The Whisky Wire's 7th Birthday Competition

Hotdiggitydram! How time fly’s or indeed pours. Today we've reached the ripe old age of seven, and to help celebrate our 7th Birthday we’re giving one of our followers the chance of winning one of two rather dramspanking prizes.

Between now and April 14th, we’re giving away a choice of a whisky tasting for four people, hosted by The Whisky Wire’s Steve Rush. Not only will we bring the tasting to your nearest city*, we’ll also be including 6 very special drams. Alternatively, you could choose to win one of our absolute favourite drams from over the last seven years, Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 1.

To be in with a chance of winning Click Here and email us your contact details along with the phrase that dramming pays:

 

“I’d love to win one of

The Whisky Wire’s duo of

dramming delights and raise

a glass to seven years

of dramspankery”

*Remember to mark the subject line of your email with either: 7th Birthday Comp Tasting or 7th Birthday Comp Bottle depending on your prize preference.

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!

 

#TWW7

While we’re at it, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your support over the last seven years, and we look forward to raising a glass of something suitably special to you all. Happy Dramlaxing!

Competition closes at 23:59 on April 14th 2017. You have to be aged 18 years or over to enter. *Whisky Tasting prize open to UK residents only.

Quick Fire Whisky Tasting Notes

Rebel Yell

Small Batch Rye
 

Nose: Teasing and tenacious rich rye spice - vibrant and vivacious waves of vanilla – char grilled peaches - foam bananas and aniseed twists from a pick ‘n’ mix –  Fry’s chocolate orange bar - Waitrose raspberry treacle tart – slightly burnt granary toast – Tiptree lime marmalade - McDonald’s dill pickles – toasted oak – ground white pepper and sassy suggestions of Kirsch soaked cherries.

Palate: Rye spice - McVitie's ginger nut biscuits - Häagen-Dazs cookie dough chip ice cream - pineapple cubes - aniseed twists – sugared almonds - Marks and Spencer iced, spiced fruit buns - Frank Cooper's Seville orange marmalade – mashed ripe avocados on granary toast and a confected crescendo of a Cadbury’s crunchie bar and Quality Street mint matchmakers.

Finish: A long lingering finish that delivers some seriously good, good, good, good rye-brations!

Summary: An amazing rye release from one of our favourite liquid Americana brands. Suitably named ‘Rebel Yell’ as this bottling along with their glorious gaggle-ette of others, most definitely deserve to be shouted about! Not only does it make for a stunning solo sipper, it also makes for one of our favourite bases in an Old Fashioned.



Glenfiddich IPA Tweet Tasting

 

Continuing our hugely successful triumphant teeming thong of Twitter trending Tweet Tastings, we’re absolutely delighted to announce that on April 12th, we’ll be teaming up with the mighty Glenfiddich, to pour and explore the first release in their experimental series.

Launched in September 2016, Glenfiddich IPA Experiment, was the first single malt Scotch whisky to be finished in IPA craft beer casks. It was a collaboration between Glenfiddich Malt Master Brian Kinsman and Seb Jones, an entrepreneurial Speyside brewer.

On the night, not only will we be sharing, sipping and savouring the Glenfiddich IPA Experiment, we’ll also be sampling some of the IPA craft beer.

If you would like to take part in an evening of splendorous Speyside sips click here to register by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle, remembering to mark the subject line #GlenfiddichIPA

The closing date to register is March 23rd, and if you are registering to take part please make sure that you will actually be free on the evening of April 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 dramfotainment. So we look forward to seeing you over on Twitter on April 12th at 19:00 BST via #GlenfiddichIPA

Registration open to over 18's only!

 

For more information on Glenfiddich, visit: glenfiddich.com

 

@TheWhiskyWire

 

@GlenfiddichSMW

 

Be part of the dramfotainment!