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Glenmorangie Ealanta 1993 Private Edition

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:03:00 +0100

For the better part of a decade now Glenmorangie has been constantly associated with a willingness to experiment. The company's Distilling & Whisky Creation Director - Dr. Bill Lumsden - and his team have long advocated the cask as the dominant factor in the final character of a matured malt, augmenting their ever-popular 10 year old with wine-cask finished bottlings such as Quinta Ruban (extra-matured in port casks) and an annual "Private Edition" release. Last year saw a break from what had been…

Staff Picks - April 2013

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:00:00 +0100

Each month here at Whisky Marketplace we put together a collection of staff recommendations to tantalise your taste buds. This month we bring you two exciting new releases; we sniff out the last few remaining bottles of a rather special release by Highland Park before they disappear for good; and in the video podcast embedded above Pierre revisits the classic blended Scotch Chivas Regal 18 Year Old.

What's hot at Master of Malt - April 2013

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:11:00 +0100

A round-up of the hottest new whiskies stocked at Master of Malt this month including a very nice 25 year old release from Cutty Sark, which has packaging adorned with scenes from the Rabbie Burns poem - Tam o’ Shanter - and comes with a book of more than 50 illustrations by the late Alexander Goudie. Also a blended Scotch released to mark World Whisky Day 2013 which is coming up on 18th May and a tranche of new indie bottlings from Old Malt Cask, Connoisseurs Choice and Berry Brothers & Rudd. …

Staff Picks - March 2013

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:40:00 +0100

The storm clouds are gathering in the north and the winds carry the battle cry of the norsemen, it can mean only one thing... Highland Park have a new release. Elsewhere in this months staff picks things are a little more relaxed with an old fashioned blended scotch, a beautiful Japanese malt and a superb scottish grain whisky. And so onto the rest of the picks...

Highland Park announce new 'Warrior Series' for travel retail

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:33:00 +0100

Waiting for a flight to board can be seriously tedious business so browsing the duty free shop for fine spirits is often a welcomed distraction. Its made all the more interesting (for us whisky geeks) when you come across something that's exclusive to travel retail. At the very least, if these off piste whiskies don't tickle your fancy, you'll be impressed by the manliness of the 1 litre bottles.

Staff Picks - February 2013

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:22:00 +0100

It's time again for us here at Whisky Marketplace to offer a few of our recent favourites for your consideration. It's another eclectic group this month! Aside from that we have one of Bruichladdich's many "aced" (extra matured etc) releases, a new and well anticipated release from Springbank's recently introduced Rundlets & Kilderkins line and a recently issued bottling from our old friend Clynelish in the form of a 15 year old distilled in 1997. Enjoy!

What’s hot at The Whisky Exchange – February 2013

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:50:00 +0100

Finding a new home for our whisky related ramblings

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:29:00 +0100

Hello readers, you may have noticed that things have been a little quieter than normal over here, that's because we're in the process of moving our blog within the Whisky Marketplace site! For various technical reasons (which we're not going to bore you with) we needed to relocate the blog; and so it now lives in the /journal folder. If you are one of the fab people who link to us from your own blog it would be really great if you could update the url. Thanks for your patience and rest assured…

Master of Malt release "Boxes Blend" in collaboration with Athlete bassist Carey Willets

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:58:00 +0100

Whisky Awards; why delicate whiskies are often overlooked

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:18:00 +0100

Glenfarclas 1953 for Wealth Solutions

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:29:00 +0100

Burns Night whisky tasting suggestions

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Glenmorangie announce 'Ealanta' - the latest release in their Private Edition range

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Staff Picks - January 2013

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:43:00 +0100

Christmas gift ideas for whisky lovers

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:56:00 +0100

Bowmore 1955 Ceramic

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:54:00 +0100

Glendronach Cask Strength - Batch 1

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:52:00 +0100

Staff Picks - December 2012

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:50:00 +0100

Aberlour – Batch #1, That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:48:00 +0100

Christmas Whisky Gifts: Buying Guide

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:45:00 +0100