10 May 2019

Writers' Tears Double Oak Competition


To help celebrate the launch of the new core range Writers’ Tears Double Oak expression from Walsh Whiskey, we’ve teamed up with our friends at the County Carlow – Ireland based brand, to giveaway a bottle of their latest dramspanking Irish dramming ditty.
 
Inspired by the blends popular in 18th century Ireland, Writers’ Tears Double Oak is a blend of single pot still and single malt Irish whiskeys, that have been matured in American and French oak casks.
 
The use of French oak casks in the maturation of Irish whiskey was widespread through the 17th and 18th centuries. This changed in the 19th century, with the arrival of more affordable and larger quantities of American oak casks, which was driven by the surge in exports of Irish whiskey.
 
This gave rise to a unique ménage of both French and American Oak barrels being used for maturing Irish whiskies and the resultant blends gave a new twist in the flavour profile of Irish pot and malt whiskeys.
 
This latest release from the Carlow - Ireland based company, was made possible by a close collaboration between the Walsh family and the Legaret family in Cognac, France.

To be in with a chance of winning a bottle of the new Writers’ Tears Double Oak click here to email us your contact details along with the phrase that dramming pays:
 
"I’d love to pour and explore some
dramspankingly delicious
Writers’ Tears of joy in a glass."

*Remember to mark the subject line of your email with: Writers’ Tears Comp

If you’re on Twitter, you can also follow us via @TheWhiskyWire and RT one of our related competition tweets for another chance to win!

Writers’ Tears Double Oak (46% ABV) will be available later this month in existing markets, for a RRP of €55.00.
 
For more info on Writers’ Tears, visit: walshwhiskey.com
 
#WritersTearsComp
@TheWhiskyWire
@WalshWhiskey
 
Competition closes at 23:59 on June 7th 2019. You have to be aged 21 years or over to enter!
 
Good Luck!

8 May 2019

Quick Fire Rum Tasting Notes

Old Bakery Rum
Re-Distilled Jamaican Rum
41% ABV


Nose: An initial umph-ette of unmistakable Jamaican rum esters, ripe banana skin, orange peel, dried apricots, date heavy sticky toffee pudding and blackberry compote. Followed by notes of boiled condensed milk, Lyle’s golden syrup, anise, demerara sugar, dark chocolate, mixed spice, tobacco leaves, ground black pepper, wood spice and a tenacious tease of plum wine.

Palate: A wondrous wedge of banoffee pie, treacle tart served with a scoop of Häagen-Dazs Dulce de Leche ice cream, Delia Smith’s Creole Christmas cake, honey, mixed spice, espresso coffee and dark chocolate. Along with notes of preserved lemons, orange peel, dried banana chips, maraschino cherries, blackberry compote, baked apples, cinnamon, tobacco leaves, nutmeg and something rather Port-esque.

Finish: A deep, dark and decadent dessert trolley of a finish, that lingers long into the night.

Summary: This is a real tamed tiger of a Jamaican rum, which after being re-distilled and matured in Mead and Mavrodaphne (black grape wine from Greece/Cyprus) oak barrels, delivers something that is sensationally smooth and sumptuously sippable!

We’re huge fans of what the Old Bakery Distillery, in Enfield, North London is doing. Their gin is now one of our top three go to’s in the category, and now they’ve rustled up this rather rum-arkable, re-distilled drop of Jamaican rummage.

Very much looking forward to seeing what distilled delights they come up with next. A whisky matured/finished in the same types of cask, could quite possibly be a very wonderful thing! 


3 May 2019

Loch Lomond Whiskies Tweet Tasting


To help celebrate their second year as the official spirit of The Open Golf Championship, we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that on June 12th, we’ll be teaming up again with our good friends at Loch Lomond Whiskies, to share, sip and savour some very special drops of dramspankage.
On the night, we’ll be pouring and exploring Loch Lomond’s four The Open special editions; The Open Special Edition, Single Malt Vintage 2002, The Open Royal Portrush and 25 Year Old Triple Wood Matured.
If you fancy taking part in a rare opportunity to sample all four of Loch Lomond's The Open special editions click here to register your interest by emailing your name, address, date of birth and Twitter handle, remembering to mark the subject line: #LochLomondWhisky
The closing date to register is May 20th, and if you are registering to take part please make sure that you will actually be free on the evening of June 12th 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 dramspankery. So we look forward to seeing you over on Twitter on June 12th at 7pm BST via #LochLomondWhisky
Registration open to over 21's only!
For more info on Loch Lomond Whiskies, visit: lochlomondwhiskies.com
@TheWhiskyWire
@LochLomondMalts
#LochLomondWhisky
Be part of the dramfotainment!

29 April 2019

El Dorado Rum Tweet Tasting II


Continuing our teeming throng of industry leading, Twitter trending Tweet Tastings, and following the huge success of our last El Dorado Rum event back in November, we’re thrilled to announce that on June 5th, we’ll be hosting another evening of tweet tastery, filled with their demerara deliciousness.
 
Full details to follow, but if you fancy sharing, sipping and savouring some truly outstanding drops of rummage click here to register your interest by emailing your name, address, date of birth and Twitter handle, remembering to mark the subject line: #ElDoradoRum

Not only will the night provide an amazing opportunity for existing rum lovers to get up, close and personal with some of the Guyana’s finest, it will also provide the perfect bridging opportunity for those yet to discover the deep depths and delights of this other sensational spirit.

The closing date to register is May 14th, and if you are registering to take part please make sure that you will actually be free on the evening of June 5th 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 rumfotainment. So we look forward to seeing you over on Twitter on June 5th at 19:00 BST via #ElDoradoRum
 
Registration open to over 21's only!
 
For more info on El Dorado Rum, visit: theeldoradorum.com
 
@TheWhiskyWire
@ElDoradoRumUK
@Love_Drinks
 
Be part of the rumfotainment!