Prince Charles is quite a whisky drinker

“I seem to have spent my life in distilleries!”
Those were the words uttered by the Prince of Wales - Prince Charles when he tasted the whisky created in his honor the other day.
Not many days ago we reported on the Prince of Wales royal visit to Laphroaigh. Yesterday the Prince continued his whisky-spree when he [...]

Laphroaig Live 2008

On June 18th at 20.00(BST) Laphroaig are following up last year’s success with a new live broadcasting on the internet from their distillery!
The live broadcast will be held in their most famous place –inside warehouse No1 right by the sea. Robert Hicks (master blender) and John Campbell (Distillery Manager) will be joined by Martine [...]

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall stopped by for a sip of Laphroaig

Yesterday the Laphroaig Single Malt distillery played host to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, known as The Duke of Rothesay and The Duchess of Rothesay.
 
The Royals met with distillery employees, learned about the unique process for making Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch whisky, and nosed the whisky at different ages.
 
With the broader [...]

‘Whisky Live’ season is starting up in Japan february 10th

If you’re into Whisky and wanna make sure you get to taste the latest and the most rare whisky there is. Then Whisky Live is definitely one of the events for you.
Appealing to both the enthusiast and the novice alike, and with expert advice on hand and the opportunity to learn about the whisky basics, [...]

Tune in for the live webcast of the Celtic Malts Whisky School

The first class of The CelticMalts Whisky School is due tomorrow. The classes are all sold out but thanks to Riannon over at Whisky Guild you have the chance to enjoy the class online instead.
So make sure you tune in to the CelticMalts Whisky Schools live webcast tomorrow, Thursday January 24th at 7pm EST/4pm PST.
The [...]

Victoria Whisky festival throws exclusive Bruichladdich tasting for women only

This weekend if you’re in Canada, why not head over to the Victoria Whisky Festival.

Among other events Andrew Gray of Bruichladdich Distillery, is to lead an exclusive tasting for women only at the Victoria Whisky Festival.
I like the thought of this. Maybe this initiative will bring more female connoisseurs to the whisky scene. I sure [...]

Malt Maniacs lists the important Whisky Events of 2008

Bar crier Konstantin has done a great job over at Malt Maniacs of listing the the most noteworthy whisky festivals, tastings & happenings.
Make sure you pay them a visit and maybe we’ll see each others out there.

Belgian Whisky Awards 2008 open for entry

If you speak Dutch, then why not head over to the homepage of the Belgian Whiskyfestival and place your vote.

The BWA2008 have the following categories.
- Whiskypionier
- Whisky Ambassador of the Year
- Whisky Club of the Year
- Whisky Shop of the Year
- Whisky Bar/Restaurant of the Year

Malt Advocate awards Bruichladdich with Pioneer of the Year

It was at a ceremony in New York last night the world’s leading whisky publication has awarded Islay’s Bruichladdich Distillery with Pioneer of the Year.
The award was made by The Malt Advocate for the innovative distillation programme, imaginative ACE maturation policy, and novel bottling concepts. The ceremony took place in Times Square’s Marriott Hotel [...]

Highland Park are set to give away 200 bottles of their 18 year old single malt

Highland Park are set to give away 200 bottles of their 18 year old single malt in the UK’s first ever “whisky amnesty”. Malt lovers attending this year’s Whisky Live Glasgow are invited to bring a sealed 70cl bottle of any spirit which they can swap for a bottle of Highland Park.
The first of its [...]

Laphroaig aims to host the biggest online tasting in the world - live.

Laphroaig will be hosting the online tasting event on Wednesday 21st November at 20:00 (GMT).
It will last around 40 minutes and will include a live question and answer session where friends

The 2007 Pittsburgh Whiskey Festival is coming up.

Pittsburgh’s first large-scale whiskey and premium spirits tasting event, to take place Friday, November 2, 2007, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the West Club Lounge at Heinz Field.
Tickets are available for advance purchase

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