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Everything You Need To Know About The Whiskey Sour

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When the Navy was conducting voyages in the Caribbean in the 16 and 1700s they found themselves a plentiful supply of rum. With a much longer shelf life than beer, rum became the sailors’ first choice of tipple. The rum and lemon/lime juice concoction became known as ‘Grog’. Essentially, hungover.

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Whisky Production Begins At The Orkney Distillery

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Founded in 2016, The Orkney Distillery, located in Kirkwall on Orkney, has long harbored ambitions to diversify its spirits profile with whisky and rum. Until today, the distillery has exclusively produced Kirkjuvagr gin. The distillery has also begun rum distillation as of January 2024.

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Cocktails To Get You Through The EUROS 2024 Final

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In the build-up to whatever Euros game you’re watching (hopefully it still involves England at this point), nothing will hit the spot better than a beautifully fresh and tart combination of rum, sugar, and lime juice. You can also get very experimental with rum in this drink. Dark Rum Peach Schnapps Orange Juice.

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Independent Bottlers Of The Future

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They also distill their own gin with a goal of having whisky in the future, but for those of you who want even more jaw-dropping stuff, check out their Wee Mongrel Rum Maple Syrup edition. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society The Scotch Malt Whisky Society celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2023.

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Is Whisky Gluten Free?

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Similarly, gin, which is usually a wheat-based spirit, is flavored with botanicals that shouldn’t contain gluten – any which did would be removed during the distillation process. Finally, rum is produced using sugar cane, which does not contain gluten.

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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: An Independent Bottling Institution

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SMWS Today The SMWS now bottles around 500 casks a year, diversifying its spirit range to also include single grain, world whiskies, rum, gin, cognac, and other spirits. As a result, the SMWS is regarded as one of the most illustrious independent whisky bottlers in the world, ensuring the society’s first ‘.1’