Bunnahabhain Instagram Live Tasting – June 2021

In summer 2021, we had an event fall through fairly last minute, but fortunately, The Whisky Explorer came to the rescue! Mike Brisebois used to be the brand ambassador for the Distell Group of scotch brands (Bunnahabhain, Ledaig, Tobermory, Deanston, Black Bottle) before branching out on his own endeavour which includes: Needless to say, we’re big fan’s of Mike’s and had done some events with … Continue reading Bunnahabhain Instagram Live Tasting – June 2021

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Oddballs 2021

While Covid changed a lot of things, one thing it didn’t change was our annual Oddballs tradition! in 2021, we had a great Oddballs line-up tasted over Zoom including the following drams, all of which were single cask and cask strength Opinions and favourites were mixed, but everyone agreed there were some massive surprises in the line-up, with the speyside’s sulphury palate being the most … Continue reading Oddballs 2021

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Tomintoul Tasting – Mar 2020

Our last in-person tasting before Covid hit…. the before times. Crazy that it would be a full 2.33yrs before we would be in person again – could almost age a whisky to legal maturity in that time! This tasting was pulled together over time through a combination of members bringing in bottles and the brand ambassador providing a bunch as well. The writer was travelling … Continue reading Tomintoul Tasting – Mar 2020

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Distillery Exclusives Tasting with Mike

The writer was travelling in Japan at the time, but long-time TWS member, frequent website contributor and former exec Mike O’Leary travelled to Scotland and brought back some real treats from his distillery visits and tours. He was kind enough to host an event and pour some of these for members! which would you want to drink first? Continue reading Distillery Exclusives Tasting with Mike

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Rum & Cachaça Tasting – March 2021

Over the past few years, we’ve tried to include one non-whisky event in our annual line-up, to help introduce folks to different spirits, and to keep things interesting! In 2021, the event was Rum & Cachaça. While we could have done a full rum event, the opportunity to get some cachaça direct from Brazil presented itself via a co-worker who was going back to visit … Continue reading Rum & Cachaça Tasting – March 2021

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