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The A.L.S. Challenge (that's Ardbeg's Latest Supernova)
Miniature collectors mob the Ardbeg Promo Bus, in search of a 2014 Supernova. 'Hello Neil, my name is F*******'Started the random Facebook message, as I was idly playing with my phone last Saturday....
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A Quick Post: Spey Royal Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Queen with a pint of Spey Royal Choice single malt whisky. Or beer, we're not quite sure which.It’s rushing towards the end of the week and despite the seasons taking a very clear turn from summer...
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Yes Or No? Glenlivet Single Cask Scotch Whisky 1974
It is hard in a job writing about spirits, to not write regularly about Scotch. And, living in England and visiting Scotland on a regular basis, it is difficult to ignore the bagpipe-like noise of...
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Objects of Desire: The Diageo Special Releases 2014 Single Malt Scotch Whiskies
There are many things in life that I’d like to have, but simply can’t afford. I think that must be true for all of us. But in my list of ‘objects of desire’, most are items that I already own. For...
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Distilled: Our New Book, Out Today!
Writing is a wonderful thing. But, as with the apocryphal ‘tree in the woods’, if no one reads your words, have you really written anything at all?When, in 2008 we decided to start Caskstrength.net, it...
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The Sound Of Aberlour (or 'Aberlou(de)r')
Hey hey! Both Joel and I find ourselves at an unusual point this month. Our new book, Distilled is finally out and we're really delighted with the reaction so far. It's been a hugely rewarding ride...
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The Ardmore Legacy: A (slight) Return of the Unsung Smoky Hero
From Caskstrength.netEveryone loves an underdog, don't they. Be it the minnows in the World Cup, or the most unlikely victors (recently Leicester City, known as the Foxes, beat the once mighty...
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Salud! TequilaFEST Is Coming To London - Win Tickets!
Wow, what a month for spirits November is turning out to be...This week has seen us already attend the launch of a brand new gin from French masters G'Vine, (more on this next week) as well as the...
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The Ultimate Christmas Spirit - Part 1
Apologies for the lengthy absence. Both of us have been travelling extensively, all in the name of Spirits Exploration and we have come out the other side, blinking in the December sunlight, filled...
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Guest Post: The Science of Drinking and Shopping this Christmas by Tim Ridley
Hello festive friends. This week, our good friend Tim Ridley (no relation) has penned this superbly constructed discussion on the science of flavour and the psychology of choosing the right thing to...
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Party Like It's 1985
An Orville Piñata, shortly before his celebratory new year thrashing Hello one and all. We're back from our relaxed Christmas breaks now, heading into all manner of excitement in the new year. We look...
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The First of The Last Great Malts: Craigellachie Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The relationship between beauty and functionality is one I struggle with. I'm Scandinavian and subscribe to the ideal that, as far as you can make it, everything should be "both beautiful and...
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Great Odin's Ravin'
The history of 'Truly Great Limited Edition Whiskies' is few and far between really. Odd ones pop up getting consumers frothy and excited, then every other brand decides to follow suit in some way,...
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Come Fly With Me: The Redbreast Mano a Lamh, Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
As we speed away from Burn’s night and head towards St Patrick’s Day, it’s time to start cracking open some Irish whiskey. Once long forgotten, the rise of Irish whiskey has seen a plethora of new...
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That's Shallot...
Thank you. It's been Emotional. As posts go, this one will certainly go down as one of the most memorable ones that we have ever written on this humble website. As many readers know, we began...
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Competition Time: Win a chance to Choose the Next Overeem Release!
As our regular readers well know, we like to cheer people up on gloomy days - especially ones following a particularly tasty bank holiday break (despite the incessant rain here in South London)This...
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Merry Christmas from Springbank. In August! : Spirit Of Freedom 30 YearOld...
It is yet another Friday on the global procession towards Christmas. For those of you who work in or around retail, you’ll be aware that around this time business start to propose their Xmas line ups...
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The Guide to Home Smoking: Ardbeg Kildalton
Blimey, that was a swift three weeks! Our recent inactivity over the aforementioned period was largely down to travelling, spiritual enlightenment and a mixture of other interferences, but we return...
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Employee Of The Month: American Maturation at Heaven Hill
To Dream, The Impossible Dream...America: land of dreams and opportunity. Visiting is always a joy (despite ever increasing security checks at Heathrow- yawn) and it highlights one of the great things...
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Hug A Hoodie: Quick Fire Ramblings: Highland Park Dark Origins & Bowmore...
Well, it's bloody hot today. At this time of the year in the UK, it's clearly impossible to predict any kind of temperature in advance. A day ago, I was sheltering from the howling gale and rain under...
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All Hail The Cooper: Glenfiddich Excellence Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The great author Jonathan Swift once wrote that “he was a bold man who first ate an oyster”. It is this sort of gastronomic experimentation which has given us such great delights as a human race,...
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I Come From The Land Of The Ice And Snow: Benromach Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Snow Joke: My Trip To BenromachOne of the scariest drives I have ever done in my life was early one March morning from Perth to Forres, a small town near Inverness. It was a Monday and I was up around...
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I Can See Clearly Now: Kininvie 23 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
It was exactly one year ago today that I found myself hopping up to Scotland to take part in the Ardbeg Islay Half Marathon.As you would expect from an event held on an island in the Inner Hebrides, in...
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EXILE CASKS - OUR NEW PROJECT!!
WE'VE RISEN FROM THE GRAVE! Kind of anyway! Yes, Caskstrength has been dormant for nearly a year now, in readiness of our brand new website, WorldsBestSpirits.com, which is officially launching on 1st...
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The Trojan is Here!
The wait is almost over folks... Tomorrow (Thursday 31st March) sees the release of The Trojan- our first whisky from the Exile Casks project that we've been working on.The Trojan was distilled on 19th...
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