Win a Dubliner Irish Whiskey Hamper

 

Competition Now Closed!

We're thrilled to announce our winner: Rhys Adams from Bangor in Wales. Congrats! Your Dubliner Whiskey hamper will be winging its way to you later this week.

A huge thanks to all those who entered, keep your eyes peeled for another way to win with The Whisky Wire coming soon!

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To help celebrate the start of this year’s three-day Open Race meeting at Cheltenham, we’ve teamed up with official event partners ‘The Dubliner Irish Whiskey’ to offer one of our readers the chance of winning a whiskey filled hamper.

The multi-award winning Irish whiskey brand, will be serving Dubliner hot toddies at The Dubliner Hot Toddy Bar, during this year’s Open Race Meeting at Cheltenham, the home of jump racing, from the 11th to the 13th November.

To be in with a chance of winning an amazing hamper containing 1 x 70cl bottle of The Dubliner Irish Whiskey, 1 x 70cl bottle of The Dubliner Irish Whiskey & Honeycomb Liqueur, 1 x The Dubliner 10 Year Old and two Dubliner T-shirts, all you need to do is click here and email us your contact details along with the following phrase that dramming pays:

“I’d love to win the Dubliner’s dramspanking Irish dramming

ditty dream of a whiskey hamper.”

Remember to mark the subject line of the email with: Dubliner Whiskey Comp

If you’re not already doing so, also remember to follow @TheWhiskyWire and @DublinerWhiskey on Twitter and RT one of our related competition tweets for another chance to win!

The Dubliner which was launched in 2015, is a blend of single malt and grain whiskies, aged in hand selected bourbon casks. The Dubliner 10 Year Old single malt, is a limited edition whiskey distilled in copper pot stills and matured exclusively in ex-bourbon casks. The Dubliner Honeycomb Liqueur, is a blend of honeycomb, caramel and triple distilled Irish Whiskey.

For more info on The Dubliner Irish Whiskey, visit: dublinerwhiskey.com

Competition open to over 18’s only and closes on November 16th 2016 at 23.59 GMT

#DublinerWhiskeyComp

Quick Fire Whisky Tasting Notes

Redbreast Lustau

Irish Whiskey
46% ABV

 

  

Nose: Sherry soaked sultanas - Luxardo maraschino cherries – candied orange peel – stewed prunes - poached pears - Quality Street strawberry fondant creams – sugared almonds – pink marshmallows – smoked walnuts - fig rolls – warm banana bread –  Jamaican spiced fruit bun - marzipan – ready rolled icing and trusses of teasing toasted oak.

 

Palate: Sherry soaked sultanas and raisins - Hotel Chocolat kirsch cherries – candid orange peel – grilled peaches – spiced poached pears – Tiptree blackberry jelly - sugared almonds – buttered slices of Soreen malt loaf - bread pudding - a big pinch of mixed spice and more of that tenacious toasted oak.

 

Finish: A long, lush, luxurious, lip-smacker of a finish, from a dram that well and truly seduces the senses.

 

Summary: Another absolute dramspanking Irish dramming ditty from Redbreast, which has been produced as a celebration of the brands relationship with the equally passion driven Lustau sherry bodega in Jerez, Spain.

 

If you're a fan of Redbreast, this new permanent core range expression is not as sherry heavy as you may expect, but in my opinion purposefully so. It not only manages to showcase the rich and unctuous signature style of the multi-award winning pot still Irish whiskey brand, in a stripped down and stripped back kind of a way, it also manages to harmoniously highlight a 'less is more' feel on the sherry front, with a true refined essence coming through, rather than a full-on sheer sherried shriek.

 

 

Walsh Whiskey Tweet Tasting

"Dram roll please” Continuing our hugely successful triumphant teeming thong of Twitter trending Tweet Tastings, with thrilled to reveal the details of our 99th Tweet Tasting.

We’re dramspankingly delighted to announce that on the evening of November 23rd, we’ll be sharing, sipping and savouring, a gaggle of glorious Irish dramming ditties from the Walsh Whiskey Distillery.

On the night, not only will we be pouring and exploring their Writers Tears Copper Pot, Writers Tears Red Head and The Irishman 12 Year Old expressions, we’ll also be having an exclusive sampling of the new make spirit from their new distillery at Royal Oak.

If you would like to take part in an epic evening of things Irish and dramspanking click here to register your interest by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle. Also please remember to mark the subject line with the hashtag: #WalshWhiskey

The closing date to register is November 3rd, and if you are registering to take part please make sure that you will actually be free on the evening of November 23rd 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 November 23rd at 7pm GMT via #WalshWhiskey

This tasting is open to all our whisk(e)y friends and followers around the world!

 

Registration open to over 18's only!

