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Cotswolds Tasting

June is a time when the countryside starts to show off its beauty with lush green fields, colourful flowers and bright sunny days. It only seemed fitting therefore to host a tasting by a distillery that prides itself on creating a spirit that mirrors its magnificent country setting. The Cotswolds have to be one of the most beautiful areas in England…
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Young Whisky

In the past a Whisky’s reputation was built upon successful marketing and word of mouth. Age was but a number and many whiskies succeeded because companies were happy to push out solid whiskies where their age statement was a minimum assurance as opposed to a number to aim at. In the boom times after WW2 capacity increased dramatically…
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Mackmyra Tasting

The first event in April saw the second distillery tasting for the club. Back in March we welcomed Ibon from the Loch Lomond Group and this time around we were able to host Shane from the up and coming Swedish distillery Mackmyra. Up and coming might be the wrong term as Mackmyra has been around for a good few years now…
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Loch Lomond Tasting

March saw another first for The London Whisky Club, a hosted tasting by the good people at Loch Lomond Group. To be more specific by Ibon, the brand ambassador for the Loch Lomond Group. As a young club it is really exciting to see these events come together and provide even more opportunities to enjoy and share whisky…
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Blind Tasting

February at the club saw a slightly different format to usual. We held the first blind tasting we’ve ever done. Blind tasting whisky is one of the best ways to learn about your palate, your likes/dislikes and the whisky itself. When all preconceived notions about brand, reputation, cask type, colour, marketing etc are stripped away and…
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Value Whisky

On Wednesday 23rd January the club came together for the first congregation of 2019. With Christmas and New Year behind us, and people watching the pennies after the holiday period, it seemed fitting to theme the evening around value in whiskies. As usual, within that theme we kept things quite open so the only rule was that each bottle must cost…
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Christmas Social

In December, instead of having a regular meetup of the London Whisky Club, we decided to have our Christmas night out and visit a couple of whisky bars around London. First stop was the extremely cool Black Rock bar near Shoreditch, which has an impressive range of interesting whiskies. Jez, Shiv, Michael and James met here and chose a dram…
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Sherried Whisky

This week saw the 7th meet up of the club and an exciting new venue in Hammersmith. Winter is very much starting to take hold and everyone was in need of some warming up. With that in mind the theme gravitated towards warming sherried drams. As usual the selection didn’t disappoint and we were treated to some fabulous whiskies. Our venue at…
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Club Favourites

On Wednesday 24th October, with the nights starting to draw in and the air turning cooler, the London Whisky Club met for another night of whisky fun. The venue was once again The Bottlescrue Bar in St Pauls and the theme was to be “my favourite bottle”. As usual there was no expectation for people to bring more than one bottle or anything super…
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The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2018 – Part 2

It was with a sense of great excitement that I made my way towards my first ever whisky show recently, when I attended the London Whisky Exchange Whisky Show. The day started well, when I met my fellow London Whisky Club members, Conor and Frankie, at the very front of the queue outside the Old Billingsgate venue in London, after Conor had…
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