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What's In A Name: Port Askaig 12 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The music business is littered with acts which have changed their name at some stage, to avoid confusion with other, likeminded creatives. Be it a simple hyphen added (in the case of UK indie band...
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A Bloody Brilliant Whisky Event... Dram & Jam
Hello there folks, we trust you are in fine form, now we've had a spot of decent weather. Here at Caskstrength Heights we've gone from suffering the chilly months next to an asthmatic fan heater, to...
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The Caped Crusader. Bains Cape Mountain Whisky
AGGGHHHH! My lower lumber region!!Ain't life a funny one. A little while back, I was lifting a rather heavy speaker cabinet up several flights of stairs, without paying any attention to the proper way...
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Competition Time: Win A Pair Of Tickets to Jam & Dram 19th May
With a wonderful weekend of relaxing in the garden under our belts (with lashings of Bains Cape Mountain Whisky and ice) the weather shows no sign of abating today either, so whilst we're in a good...
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None More Black. The Glenlivet Alpha Arrives.
There's a line that sums up what is undoubtedly one of the finest films in cinematic history. Simple, effective and descriptive, the line, 'there's none more black' characterises the degenerating...
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Tie A Yellow Ribbon, It's The Merry Month Of May: The Glenlivet Distillery...
Before I kick off this post, we need to make a small announcement. Since we started writing this blog at the beginning of 2008, we’ve been on an amazing journey, met a lot of fantastic people and had...
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Makers Moe: The Simpsons, Makers Mark and Balcones Straight Texan Bourbon...
I've always been a huge fan of cartoons and from my uncle who learnt his English by reading Donald Duck comics first in Norwegian and then again in English, through to my older brothers who always had...
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Jubileeeeehah! A Brace of Brand New Macallans To Celebrate The Coronation
The world of collectible whiskies is an extraordinary place - and it has undoubtedly travelled a very long way since we've been actively writing about whisky. I distinctly remember the moment when it...
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More Heavy Weather: Bowmore Tempest Batch IV Single Malt Whisky
Save the whiskies Harrison, not yourself!! What is it about whisky and weather? Yes, we understand that today's rain is tomorrow's whisky, but it seems that of late there's a few companies paying...
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Hatches, Matches & Despatches. Jura Distillery Open Day Fun - Feis Ile Day One
Yes, folks. We’re here again. As yet another year rolls around, with the FA Cup Final out of the way and Glastonbury, Wimbledon and The Ashes on the horizon, what could be a better way to while away...
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Sauce-ages. The Future of Meat Products. Bunnahabhain & Lagavulin - Feis Ile...
Hello deer! Having spent a great couple of days on Jura, experiencing the island to its fullest (including a three hour bus tour- something we didn’t think possible on an island with just one road, but...
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A Distillery With A View... Ardbeg- Feis Ile Day 3
Blimey, that went quickly. Usually, after the full force of the Feis Ile we're both feeling absolutely destroyed and ready for the return journey and a familiar duvet, OR totally inspired, thirsty to...
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It's Gin O'Clock People... Caskstrength Gin Tasting Class at the SouthBank...
After all the peated shenanigans of our recent visit to Islay, coupled with three solid days judging whisky this week at the IWSC Awards (we lost count at around 150 or so) our palates and tiny minds...
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Happy Eight-er: The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch Eight (8) SIngle Malt Scotch Whisky
This might look like Neil (top) and Joel (bottom), but really it's the movie poster. Honest.There are elements to writing where, sometimes, inspiration just doesn’t hit. Reporting fact, you can’t go...
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Sing When You're Winning, You Only Sing When You're Winning: Glen Grant Five...
When you first discover music, and I mean proper music, not some pop-tastic, here-today-gone-tomorrow, tweenie-aimed, profit-driven offering from a major record company, you often realise what a wealth...
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The New Frontier In Gin - Burrough's Reserve
Desmond Payne - Mr GinHere at Caskstrength, we're used to the importance of wood in developing the supreme character in a spirit. From lengthy maturation in an ex bourbon barrel, to short periods of...
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Music, Malt and Maturation: Bushmills Live 23 Year Old Irish Whiskey
I’ve been very lucky in life: at an early age I started promoting and managing bands and a few years later I had my dream job in the A&R department at Island Records. I spent nearly a decade...
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Parlez-Vous Whisky?
Summertime. Impossible to predict in this country, yet always so welcoming, especially after a tough few months of back to back projects. After Caskstrength's busy event schedule, which included a...
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Italian Stallion: Puni Italian Single Malt
The other day, I was asked if I was in to wine. Well, I like wine and I have a basic knowledge of some grape varieties, some producers and some vintages; but to be honest, I know a lot of people who...
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Ho Ho Hobart...Overeem Australian Whisky
Continuing our theme of interesting world whiskies you probably haven't heard of this month, we bring you news of a brace of new Aussie whiskies about to hit these shores, from The Old Hobart...
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