23 July 2018

A D Rattray Tweet Tasting


Continuing our teeming throng of industry leading Twitter trending Tweet Tastings, we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that on September 10th, we’ll be teaming up with our friends at the South Ayrshire based AD Rattray, for an evening dedicated to their belting bounty of independently bottled whisky wares.

On the night we’ll be pouring and exploring expressions from their: Bank Note, Stronachie, Cask Orkney, Cask Islay and Cask Collection ranges.

Full details to follow, but if you fancy sharing, sipping and savouring some of the dramming delight’s from A D Rattray’s amazing whisky portfolio click here to register your details by emailing your name, address and Twitter handle, remembering to mark the subject line: #ADRattray

The closing date to register is August 8th, and if you are registering please make sure that you will actually be free on the evening of September 10th to take part!

Even if you're not one of the selected Tweet Tasters, it'd be great to have you following all the evening’s dramfotainment, so we look forward to seeing you over on Twitter on September 10th at 19:00 BST via #ADRattray

Registration open to over 21's only!
 
For more info on A D Rattray, visit: adrattray.com
 
@TheWhiskyWire
@ADRattrayWhisky 
 
Be part of the dramfotainment!

17 July 2018

Wemyss Malts Competition


Continuing our summer of winning at The Whisky Wire, we’re thrilled to announce that we’re teaming up again with our very good friends at Wemyss Malts to giveaway a belting bounty of bottles!
 
We’re giving our followers the chance to win not one, not two but three Wemyss Malts core range blended malt whisky sets, comprised of their multi award winning The Hive, Spice King and Peat Chimney expressions.
 
In addition to our three main prizes, we also have a further 5 runners up prizes, consisting of Wemyss single cask whisky miniature bundles.
 
For your chance to win a wave of wondrous Wemyss whisky wares Click Here to enter!
 
Good Luck!
 
For more info on Wemyss Malts, visit wemyssmalts.com
 
Competition closes at 23:59 on August 30th 2018. You have to be aged 21 years or over to enter!
 
#WemyssMaltsComp

11 July 2018

Win a year's subscription to WHISKY-ME


Fancy another way to win with The Whisky Wire? Of course you do, so allow us to gladly oblige and take care of all your whisky winning needs!
 
We’re thrilled to announce that we’re teaming up with our friends at WHISKY-ME, the taking it to the next level whisky subscription service, from the team behind the multi-award winning Black Rock bar in London, to give one of our followers the chance of winning a year’s free subscription
 
Launched in November 2017, WHISKY-ME is a whisky subscription service designed to make exploring the rich diversity of whisky, easy and accessible.
 
Every month WHISKY-ME hand selects some of the best whiskies in the world , and posts them to their subscribers in their distinct whisky pouches, along with details of what they’re drinking and access to exclusive distillery video footage.
 
As its membership numbers grow, WHISKY-ME likes to reward its faithful, so if you have already signed up, keep your eyes peeled for some rather tasty rewards!
 
To be in with a chance of winning and having a WHISKY-ME whisky pouch dropped through your letterbox, every month for a year, enter by clicking here and sending us your contact details, along with the following phrase that dramming pays:
 
“I’d love WHISKY-ME to pour and post me pouches of malty magic, and have a dramspanking drop of dramspankage dropped through my door every month for a year”

*Remember to mark the subject line of your email with: WHISKY-ME
 
If you’re on Twitter you can also follow us and RT one of our related comp tweets for another chance to win!

#WhiskyMeComp
@whisky_me_ 
@TheWhiskyWire
 
For more information on WHISKY-ME and to sign up as a member from just £7,00 a month, visit: whisky-me.com
 
Competition closes at 23:59 on August 10th 2018. Competition open to UK residents only. You have to be aged 21 years or over to enter!

26 June 2018

Five Big Bang For Buck Belters For Under £30


Following the epic response to our first batch of ‘Big Bang For Buck Bargain Belters For Under £30’ last month, we’re absolutely delighted to bring you our recommendations for another five top notch drops of dramspankage, that cost less than three tenners!

Aberlour 10 Year Old
A right rollickingly rich and rewarding Speysider, that becomes even more decadently delicious with every sip. So fruity and festive, that if you did wish it could be Christmas everyday, this would most certainly help you get into the spirit of things!
£24.00 at Morrisons

Bowmore 12 Year Old
A feisty fruit led, sassily smoky cavalcade of all things coastal, that deserves some serious slow sipping and savouring. A superb solo act, that also just happens to work like a treat as a whisky base in an Old Fashioned.
£23.00 at Tesco

Laphroaig 10 Year Old
A phenol-menal, malty medicinal marvel! When we started out on our dramming journey, this was our very first flirtation with all things Islay, and ever since it has proudly become one of our whisky cabinet essentials!
£30.00 at Sainsbury's

Woodford Reserve Bourbon
A fabulously full and sumptuously smooth drop of liquid Americana, that really does fall into the category of being ‘a pure drop of dramming class in a glass’. Equally superb served neat or as a base in an Old Fashioned or a Mint Julip.
£24.00 at Tesco

Bushmills 10 Year Old
With all the new kids on the Irish dramming block, it’s easy to forget about some of the classic bottlings from the bigger heritage brands. This Irish single malt is a classic in every sense of the word, and deserves to have its delicious depths and belting bounty, poured, explored and enjoyed by all!
£25.00 at Sainsbury's


We’d love to hear your thoughts on our £30 and under dramming recommendations, so tweet or post your thoughts on social media using the hashtag #BigBangForBuckBelters

*Prices correct as of 26/06/18