Elixir
Write up by Luke Jones… This week’s virtual tasting from the London whisky club sees a collaboration with…
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White Peak
Write up by Luke Jones… This virtual tasting from the London whisky club is brought to you by White Peak…
Dornoch Distillery
Write up by Luke Jones… The latest virtual tasting from the London whisky club comes from the boys…
Memories at Milroys
Writeup by Luke Jones… As we begin to exit lockdown and bars start to reopen their doors to…
Member’s Notes – Jimmy Jensen – Closed Distilleries
For one day, I was the luckiest American whisky enthusiast. It was not because I was enjoying some hard…
Closed Distilleries
Closed distilleries – are they really worth the hype? I’ll admit, I fetishise closed distilleries as much as…
Talisker Tasting
Talisker is a Diageo staple. You will find the classic 10 year old in many many bars around the world, providing a consistent and reliable experience for the thirsty scotch drinker. It was one of the 6 original ‘Classic Malts of Scotland’, a range brought in by United Distillers in the late 80’s to showcase regional differences in Scotch Whisky production. It does a little bit of everything…
Whisky of the Year 2019
During January’s London Whisky Club event we hosted a look back at some of last year’s favourite bottles.…
Daftmill Tasting
An article titled “The Best Whisky Investments in 2019” lists Daftmill next to Diageo’s shelf-clogging “Game of Thrones” collection and Macallan’s marketing-lead Concept series. One of these is not like the other, but for the “investor” they are all likely to share the same fate. At LWC, we know that true value of these bottles is only realised through opening and sharing them…
Laphroaig Tasting
With many hours of darkness and a definite chill in the air, November was calling for something to warm the cockles. There are lots of options when it comes to heavily peat influenced scotch, and all have their own characteristics and idiosyncrasies. Islay is the classic place to start with the big Kildalton bruisers on the south coast…