LIVING THE DRAM
Last week, courtesy of a work function, I was able to curate and host my first (proper) whisky tasting night. Finally! This is something I’ve been planning on doing for quite some time! The venue was The Puffin Rooms in Liverpool and the night was intended to be an introduction to single malt scotch whiskies... Continue Reading →
Some of the biggest names in Scotch whisky have had their wheels turning this week with big new limited releases announced. A new experimentation from Laphroaig has been captured as Elements L 2.0. With so much focus on cask finishes these days, it’s great to see experimentation at the start of the process. The team... Continue Reading →
There’s been a hat trick of new malt announcements released today, and all from some of my favourite names in whisk(e)y across Ireland, Scotland, and England. [ed: hoping for a Welsh announcement soon!]* Redbreast 18yo Statements of age and intent are in order for Midleton’s Redbreast as they have announced a new ferment addition to... Continue Reading →
Since starting whiskyunplugged, we have been writing about enjoying whisky in all its many guises and trying to demystify the fusty world that the whisky market of old had created for itself. Whilst we have been doing so, the whisky market has also widely been diversifying its products with welcome twists, interpretations and experimentation. We... Continue Reading →
Peat-Meisters Laphroaig released their "Select" expression within their core range in 2014 and it seems that year was the year of the multiple-maturation boom. Whilst most distilleries have been trying this for the past few years, it seems that the marketing fad has gone too far and has even exceeded the Gillette vs Wilkinson Sword... Continue Reading →
It's around this time of the year that, without fail, there are a few more people heading down the spirits aisle in your local supermarket. Whether it is a purchase for themselves or someone else, whisky sales sky rocket at this time of the year, and rightly so. One of the (great) results is that... Continue Reading →
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