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Laphroaig Live 2008

June 15, 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 [...]

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

June 5, 2008

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 [...]

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Ardbeg introduces Renaissance

May 24, 2008

The “Almost There” has come of age and Ardbeg has released yet one more taste on the path to becoming “10 Year Old”.
The latest release is called “Ardbeg Renaissance” and it marks the point from which all Ardbeg 10 Years Old will be bottled using only distillate produced since Ardbegs Renaissance in 1997.
Chief Noser [...]

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Smoke your audience with a Lagavulin single malt guitar

March 14, 2008

This special edition guitar has been built by a long-established Italian bass and guitar maker and whisky lover, Andrea Ballarin, whose firm Manne Guitars was founded in 1987 in Schio, in north-eastern Italy.
The weight and rigidity of the cask oak, so different from the standard guitar materials, posed several technical challenges for Andrea and his [...]

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Do it the Bowmore Way

February 26, 2008

Bowmore is inviting consumers to discover premium experiences with the launch of an extension to their website – The Bowmore Way.
 
A series of films illustrating the perfect way to make the most of experiences will feature on www.thebowmoreway.com, with an expert providing a step-by-step guide.
 
Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard, British Chess Champion shows the Bowmore way to [...]

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Go get your guns to protect yourselves against this double shooter from Ardbeg

January 31, 2008

This beauty bottling of the Ardbeg 1974 is definitely something to die for.

Ardbeg Double Barrel Inspired by the tradition of a shooting party, Ardbeg have created a Double Barrel guncase, crafted by a traditional guncase maker.
The package contains:

- Two single cask bottles of Ardbeg 1974 – the oldest and rarest Ardbeg
- Eight sterling [...]

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Win a bottle of Black Bowmore

January 9, 2008

In an attempt to target Whisky lovers and collectors, Digital marketing agency Chunk has launched a new campaign for Morrison Bowmore.
One lucky winner will be drawn at random to win one Black Bowmore worth £2000. The competition is a free prize draw available now at Bowmore’s website. The prize draw is also part of [...]

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Bowmore Single Malt whisky targeted by thieves

December 8, 2007

A consignment of Single Malt Scotch Whisky, destined for the UK Christmas market has been stolen from an independent haulier in Hertfordshire, England.
More than 10,000 bottles of Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky with a retail value of almost £300,000 were taken in the incident which happened around midday on Tuesday the 4 December.
The [...]

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Laphroaig 27 – a special Friends of Laphroaig Single Malt Whisky.

November 27, 2007

Today I received a mail from Laphroaig letting me know that an exclusive 27 year old bottling of Laphroaig had been made available exclusive to 80 of the Friends of Laphroaig.
Wow I thought to my self. I quickly followed the link to the special website dedicated to what Laphroaig calls “sublime expression”
A short handwritten (or [...]

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The Whisky William Mutter 1851 bottling of Bowmore a FAKE?

November 27, 2007

Earlier in september WhiskyGrotto reported on a new world record. It was the 1851 William Mutter bottling of Bowmore that was auctioned at £29.400. It was being sold on behalf of a private owner during the fine and rare whisky wine and port auction held at McTears auctioneers in Glasgow.
The Islay blog reported this weekend [...]

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Malt Advocate awards Bruichladdich with Pioneer of the Year

November 2, 2007

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 [...]

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Jim Murray awards Ardbeg

October 31, 2007

Is that some Ardbeg you’re sniffing Jim?
Ardbeg Ten Years Old has been awarded World Whisky of the Year by Jim Murray in his 2008 edition of The Whisky Bible. Ardbeg 10 Years Old is also accorded Scotch Single Malt of the Year at the same time.
Islay Weblog has got the full story
Listen to this [...]

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