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Christmas Spirits Gift Ideas 2016

It always feels too early to be talking about Christmas Gift buying, but the festivities are just over one month away. Following on from our 2015 gift list, here’s a few suggestions which may help if you’re struggling for inspiration. Boozy Baubles Pickering’s Christmas Gin Baubles (Credit: Pickering’s Gin) Why nobody has done this before […]

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Thanksgiving (Wild) Turkey Cocktails!

We’re not American, but welcome any opportunity to celebrate with drinks. A list of cocktails recipes from Wild Turkey just in time for Thanksgiving gave us just the excuse. We managed to visit the Wild Turkey distillery when in Kentucky last year and although we missed the tour, the modern visitor centre still had a […]

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Rebel Yell Whiskey Tasting

Last week we took part in the latest Tweet Tasting with the samples being sampled being supplied by Rebel Yell. The original Rebel Yell recipe was invented in 1849, at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Kentucky (now owned by Diageo, and home to the Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience). The name Rebel Yell comes from the Confederate […]

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X FLASKS Hip Flasks — X marks the Spot!

The list of useful accessories available for the whisky / spirits drinker is relatively small, but a hip flask is right up at the top. We own many flasks in the Braw Spirit household, ranging from the free gift we got when buying a bottle of Laphroaig at the airport through to a rather swanky […]