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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Spirits Competitions

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In 2014, we started the North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition. Accurate alcohol percentages are a must! The incorrect alcohol percentage stated during the entry process can also work against an entrant’s results. It is vital that judges are made aware of a product’s correct alcohol percentage.

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Top 10 Scotch Whiskies Under £100 This Christmas

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Then came 2014, and suddenly, things changed with the launch of their core range. They use these old-school worm tub condensers (think of them as a vintage way of turning alcohol vapor back into liquid), which give the whisky this rich, waxy, almost salty edge.

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Ron Swanson’s Favorite Scotch: Your Ultimate Guide To Lagavulin & Nick Offerman

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After filming was completed, Lagavulin approached Offerman to promote the brand; leading the actor to film the ‘My Tales of Whisky’ Lagavulin commercials, a series of 50 adverts since 2014. The Lagavulin Distillery is owned by the multinational alcoholic beverage company, Diageo. Finish: A gentle chili spice to finish”.

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5 New Distilleries for the Experienced Whisky Drinker

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The distillery produces 500,000 litres of alcohol per year and a contrasting style of peated and unpeated single malt distillate, coming in at around the 30/35ppm mark before it’s been distilled. Challenging in the sense of flavour orientations more than anything, but it’s always had a fun side to it.

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Hunter & Williamson, Laphroaig’s Biggest Influences

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By exploiting a legal loophole permitting medicinal alcohol, Ian Hunter famously exported Laphroaig to the United States at the height of American Prohibition. 2014 Jim Beam and the company’s holding including Laphroaig are taken over by Suntory. Laphroaig’s popularity began to grow across Europe, South America, and Canada.

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