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It’s No Joke!
The Whisky Exchange is, once again, introduceing an exclusive, extra special whisky for April Fool’s Day. And like the best jokes, it may look simple upon first glance, but there’s a lot going on underneath!
Maintaining the mystery, the label of the bottle has been printed with an ink sensitive to UV light, hiding details until a torch, included with every purchase, reveals the hidden text.
The label is sensitive to UV light until a torch reveals the hidden text!
Key elements of this limited-edition whisky will remain hidden until 9.00am on Friday 1 April when all will be revealed!
What IS visible is a statement declaring ‘Extremely old, I wish I were younger’ as a teaser!
The Whisky Exchange has worked with one of the oldest names in Scottish distilling and so, despite its comparative youth, this fruity and very special April Fool’s 2022 whisky is wise beyond its years.
The distillery is celebrated as one of the most up-to-date in Scotland, marrying traditional production with green technology to create the country’s greenest operation.
53.2% ABV
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Available to purchase from The Whisky Exchange on Friday 1 April 2022, from 6am, while stocks last
Priced at £74.95
Burns Night virtual Quiz Time!
Celebrate Burns Night (January 25th.) with a virtual quiz and taste along with the team by purchasing a Perfect Measure tasting set to explore a variety of whiskies!
The pack will be accompanied by a live Zoom tasting and quiz hosted by The Whisky Exchange’s resident spirits buffs and shop managers, Alex Huskinson and Chris Bolton at 7pm on 25 January.
Prizes include x2 tickets to Sunday’s Whisky Show, a bottle of The Whisky Exchange’s Whisky of the Year, Deanston 18 plus free tickets to in-store tastings throughout 2022!
An invitation to the quiz will be emailed to the recipient when each pack is purchased.
This year’s winner of The Whisky Exchange’s annual tasting, Whisky of the Year 2022 is …..
Deanston 18 Year Old (£11 OFF! Now £63.95) has triumphed in The Whisky Exchange’s annual tasting, taking the top spot in the only official blind whisky judging undertaken by members of the public!
Deanston, a Highland distillery housed in an old cotton mill on the banks of the River Teith, claimed the crown in the 8th annual Whisky of the Year blind tasting hosted by specialist spirits retailer The Whisky Exchange. Their 18-year-old expression is a delicious fruity, sweet single malt that has been matured in first-fill ex-bourbon casks, cranking the distillery’s distinctive honeyed, fruity character up to eleven.
Deanston 18 Year Old
This year’s shortlist included whiskies from the highlands and the islands, bold sherry bombs, creamy bourbon barrel single malts and a chocolatey Welsh whisky. After much deliberation whisky-loving consumers were encouraged to critique each whisky for nose, palate and finish, and select a first and second choice via a voting form.
All whiskies in the tasting were under £75 retail price, and all ongoing, commercially available releases. In addition to Deanston 18 Year Old, the shortlist featured:
Glen Moray 18 (runner up)
Oban 2006 Distillers Edition
Penderyn
Mortlach 16 Year Old
Old Pulteney 15 Year Old
Deanston is not your typical distillery and Deanston 18 is not your average dram. Matured for 18 years in American white oak, ex-bourbon barrels, the end result is a dram that is smooth and aromatic, typical of our Deanston distillery style: soft, sweet, honeyed and uniquely waxy in flavour & mouthfeel. This is Deanston in a bottle.
We are truly honoured to have impressed the blind taste panel, and titles don’t get much bigger than whisky of the year.
– Brendan McCarron: Master Distiller at Distell
I am super excited to see Deanston win this year. It is a really underrated distillery that is producing some great tasting whisky at the moment.
– Dawn Davies: Head buyer at The Whisky Exchange
Deanston distillery is housed in an old cotton mill on the banks of the River Teith
The Whisky Exchange has also recognised other exceptional bottles, a rum and a gin, nominated by industry experts and staff.
Gin of the Year 2022 : Height of Arrows Gin: juniper takes centre stage in this minimalist gin from Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh. The sole botanical is distilled with salt and beeswax for a full-bodied spirit with great depth and complexity. An exciting direction for gin.
Rum of the Year 2022 : Doorly’s 14 Year Old Rum : a vividly fruity Barbadian rum from Richard Seale’s Foursquare Distillery, Doorly’s 14 Year Old is made using molasses from sugar cane grown on the island and is distilled in a combination of pot and column stills. It has rich notes of golden sultanas, dried figs, mango, rich oak spice and the fruity, high-ester funkiness that is characteristic of Foursquare.
Christmas Gift Sets At The Whisky Exchange!
