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@SMWSQueenStreet Blending and tasting session for the July edition of Unfiltered magazine with a comparison of batch 1 and 2 by @thewhiskyBoys
On Tuesday 24th April I was at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society along with a small number of their members for a blending and tasting session at their Queen Street venue in Edinburgh. http://www.smws.co.uk/ Aye wait a minute… The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is all about specially selected casks of single malt whiskies bottled at cask strength, not chill filtered. Each bottling from a single cask is given a unique number, the distillery is not named and in most cases the SMWS bottling is rather different from the distillery’s branded...
read more@thewhiskylounge Fest London Friday 20th April we will be pouring wee Tweeddale drams, see you there…
The Tweeddale Blend will be at the Whisky Fest in London but only for one day the Friday 20th April and we will be pouring Tweeddale drams. We will not be there for either of the two sessions on Saturday 21st April so for all of those attending one of the Saturday sessions please accept my apologies in advance. But for those of you who will be there on the Friday, we’ll have a wee Tweeddale dram waiting for you. See you in London… on...
read moreGoing Dutch “A Dram for Everyone” tells the story of the Tweeddale Blend…
Aye “Great Stuff” that’s the quote from Freek Haan on his blog A Dram for Everyone. Actually he is quoting me but at least he agrees! Freek contacted me as he had been intrigued by the story of the blend. I sent him a sample to taste and he has written in dutch, a lovely illustrated piece on the Tweeddale Blend and the story behind it. I think it is a great article and if you would like to see what he has to say then just click on the links below (the 2nd link is a translation from Dutch to English via google...
read moreThe First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond signs a bottle of Tweeddale whisky…
Two years ago I attended the World of Whiskies Conference held at the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow. This was before the 1st batch of The Tweeddale blend was released. At the Conference I meet Alan Wolstenholme a Consultant with over 40 years experience in the Whisky industry. I had arranged to meet Alan yesterday at the Radisson Hotel to discuss a project that I have recently started work on to build a distillery in the Scottish Borders. There are currently no distilleries in the Borders although there have been in the past. I would like to...
read moreGlenross Whiskies Whisky Blog starts with The Tweeddale Blend…
Allan McTeir of Glenross Whiskies on the High Street in Peebles has started his blog on his website with an nice article on the Tweeddale Blend. Click on the link below to see what he has to say. www.glenrosswhiskies.com/blog/2012/02/27/The-Tweeddale-Blend.aspx Of course Peebles is right in the heart of Tweeddale and Glenross Whiskies is right in the heart of Peebles. It is a cracking wee shop with a great range of whiskies and Allan knows his stuff. If your looking a something a bit different or even something mainstream when it comes to...
read moreNow available from Single Malts Direct… Aye it’s Tweeddale Whisky batch 2.
http://www.singlemaltsdirect.com/tweeddale-12-year-old-blend.html Aye, you can now find the Tweeddale Blend on Single Malts Direct. Great online retailer, great whisky… I’m just not sure about that picture! What do you...
read moreIt’s Tweeddale Whisky week at Glenross Whiskies in Peebles High Street from Monday 20th Feb…
From Monday 20th February to Saturday 25th February it will be Tweeddale Whisky week at Glenross Whiskies in Peebles High Street. The window display will be full of bottles of The Tweeddale Blend and on Saturday 25th February I will be in the shop with the owner Allan McTier doing a tasting. Also I will be happy to sign any bottles purchased while I am in the shop. This will be a great opportunity to try a wee dram of the Tweeddale Blend in the heart of Tweeddale itself. If you can come along I’ll see you...
read moreWhisky Magazine Recommended the Tweeddale Blend batch 2 twelve year old
The March 2012 edition, issue 101 of the Whisky Magazine features batch 2 of The Tweeddale Blend in the tastings new releases and I am delighted to say it is Recommended. The tasting notes and scores are provided by Gavin D. Smith and Rob Allanson (the editor). Gavin D. Smiths gives a score of 8.3 with the following tasting notes; Nose – Pear drops, then green herbal notes. Palate – Real mouth presence, smooth and luxurious, sparkles with spice, plus brittle toffee and restrained fruit. Finish – Toffee segues into...
read moreWhisky Lounge Review #2, possible the best so far for Batch 2, the Tweeddale 12 year old… thank you @TWLJoe.
http://www.thewhiskylounge.com/blog/joes-whisky-review-2-the-tweed-dale-blend/ Aye, you can tell I’m pleased with this review and it’s not just the Tasting notes, the Conclusion and the note from the Ed(itor) but also Joe’s fantastic “rant about attitude towards blends” that is so incredibly appropriate. I, of course, fully agree with Joe as it is a prejudice that raises itself regularly at whisky festivals. You know it is almost unbelievable but we have even had people walk past our stand turning down free...
read moreKaren & Matt @whisky4everyone “Have just tried” the Tweeddale Whisky batch 2 the 12 year old…
http://whiskyforeveryone.blogspot.com/2012/01/have-just-tried-tweeddale-blend-batch.html Karen & Matt actually tried the Tweeddale Blend batch 2 – the twelve year old at Pure Festival back in September of last year. We had a good chat over the two days and even did an interview with Matt which has still to see the light of day (once the Pure Festival brothers send it to him – c’mon guys). Anyway Karen and Matt took a liking to batch 2 and have very kindly posted a great review with tasting notes on their blog on their...
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