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Frances Wilson
News · 22 Jul 2022
Register Your Interest: The Macallan Reach
Register your interest today in The Macallan Reach. This exceptionally rare 81-year-old expression is the oldest whisky released by the distillery to date.
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Frances Wilson
News · 21 Jul 2022
AI Whisky Nose: What’s It All About?
The 21st century has seen the massive rise in artificial intelligence in a number of industries. Now, AI is making its mark on the whisky industry with a robotic nose, NOS.E.
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Frances Wilson
Expert Advice · Distilleries · 20 Jul 2022
Diageo Brands: What Brands Does Diageo Own?
Diageo is one of the biggest alcoholic beverage companies in the world. You’re probably familiar with them, in name at least. However, do you know the brands that they own? We bet there’s plenty of familiar names that you’ll recognise in here!
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Frances Wilson
News · 19 Jul 2022
New In: Gold Spot 9 Year Old 135th Anniversary
The latest edition to the Spot Whiskey series, Gold Spot 9 Year Old 135th Anniversary, is available to shop at The Whisky Shop today via priority access!
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Frances Wilson
News · 18 Jul 2022
New In: Lochlea Our Barley
Lochlea Our Barley is the first edition to the core range of single malts from the up-and-coming distillery. The expression is available to members of The W Club via priority access here today, Monday 18th July.
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Frances Wilson
News · 15 Jul 2022
Golden Drams and First-Rate Roadshows
Last month, The Whisky Shop was host to the Balblair Roadshow as it travelled across the country, giving our customers the opportunity to sample some of the finest drams from the Highland distillery.
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Frances Wilson
News · 14 Jul 2022
Ballot Announcement: Yamazaki Tsukuriwake Cask Series 2022
The ballot for the wonderful Yamazaki Tsukuriwake Cask Series 2022 will be opening on Tuesday 26th July at 12pm.
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Frances Wilson
News · 13 Jul 2022
New In: anCnoc 2006 Sherry Cask TWS Exclusive
A fabulous new release from anCnoc totally exclusive to The Whisky Shop! The expression is available to shop from today, Wednesday 13th July, for £145.
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Frances Wilson
News · 12 Jul 2022
Introducing: House of Hazelwood
A stunning collection made up of whiskies from the Gordon family’s private stocks. Introducing House of Hazelwood.
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Frances Wilson
News · 12 Jul 2022
Digital Drams: Bushmills Single Malt
Come and join us at our next Digital Drams virtual tasting event on Thursday 28th July at 7.30pm! This session will be showcasing some stunning single malt expressions from Bushmills.
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