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W.D. O'Connell Whiskey Merchants is not a distillery, but something that had nearly died out in Ireland for decades: an independent bonder, blender, and bottler. Founder Daithí O'Connell sources young whiskey from existing Irish distilleries and then ages, blends, and...
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Most whisky you drink is a collaboration. The distillery distills and ages, but the grain often comes from specialized farmers and the malting takes place at an external malt house, sometimes hundreds of kilometers away. That is not a shortcoming...
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Thy Whisky is a family distillery in northwestern Denmark that does something few producers worldwide dare to do: do everything themselves. The grain is grown on their own estate, malted, distilled, and matured in-house — not a single step is...
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Sakhrani Distillery is a whisky distillery on the Japanese island of Okinawa, founded in 2024 by Sabrina Sakhrani. The brand is now known as one of the few female-led whisky brands in the world and wins international awards with the...
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Introduction Every good whisky tells a story, but unless you capture it, the details fade after the last sip. That's what tasting notes are for. Writing tasting notes isn't just for critics or connoisseurs: it's a simple way to sharpen...
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