'Artificial tongue’ could help fight against counterfeit wine and spirits
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Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey owner invests in Glenturret Scotch whisky
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Fans rush to buy Game of Thrones Scotch whiskies - Update
Eight single malts launched ahead of show's final episodes...
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Fake whisky 'infiltrating' rare Scotch market - study
Lab tests reveal 21 out of 55 'rare' Scotch whiskies to be fakes...
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Top 10 whiskies for Christmas
Top choices to enjoy this Christmas...
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Macallan 1926 whisky sets new world record at auction - Christie's
Single bottle of single malt Scotch sells for £1.2m, says auction house...
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Top whisky deals for Christmas
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Top vodka deals for Black Friday
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Top gin deals for Black Friday
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Top rum deals for Black Friday
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Learn about Tequila: Everything you need to know
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Learn about Rum
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Learn about Gin
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Learn about Whisky
Learn about whisky's different styles and how it's made...
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UK gin sales and exports exceed £2 billion mark
See the latest figures...
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English and Welsh whisky trail launched
At least 19 distilleries mapped...
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UK spirits boom continues as 39 distilleries launched in 2017
The craft spirits boom continues...
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WSET to launch level 3 spirits course and new wine diploma
WSET to revamp courses from 2019...
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Anson: Inside Bordeaux’s craft whisky distillery
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Scotch whisky auction sales soar – figures
Leap in number of rare whiskies at auction...
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Record highs for British gin exports in 2017
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How to taste gin like a professional
Tips from the experts...
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The Grape Spirits Quiz – Test your knowledge
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Chapel Down launches gin made from grapes
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Armagnac: The beautiful, high-class brandy steeped in history and tradition
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Napoleonic era Cognac sells for 220,000 pounds
A candidate for world's most expensive Cognac?
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Ten best whiskies for Father's Day - The Top 10
The image of whisky -on the surface at least - may be rather staid and traditional, but producers are experimenting like never before, maturing their whiskies in different barrels and casks to achieve new flavours and styles. Don't worry if you don't know your cask-strengths from your non-chill-filtereds; it is reassuring that the overall standard of whisky these days is very high. As a general rule, Speyside whiskies are clean and pure; Highland whiskies tend to be fuller and spicier; and those from Islay peaty and smoky. Irish whiskies are softer, and bourbons sweeter. And I would urge you to give Japanese whiskies a try. They are not easy to find, but are comparable in quality to the best Scotch.
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'Catastrophic' hail in Chablis, Beaujolais and Cognac
