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Travels in Whisky

Taking over responsibility for buying whisky for The Wine Society was a huge honour for me and an exciting, if not a little daunting, prospect.

One of the things I was most excited about seeing for myself on our trip north was the almost legendary stocks of aged malts that The Wine Society has been setting aside for members' enjoyment for many years.

Sarah Knowles MW

Sarah Knowles MW
Society Buyer

  • date 2017
  • location Whisky
  • people Sarah Knowles MW & Hugo Fountain
Travels in Malt

Travels in Malt

Our history of sending sherry butts to Scotland to be topped up with fillings from the distilleries may be well known to some, but to see these precious stocks for myself was like a dream come true!

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A Highland education

A Highland education

Marketeer and whisky-lover Hugo Fountain was thrilled to accompany Sarah Knowles to Scotland on her inaugural visit to our suppliers.

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Stills, malt floors, cotton mills and drams!

Stills, malt floors, cotton mills and drams!

After a first day seeing some of our large suppliers and looking around vast warehouses, Hugo was thrilled to get his first taste of an actual distillery and to try some delicious single malts.

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An Introduction to malt whisky styles

An Introduction to malt whisky styles

Sarah Knowles MW gives a brief overview of the main types of single malts with some practical examples to taste.

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The River Teith flowing past Deanston Distillery which was originally a cotton mill Whisky still at Tullibardine Hugo Fountain delighted to at last be sampling few wee drams at Deanston Distillery Fermenting worts at Tullibardine The Bunna Line Up Bubbling worts at Deanston Distillery Bungs at the ready at Deanston Distillery! Beautiful copper stills at Deanston Distillery Sherry-finished whisky at Tullibardine

Featured Wines

The Society's 16-year-old Blended Scotch Whisky
The Society's 16-year-old Blended Scotch Whisky
Tomatin Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 Year Old
Tomatin Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 Year Old
Glenfarclas Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 15 year-old
Glenfarclas Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 15 year-old
Glenfarclas Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 15 year-old
Deanston Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 year-old
Bunnahabhain Ceòbanach Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Bunnahabhain Ceòbanach Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Ledaig Isle of Mull Single Malt Scotch Whisky 10 year-old
Ledaig Isle of Mull Single Malt Scotch Whisky 10 year-old
 
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New Zealand 2016

Springtime in New Zealand

A whistle-stop tour en route to Oz to take in some key producers, taste new wines and pick up on the latest gossip!

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Giro d'Italia

Italy 2016

Giro d'Italia: Part I

Sebastian Payne MW & News Editor Joanna Goodman cover five regions in five days, visiting suppliers old and new, tasting new blends of Society and Exhibition wines and making new discoveries to offer members.

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South America 2016

South America 2016

Stories from South America

Buyer Toby Morrhall shares his experiences from visits to Chile and Argentina, finding the best Chilean carmenère, spending a weekend on the coast with Cristóbal Undurraga, the art of the asado, and the romantic tale behind a new chenin blanc from Roberto de la Mota

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Giro d’Italia: Part II

Italy 2016

Giro d’Italia: Part II

The final leg of this mammoth tour taking in five regions in just five days sees buyer Sebastian Payne MW and News editor Joanna Goodman in land-locked Umbria with Montefalco producer Scacciadiavoli and the Barberanis in Orvieto. Finishing up in Tuscany, they spend time with our Society Chianti Rufina supplier where Gualberto talks on video about the true nature of Rufina wines.

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