Opinion
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Scotch whisky expansion plans; worrying or exciting?
While I started the “news” or whiskileaks section of the blog to mostly cut and paste interesting stories from the various PR and media machinery of the Whisky Industry I always intended to use it as a broader forum to… Continue reading
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The Whiskyphiles Picks; the Top 10 Whiskies of 2013
The Whiskyphiles Picks; the Top 10 Whiskies of 2013 Despite only being 5 months in production, we here at The Whiskyphiles would like to thank everyone who has visited us so far in 2013. We hope you have found the… Continue reading
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Deciphering the undecipherable – what am I drinking – part 2?
On the subject of how to drink whisk(e)y [or hereafter ‘whisky’ by default]. There are 3 simple steps on how to drink whisky: open, pour, swallow. On how to enjoy and appreciate whisky, many people have written treatise, books, novellas etc. I… Continue reading
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Deciphering the undecipherable – what am I drinking – part 1?
Whisky or Whiskey comes in many varieties and types – hooray! you may think, after that it all gets a little confusing. There are two main processes in determining exactly what it is you are drinking, the first is to scour… Continue reading
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Lets fly away to a world of whisky
There is now nothing I love more than travelling by air. Mostly for the fact that I get some serious time at World of Whiskies to try out most of their new arrivals and retail exclusives. There is nothing more… Continue reading
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Bargain hunt #2
I started searching all of the UK supermarkets such as ASDA, Morrison, Tesco and Sainsbury’s particularly using their online grocery shopping websites to compare list prices and offers. Again with a price range of £20 to £25 maximum I picked… Continue reading
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Seeking new markets
Following my success with travel retail I started searching far and wide for interesting or unusual whiskies, as well as continuing to enhance my collection with bargain basic expressions of distilleries I had yet to try. I also had the… Continue reading
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The single malt whisky regions of Scotland
Scotland is split into 6 whisky producing regions, mostly on geographical bases: Islay – Islay Distilleries are on the inner hebridean island of Islay, an island with a long history of producing highly acclaimed whisky given the high density of… Continue reading
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Having your presents felt. [Ah, Lord Vader I see you have been expecting me!]
Having started to generate a more than healthy obsession with the varieties of whisky and generally drinking lots and talking to friends and family about how wonderful this all is, had finally started to tell. And so I [or rather… Continue reading
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Next – Bargain hunt
Following the first bottle of Aberlour 10 year old I religiously scoured the supermarkets for bargain malts. Helped once again by the seasonality as these offers hit the shelves more often during the festive period. My budget for bargain buys rapidly… Continue reading
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