With our next supermarket whisky challenge coming up soon, now might be a good time to have a look at how to organise a whisky tasting. Without attention to the way the presentation is held, the object of the exercise will be lost to an uncontrolled ‘session’!

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We’re running another supermarket whisky challenge! This time we’re focusing on the Speyside malts and we’ll have 3 supermarket whiskies, 2 official bottlings and an independent.

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As for any purchase, shopping for whisky can vary from being a rewarding to a disastrous experience. Hopefully, after reading this, you will be better informed to avoid the pitfalls.
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Earlier this year Lothian Life magazine hosted a whisky tasting hoping to answer the question - do supermarkets’ own label whiskies offer value for money? The results, detailed below, prove interesting reading. Read the rest of this entry »