Glen Scotia Tweet Tasting

More social media based dramfotainment you say? Well allow us to gladly oblige, as we spring our way into summer with our triumphant teaming throng of Tweet Tastings.

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that on June 29th, we’ll be spending an evening sipping and savouring some of the dramming delights from Campbeltown’s iconic Glen Scotia Distillery.

On the night we’ll be sampling three new expressions from Glen Scotia, along with their first Distillery Edition. Full details to follow soon, but if you would like to take part in what will be a dramspanker of a night, as we sample a wave of wondrous whisky wares from one of Scotland’s smallest distilleries, register your interest by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle via the contact tab, remembering to mark the subject line #GlenScotia

The closing date to register is Friday June 5th, and if you are registering to take part please make sure that you will actually be free on the evening of June 29th to take part!

Even if you're not one of the selected Tweet Tasters, it'd be great to have you following all the evenings dramfotainment. So we look forward to seeing you over on Twitter on June 29th at 7pm BST via #GlenScotia

Until then Happy Dramlaxing!

 

For more information on Glen Scotia visit: lochlomondgroup.com

 

Registration is open to over 18's only!

Quick Fire Whisky Tasting Notes #48

Compass Box Hedonism Quindecimus

 

 

Nose: A vanilla cheesecake with a thick digestive biscuit base, warm almond croissants, a buttered slice of Mcvities Jamaica ginger cake, grilled pineapple rings, coconut ice, pear drops, clove studded ortaniques, honeydew melon, mango, cinnamon sticks, wood spice and something rather poly cement (Airfix) glue-esque

 

Palate: Cherries soaked in sugar syrup, five spice, white pepper, Seville orange zest, Danish pastries, Jordans Original crunchy tropical fruits granola, caramelised demerara sugar, Lindt sea salt milk chocolate, pick and mix yellow foam banana’s, mango kulfi, gingerbread, Waitrose treacle tart and oodles of opulent oak.

 

Finish: Long, lush and as gracious and giving as the gargantuanly glorious grains that were used to blend this beautiful, bountiful belter.

 

Summary: The standard Compass Box Hedonism bottling, will always be one I’ll recommend to those starting out on their grain journeys, but with a little more feisty finesse and an epic ensemble of quality grainage, this is certainly one to recommend if you’re looking for that added dose of discerning dramming decadence.

 

 

Win a Gargantuanly Glorious Gaggle of Gins

Following on from this week’s epic gin ginery, gin ginery, tweet taste-ery, we’re thrilled to be teaming up with Allied Glass in time for World Gin Day on June 13th, to offer one of our Twitter followers the chance of winning a hamper containing all five bottles of ginage that we sipped, savoured and served during our Allied Glass Gin Tweet Tasting on Wednesday.

So if you’re an existing gin lover or looking to uncover and discover another great spirit and fancy winning bottles of Greenall’s, Bulldog, Langtons, Caorunn and Makar gins, just head over to Twitter and RT any of the competition related tweets along with making sure you follow:

@TheWhiskyWire @AlliedGlassUK @GreenallsGin @BulldogGin @LangtonsGin @CaorunnGin @MakarGlasgowGin

 

#AlliedGlassTT

For more information on Allied Glass visit: www.allied-glass.com

 

Competition open to over 18's only

Glenmorangie Dornoch & Duthac Competition

Following the huge success of last night’s Glenmorangie Live Twitter tasting, which we were thrilled to host alongside Dr Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie's Head of Distilling & Whisky Creation, we’re delighted to be teaming up with The Glenmorangie to offer one of our Twitter followers the chance of winning a set of their latest travel retail exclusives.

To be in with a chance of winning a bottle of Glenmorangie Dornoch - which takes its name from the Dornoch Firth where the distillery sits and has been made with a combination of whiskies aged in ex-bourbon casks, married with lightly-peated spirit and matured in ex-Amontillado casks, along with a bottle of Glenmorangie Duthac - the first release from their new Legends series, which has been part-finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, just pop on over to Twitter and RT any of our competition related tweets and follow both @TheWhiskyWire and @TheGlenmorangie for your chance to win!

#GlenmorangieLive

 

For more information on The Glenmorangie visit: glenmorangie.com

t’s & c’s: Competition open to over 18’s only - Competition closes on May 15th at 23:59.

Glen Moray Tweet Tasting

As we spring our way into summer with our hugely successful string of Tweet Tastings, we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that on June 3rd we’ll be hosting our 61st event, exploring and enjoying a gaggle of glorious whisky wares from Glen Moray.

During the evening we’ll be sipping and savouring our way through some of the finest drams that this little gem of a Speyside distillery has to offer, including their Port Wood Classic and Peated Classic expressions.

Full details to follow soon, but if you would like to take part in an evening that’s all about the glory of Glen Moray, register your interest by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle via the contact tab, remembering to mark the subject line #GlenMoray

The closing date to register is May 15th, and if you are registering to take part please make sure that you will actually be free on the night!!!

Even if you're not one of the selected Tweet Tasters, it'd be great to have you following the evening’s dramfotainment. So we look forward to seeing you over on Twitter on June 3rd at 7pm BST via hashtag #GlenMoray

Until then Happy Dramlaxing!

For more information on Glen Moray visit: glenmoray.com

Glenmorangie Live

In addition to our triumphant teaming throng of Tweet Tastings, we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that on May 11th at 19:00 BST we’ll be hosting the first ever Glenmorangie Live.

On the night we’ll be tweeting Live from Edinburgh alongside the great Dr Bill Lumsden, Head of Distilling & Whisky Creation at The Glenmorangie Company.

We’ll also be joined on the Twittersphere by a specially invited, international ensemble of whisky enthusiasts who’ll be sipping and savouring, tweeting and tasting a selection of Glenmorangie’s finest, including their latest release.

Full details to follow soon, but in the meantime pencil the date and time into your diary, for this must follow Twitter event and join us on the night with a dram in hand via #GlenmorangieLive

For more information on Glenmorangie visit: glenmorangie.com

#GlenmorangieLive

Allied Glass Gin Tweet Tasting

In addition to all things whisky, we love nothing more than to pour and explore, and discover and uncover the wealth of other distilled delights on offer from the wide and very wonderful world of spirits. So much so that on May 20th we’re teaming up with glass packaging specialists Allied Glass, for an evening of gin ginery, gin ginery, tweet taste-ery.

On the night we’ll be sampling and savouring a gaggle of glorious gins from brands including Bulldog, Caorunn, Greenall's, Langtons and Makar. All of which have had their bottles crafted and created by Allied Glass, the UKs fourth largest glass packaging producer and supplier to some of the world’s biggest drinks brands.

Full details and brand list to follow soon, but if you would like to take part in an evening exploring another great spirit and all the gargantuan gloriousness of gin, register your interest by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle via the contact tab, remembering to mark the subject line #AlliedGlassTT

The closing date to register is Friday May 8th, and if you are registering to take part please make sure that you will actually be free on the evening of May 20th to take part!!!

Even if you're not one of the selected Tweet Tasters, it'd be great to have you following all the evenings ginfotainment. So we look forward to seeing you over on Twitter on May 20th at 7pm BST via #AlliedGlassTT

Until then Happy Dramlaxing!

For more information on Allied Glass, visit: allied-glass.com