 

For more information on Walsh Whiskey, visit: walshwhiskey.com

 

@TheWhiskyWire

@WalshWhiskey  

 

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Gordon & MacPhail Tweet Tasting

Continuing our hugely successful triumphant teeming thong of Twitter trending Tweet Tastings, we’re thrilled to announce that on November 16th, we’ll be teaming up with malt whisky specialist Gordon and MacPhail, for our 98th tasting, where we will be sharing, sipping and savouring some of their Rare Vintage releases.

We can’t reveal any details of the drams just yet, but what we can promise is an evening of pure dramming class in a glass, so keep your eyes peeled for full details! In the meantime, if you would like to be one of our lucky tweet tasters; pouring and exploring on the night click here to register your interest by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle, remembering to mark the subject line #GMRareVintage

The closing date to register is October 27th, and if you are registering to take part please make sure that you will actually be free on the evening of November 16th 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 November 16th at 7pm GMT via #GMRareVintage

Registration open to over 18's only!

 

For more information on Gordon and MacPhail, visit: gordonandmacphail.com

 

@TheWhiskyWire

 

@gordon_macphail

 

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Malt Whisky Yearbook 2017 Competition

It has to be said that there’s no shortage of annual releases and events in the whisky calendar, and in addition to all the committee and special releases, shows and fests, one of the undoubted highlights for me is in book form and the autumn launch of the latest edition of the Malt Whisky Yearbook.

This year’s edition which as ever has been meticulously put together and edited by Mr Whisky Yearbook himself – Ingvar Ronde, includes 250 tasting notes and covers 442 distilleries from around the UK and the rest of the world.

In addition to a wealth of features including articles from such distinguished whisky writers as Charles MacLean, Ian Buxton, Gavin D Smith, Becky Paskin, Neil Ridley and Jonny McCormick, including a completely new and expanded Japanese chapter by Nicholas Coldicott and Stefan Van Eycken.

As with the last couple of years, we’re delighted to announce that we’ve teamed up with the Malt Whisky Yearbook, to offer two of our readers the chance of winning a signed copy of the book.

To be in with a chance of winning a copy all you need to do is click here and email us your contact details along with the following phrase that dramming pays:

 

"Make my whisky year a dramspanking dream of a delight with this right rollicking rollercoaster of a whisky read"

 

*Remember to mark the subject line of your email with: MWYB2017 Comp

If you’re not already doing so follow us on Twitter via @TheWhiskyWire and RT one of our related competition tweets for another chance to win!

 

#MWYB2017

If you’re too eager (and I can’t blame you) to get hold of this year’s edition you can order yours right now by clicking here.

 

For more info on the Malt Whisky Yearbook visit: maltwhiskyyearbook.com

 

Competition closes on October 17th 2017

Wemyss Malts Tweet Tasting

More social media based dramfotainment you say? Well allow us to gladly oblige with a wave of wondrous whisky wares from our good friends at Wemyss Malts.

 

We’re dramspankingly delighted to announce that on November 9th, we’ll be teaming up again the multi-award winning, Edinburgh based boutique spirits company Wemyss Malts, for an evening brimming with a bounty of blended malts.

On the night we'll be sampling their new The Hive Batch Strength, Spice King Batch Strength and Peat Chimney Batch Strength bottlings, along with a special smoky Old Fashioned cocktail.

If you would like to take part in what will be a dramming night to remember Click Here to register your interest by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle, remembering to mark the subject line #WemyssMalts

 

The closing date to register is October 18th, and if you are registering to take part please make sure that you will actually be free on the evening of November 9th 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 November 9th at 7pm GMT via #WemyssMalts

 

Registration open to over 18's only!

 

For more information on Wemyss Malts, visit: wemyssmalts.com

 

@TheWhiskyWire

@WemyssMalts

 

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Rebel Yell Tweet Tasting

Continuing our triumphant teeming throng of Twitter trending Tweet Tastings, we’re thrilled to announce that that on November 7th (US Election Eve) we’re teaming up with one of the liquid americana brands, that we’re genuinely exciting us at the moment and that deserves to be shouted/yelled about in the UK. Never mind Clinton or Trump, the one name most definitely getting our vote in November, is Rebel Yell Kentucky Bourbon!

On the night we’ll be pouring and exploring Rebel Yell’s Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Small Batch Rye and Small Batch Bourbon Reserve, along with finding out more about this iconic American whiskey brand.

Full details to follow soon but if you fancy being part of our Tweet Tasting rebellion on the night click here to register your interest by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle. Please also remember to mark the subject line of the email: #RebelYellBourbon

The closing date to register is October 17th, 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 November 7th at 7pm GMT via hashtag #RebelYellBourbon

Registration open to over 18's only!

 

For more information on Rebel Yell, visit: rebelyellbourbon.com

@TheWhiskyWire

@RebelYell_UK

 

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