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When is a whisky ready to bottle?
One of the questions we are commonly asked is how we decide when a cask is ready to bottle, as well as how we go about finding ‘good’ casks in the first place. The fact that prices of casks have b...
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Whisky is what happens when you put new make spirit into a barrel and wait. If it’s scotch, that means taking new make and putting into an oak barrel for at least three years. But what is new make ...
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In this article we look at how water is involved in each stage of the distillation of whisky, what kind of water is used, and why it matters.
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What Does an Independent Whisky Bottler Do? A Complete Guide
What is an independent whisky bottler? An independent whisky bottler is a company that buys casks of whisky from a distillery, matures them (or finishes them in a different cask), and bottles the s...
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Can whisky be used as a hand sanitizer?
We’re all washing our hands a lot these days. There is not a substitute for soap and water. But can whisky be used as a hand sanitizer? Yes. It can! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (...
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Top 10 whisky accounts to follow on Instagram
The whisky world is enormous. It's almost impossible to know, let alone taste, all the whiskies out there. Happily, there are some great whisky accounts on Instagram that can give you ideas, sug...
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