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“Whisky Is an Adventure”: An Interview with Andrew Smith of Little Brown Dog Spirits

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From Arctic island distilleries to Irn-Bru bottle samples, Andrew Smiths whisky journey has been anything but conventional. Among his top picks are Thy and Sall in Denmark, Smgen in Sweden, and Kyr in Finland, a distillery LBD Spirits has even bottled from. Ive got a particular passion for the new wave of Nordic distillers, he says.

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Glenfiddich & BlockBar To Auction Single Cask Whisky NFT To Be Redeemed For Bottles

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In partnership with BlockBar, Glenfiddich Distillery is releasing a rare 1985 cask bottling, with just 150 bottles estimated to be yielded from the cask. Speaking about the whisky, and the collaboration with BlockBar, Kinsman said: “This exclusive cask bottling for BlockBar is a piece of Glenfiddich history.

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Single Cask, Cask Strength Macallan Is Super Rare, But Why?

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This is not only due to the brand name ‘The Macallan’ emblazoned across the front of each bottle but also because of the extreme rarity of these types of expressions, such as The Macallan Exceptional Casks. However, if you have little experience of the secondary scotch whisky market, the fuss surrounding these bottles can be perplexing.

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Scotch Whisky Legends: Strathisla 1965 Year Old Gordon & Macphail Bottled 2004

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The Strathisla 1965 Gordon & Macphail, Bottled In 2004. The distillery has long been a contributor to scotch whisky blends such as Chivas Regal. One such example of this is the Strathisla 1965 Gordon & Macphail , bottled in 2004, the subject of this week’s Scotch Whisky Legends.

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Ranking the Least Awful Whiskies Under £20 in the UK

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Lets find out which bottles are drinkable, mixable, or only tolerable if someone else paid for them. The Ubiquitous Blended Scotches: Everyones First Mistake These are the household names. And yet, in at least one case, that cheap-looking bottle turns out to be annoyingly good. For once, the hype wasnt misplaced.

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Diageo Unveils First Paper-Based Bottle Trial For Johnnie Walker

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For the first time, Johnnie Walker Black Label will be presented in a paper bottle. Credit: Diageo Following the recent unveiling of Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ultra , the lightest glass whisky bottle in the world, Diageo has revealed a second innovative packaging trial.

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From Square Bottles to the Striding Man: How Johnnie Walker Became a Global Icon – Part 1

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Celebrating the launch of The Whiskey Wash’s Johnnie Walker Advert Archive , a collection curating nearly 100 print advertisements from 1911 to 1963 – a series of three articles explores the key advertising decisions from the Johnnie Walker brand’s 19th-century origins to 21st-century global marketing.