Whisky Regions Tweet Tasting

More social media based dramfotainment you say? Well allow us to gladly oblige, as we’re delighted to announce that on February 24th, we’ll be sharing, sipping and savouring whiskies from not one, not two, but three countries in our first Whisky Regions Tweet Tasting.

For our first Whisky Regions event, we’re thrilled to say that we’ll be kicking things off with a plethora of phenomenal pours from the mother dramming land of Scotchland, and doing so by teaming up again with our good friends at Glen Moray.

We’ll then be nipping over to Ireland to sample a duo of dramspanking Irish dramming ditties from The Dubliner and The Dublin Liberties, then we’ll finish off by teaming up again with the multi-award winning Canadian whisky brand, Crown Royal.

If you would like to take part in an evening pouring and exploring a wealth of wondrous and worldly whisky wares, click here to register your interest by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle, remembering to mark the subject line of the email: #WhiskyRegions

The closing date to register is February 5th, 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 February 24th at 7pm GMT via hashtag #WhiskyRegions

Registration open to over 18's only

@TheWhiskyWire

@GlenMorayDist

@DublinerWhiskey

@CrownRoyal

Win Tickets To Whisky Live London 2016

Hootendrammy! It’s very nearly that time of the year again, when Whisky Live rolls into London.  After selling out in 2015, the world’s premier whisky tasting event returns to the stunning surroundings of the Honourable Artillery Company in the heart of the City on the 18th and 19th of March.

In addition to the multitude of exhibiting whisky brands from all over the world, there will also be a whole host of other whisky based dramanagins including masterclasses, food pairings, live entertainment and exclusive private premium pours in the VIP lounge.

For the fourth year, we’re thrilled to be teaming up again with Whisky Live London to give away two pairs of tickets to this year’s dramstravaganza. To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is Click Here and email us your contact details along with the following phrase that dramming pays:
 

"Whisk me away to Whisky Live London to uncover and discover a dramspanking wealth of wondrous, worldly,
whisky wares”

*Remember to mark the subject line of your email with either: Whisky Live Friday or Whisky Live Saturday depending on which day you would like to attend.
 

If you’re just too eager to secure your tickets before they sell out, and why wouldn’t you, we’d like to offer all our readers a 10% ticket discount to this year’s event. Click Here to buy your tickets remembering to add discount code: WLL16TheWhiskyWire when checking out.

We'll be there over the weekend, and it'd be great to share a dram or two on what promises to be a gargantuanly glorious weekend of whisky in London!

For full details and updates visit: whiskylive.com

Competition closes at 6pm GMT on Monday March 14th 2016. You have to be aged 18 years or over to enter. No cash alternative available. Competition winners will have to provide own transport/accommodation.

Quick Fire Whisky Tasting Notes

Talisker Neist Point

 

 

Nose: Vanilla infused poached pears, spiced baked granny smith apples, beach barbecued bananas, toasted slices of HTB Jamaican fruit bun, clove studded oranges, mixed spice, ash and embers from a pile of old burning newspapers, sea spray, black pepper and a pronounced pinch-ette of peat.

 

Palate: Peat smoke, dried chili flakes, Charbonnel et Walker dark sea salt caramel chocolate truffles, grounds of black pepper, candid peel, dried apricots, warm slices of pear and apple tarte tatin, vanilla custard, Mackays Scottish three berry preserve, Hovis digestive biscuits, anise, mixed spice, charred oak and an all-round earthy allure.

 

Finish: A cosy and comforting, sassily spiced, long lingering finish.

 

Summary: A text book example of not only another dramspankingly delish Talisker expression, but also a superbly belting and balanced no age statement (NAS) bottling. It’s only downfall being that it’s a travel retail exclusive. Almost worth booking a trip just to buy a bottle!

 

 

Peated Malts of Distinction Tweet Tasting II

As we continue our teaming throng of Tweet Tastings into the New Year, we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that on January 25th (Burns Night) we’ll be teaming up again with Beam Suntory for an evening pouring and exploring expressions from their Peated Malts of Distinction collection.

On the night we’ll be sharing, sipping and savouring whiskies from four award-winning distilleries across Scotland and Ireland; The Ardmore, Laphroaig, Bowmore and Connemara.

Full details coming soon, but if you would like to take part in an evening full of phenol-menal peated pours click here to register your interest by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle, remembering to mark the subject line of the email: #PeatedMalts

The closing date to register is January 14th, 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 January 25th at 7pm GMT via hashtag #PeatedMalts

Registration open to over 18's only

@TheWhiskyWire

@TweetTastings

The Whisky Business from The Whisky Wire

In addition to all our reviews, interviews, Tweet Tastings and general dramspankery, make it one of your New Year resolutions this Dramuary, to visit and follow our sister news site The Whisky Business for all the latest national and international news stories within the wide and very wonderful world of whisky.

@TheWhiskyBiz

The 12 Drams of Christmas 2015

For the last five years we’ve brought you our ’12 Drams of Christmas’ as chosen by you! So we thought it would only be rude not to do the same again this year, and use it as a great excuse to start getting into the festive spirit.

Since November 26th you’ve been nominating your top three favourite festive drams in abundance, and after trawling through all the entries and tallying up all the nominations here are our '12 Drams of Christmas' in ranking order as chosen by you!

Just in case you're thinking of gifting any of this year’s dramspanking festive dozen, we've done all the hard work and have also included the most current and competitive retail details. Hootendrammy!

 

 

A huge thanks to all those who took part and entered, the response was absolutely phenomenal. In return for your nominations we added the names of everyone who entered into our virtual Santa hat for a chance to win a bottle of Highland 18 Year Old.

We’re delighted to announce that James Rosen from Oxford had his name drawn from the hat and is our winner, congratulations! Your bottle will be winging its way to you later this week.