS#5 for short) was presented by the Scotch Malt whisky Society (SMWS) representatives Jillian Scott from SMWS The Vaults, Leith and Ryan Mcafferty from SMWS 28 Queen Street, Edinburgh. Providing us with a… Continue reading
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Milroy’s of Soho Tweet Tasting 2
30th October 2013 saw the 2nd Tweet Tasting event for Milroy’s of Soho, London’s largest Independent wine merchant and specialist whisky retailers. Facilitated, organised, promoted and hosted by Steve Rush at The Whisky Wire, we were sent 6 generous samples of whisky… Continue reading
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Water of Life Society Tasting Event #3 Going with the grain
The theme of the 3rd Water of Life Society (WoLS) tasting event, held on the 10th October 2013, was introducing various elements of grain whisky, Coffey or continuous distillation or generally anything else that isn’t typically Scotch single malt whisky.… Continue reading
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The Balvenie Whisky Fete Edinburgh
The Balvenie returned to Edinburgh in September with their Whisky Fete, held in St. Andrew Square amongst their geodesic whisky-stave domes. To continue their themes from the Master of Craft tours there were live coopering displays with The Balvenie’s Head… Continue reading
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Water of Life Society Tasting Event #2 The exception to the rule
03/10/2013 saw the 2nd tasting events for Edinburgh University’s Water of Life Society (WoLS). The theme for the evening was the exception to the rule. Turning the premise of their first tasting session [Water of Life Society Tasting Event #1… Continue reading
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