LIVING THE DRAM
It might seem odd for someone to be writing about beer on a whisky blog but stick with me on this one… I've always been a whisky man. There's never really been any other type of alcoholic drink that I've enjoyed more thoroughly. Like many whisky fans, I've had to have THAT conversation with... Continue Reading →
Literally... The latest Laphroaig marketing campaign is currently inviting its twitter followers to tweet comments with the hashtag #BIGOPINIONS and the successful ones are being projected onto the side of the distillery's infamous white walls... This isn't the first time that we've written about Laphroaig, and probably won't be the last, as we at WU... Continue Reading →
As the 200th birthday celebrations continue, the good folk at Laphroaig have announced the release of this year's Cairdeas release, which is (not surprisingly) limited in numbers and exclusively available to the Friends of Laphroaig. Whilst it is hardly an exclusive club, given that it is free for anyone to join, as ever you've got... Continue Reading →
At WU we have a special place in our hearts for the drams of Islay, both peated and unpeated, and so we just wanted to wish everyone a good recovery from this year's Feis Ile, along with happy big birthdays to Laphroaig and Ardbeg who both turn 200 this year, and to Kilchoman for reaching... Continue Reading →
This week has seen the announcement that Laphroaig are bringing back their 15 year old bottling as part of the distillery's 200th anniversary celebrations. The 15 year old expression itself was cancelled around 5 years ago and from what I can recall, it was a pretty decent dram. Laphroaig has got the big marketing guns... Continue Reading →
If you enjoy a smoky kick to your whisky then chances are that you'll already know your best friend's name is 'peat'. Peat itself is quite an interesting entity (if you're into that sort of thing) and represents something that is hundreds of years in the making. Personally, I was pretty blown away to find... Continue Reading →
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