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Month: October 2022
Scotch Whisky exports weather the economic storm
Right now, you could be forgiven for thinking that the political and economic strategies of the UK have been thrown into a blender and whizzed around at high speed! The apparent ‘revolving door’ of No.10 Downing Street, coupled with proposed fantastical tax cuts at a cost of £45 billion (which turned out to be mere …
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Spooky distilleries and their whiskies
As the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer, we enter into the time of year when things that go bump in the night come out to play. And what could be spookier than a distillery full of ghosts? Tales of hauntings and other supernatural activity abound at whisky distilleries around the world. Here …
Top 5 whisky bottles for Halloween
It is getting darker these days and for some reason, this year’s Halloween feels spookier than ever. We definitely need something to keep us warm and cosy to survive the night. Luckily, we have selected five beautiful drams to keep you company so you won’t feel alone. But wait! There might be something off with …
December Drams – Whisky Advent calendars for 2022
Are you tired of twelve drummers drumming? Got no more room for turtle doves (whatever they are!) Sick of partridges messing up your pear trees? Wish your true love would get you something you actually wanted? Well, good news, we’ve sourced the best whisky advent calendars for 2022 so you can finally get something you …
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Whiskey imitations could be foiled by edible QR code tag
Do you like to drink expensive whiskey? Do you worry about imitations or knock-offs being passed off as the real thing? I don’t think most of us even give it a second thought, but according to a 2013 survey,18% of the 1,073 people in the UK who responded, said they had experienced purchasing counterfeit alcoholic …
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Is your splash of water freezing out your whisky taste buds?
Most whisky connoisseurs will maintain that water is a necessary part of whisky. It helps to release the flavours and aromas of the drink, and would generally recommend that you add a splash (or two) to your dram. Whilst it may seem insignificant to worry about the water you add, this blog post will explain …
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Extra Terrestrial or Extra Tasty?! Orbiting barley seeds return home
Space-age whisky production is coming to Speyside! The Glenlivet, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Guelph, Canada, has sent barley seeds into space. The aim of the experiment was to test how the conditions of space would affect the germination and growth of the barley plants. Now that the seeds have returned to …
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Nanoparticles of gold authenticate the measure of your whisky.
The maturation period is one of the most important parts of making whisky. It’s during this time that the spirit develops its unique flavour profile. Scotch whisky must be left to mature for at least 3 years, but some single malts are left for much longer – sometimes decades. Trying to establish when a whisky …
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10 of the most expensive whiskies in the world
When it comes to whisky, there are a lot of different factors that go into making a bottle expensive. Sometimes it’s the location where the whisky is made, sometimes it’s the type of cask that the whisky is aged in, and sometimes it’s simply how rare the whisky is. In this blog post, we will …
Benriach encompasses both the physical and digital with new NFT launch on Blockbar
NFTs have been all the rage as of late in the world of cryptocurrency. And it’s no surprise that companies are starting to experiment with this new technology. Benriach, a distillery that’s been producing whisky since 1898, is the latest to enter the space with the launch of their own NFTs on Blockbar. The …
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