A Fine Christmas Malt For 2021!
This Christmas Malt brings festive cheer,
as we reach a merry time of year.
Soft and fruity, with smoke and spice,
all the things which make Christmas nice.
Now we have this Fine Christmas Malt,
good company and a glass or two,
it’s time to stand and raise a toast:
Here’s from us to all of you.
The release of a special festive whisky is by now a firm tradition at The Whisky Exchange and this year’s release, A Fine Christmas Malt 2021, provides a very splendid liquid with which to toast the Christmas season!
A delicious 16-year-old Highland malt that will take you on a rollercoaster of festive flavours!
A whisky that cannot be found anywhere else, this delicious 16-year-old Highland malt will take you on a rollercoaster of festive flavours, from fruit cake notes to Christmas-stocking apples and oranges, sweet and savoury biscuits, and hint of chocolate orange.
A whisky to inspire us to feel the spirit of Christmas this year – enjoy while unwrapping your presents, or share it as a gift with your favourite whisky lover.
Engraving options are now available for an additional £10!
By Billy Abbott, Ambassador at The Whisky Exchange
Nose: Barbecued apples, and a touch of lemon, orange and pineapple jelly to start. Smoky chocolate notes develop, with orange citrus, damp oak, singed raisins, and dark and spicy fruit cake building. Candied cherries and mince pies hide at the back with dark-chocolate-covered orange segments.
Palate: Chocolate biscuits, orange oil, sweet apple and soft wood smoke lead. Hazelnut-studded chocolate notes roll through the middle joined by a touch of forest floor, oat cakes and toasted rye bread. Brown sugar, baking spices, oatmeal-and-raisin cookies and fruit cake follow.
Finish: Soft charcoal notes linger as candied apple, chocolate biscuits and cinnamon spice slowly fade.
Comment: A softly smoky rollercoaster through festive flavours, from the more traditional fruit cake and pudding notes to Christmas-stocking apples and oranges, sweet and savoury.
The Golden Bottle Giveaway Is Back!
 Golden Bottle Giveaway Twelve bottles are waiting to be discovered in orders placed between now and Christmas Eve! The twelve bottles include some of our best Scottish single malts and Irish pot still whiskey as well as Champagne and are worth up to £3,100! |
 Golden Bottle Giveaway GLENFARCLAS 30 YEAR OLD WORTH £500 |
 Golden Bottle Giveaway FETTERCAIRN 40 YEAR OLD WORTH £3,100 |
 Golden Bottle Giveaway PERRIER-JOUET 2007 BELLE EPOQUE ROSÉ WORTH £1,550 |
Win Your Order!
 Win Your Order From now until Friday you have a chance to win your order with The Whisky Exchange! All customers who place an order online between 00:01 BST on Monday and 23:59 BST on Friday will be in with a chance of winning. |
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The 2021 Special Releases!
 Diageo Special Releases 2021 The 2021 Special Releases collection from Diageo is here. Exclusive cask-strength single malt Scotch whiskies showcase the core characteristics behind their distilleries through undiscovered legendary tales. The ‘Legends Untold’ release offers a multi-sensory experience with striking illustrations and narrations of mythical creatures that represent the true essence of the distilleries, which include Talisker, Lagavulin and Royal Lochnagar! |
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Spirits Of The Month From The Whisky Exchange!
 Spirits Of the month Fancy £10 off the superb Linkwood 15 Year Old bottled by Gordon & MacPhail or £5 off a richly sherried Diplomatico rum? Well, here they are! |
 Single Cask Caribbean Rum from S.B.S Two exclusive single cask rums from Danish bottler Special Barrel Selection. The first was made at a secret distillery in the French Antilles and was matured in a Port cask – expect bags of tropical fruit funkiness and fresh citrus. The second hails from Mauritius where it spent eight years in Caribbean heat before chilling out for two years in a Moscatel cask in Denmark. It’s a brilliantly rich rum with intense aromas of coffee, prune and tobacco leaf! |
 Thomson Whisky Pinot Noir Cask A real treat for wine cask fans, this New Zealand single malt was aged in a French oak Pinot Noir barrique. Its years in cask have lent it an intensely fruity profile with cherries, strawberry laces, raisins and baked apples. Just 277 of these jammy little beauties have been produced. |
 Remy Martin Sidecar Cocktail Kit Celebrate the centenary of the iconic Sidecar! A classic sour made with Cognac, orange liqueur and lemon juice. Recreate the recipe with this bundle containing bottles of Rémy Martin 1738 and Cointreau along with two stylish coupes. Cheers! |
