Presenter #CocktailHour radio show (mixcloud.com/FiShoop/). Whisky, gin, rum & drinks writer. I am over 21. instagram.com/fiwhiskydram/
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So much to discover @WhiskyExchange Cognac Show last week. History and heritage is so vital to this great drink and the stories behind the bottles add depth to them. Highlights included the Grosperrin 1924 Grande Champagne and the Prunier Horizon quaffed.wordpress.com/2025/0…
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Jun 12
Long queues on the A27 heading towards #Eastbourne on the Cophall roundabout, roadworks have reduced it to one lane at Polegate and around part of the roundabout @BBCSussex @SussexTW
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Jun 10
Huge thanks @TheWhiskyWire @AnnandaleDstlry for tonight's #AnnandaleWhisky @TweetTastings and a fantastic sample box. I love the Man O' Words Fresh ex-Bourbon cask and Man O'Swords Olorose sherry cask and STR red wine cask
Jun 10
Tonight’s we’ve shared, sipped and savoured am abundance of deliciousness from Annandale. What are your overall thoughts and highlights? @AnnandaleDstlry #AnnandaleWhisky #Scotch #Whisky
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Jun 10
And now without the typos - Huge thanks @TheWhiskyWire @AnnandaleDstlry for tonight's #AnnandaleWhisky @TweetTastings and a fantastic sample box. I love the Man O'Words Fresh ex-Bourbon cask and Man O'Sword Oloroso sherry cask and STR red wine cask
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Jun 10
…The STR process rejuvenates ex-wine casks by shaving back the wood, toasting to open up natural sugars and tannins, then recharring to intensify richness and aromatic complexity. @AnnandaleDstlry #AnnandaleWhisky #Scotch #Whisky
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Jun 10
STR casks were pioneered by the late Dr Jim Swan, widely regarded as one of the greatest whisky consultants of his generation and instrumental in designing the Annandale distillery... @AnnandaleDstlry #AnnandaleWhisky #Scotch #Whisky
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Jun 10
Once samples neat, remember to add a small splash-ette of water to see what further sensory story this one has to tell. @AnnandaleDstlry #AnnandaleWhisky #Scotch #Whisky
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32 minutes in for our chat with David about this dram!
Check it out after we've finished here and dram along with your remaining str ❤️🔥🥃
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Jun 10
Remember guys, as this is the Tasting that keeps on giving, in addition to the four drams we’ve poured and explored tonight, the mega sample pack also includes two bonus drams for you to uncover and discover at your leisure. @AnnandaleDstlry #AnnandaleWhisky #Scotch #Whisky
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Jun 10
Woof of smoke, far more than expected from the nose, then changes to sweet smoke, blackcurrant and berries, Vimto, cinnamon Hot Shots, strawberry mousse, burnt toasted teacake and strawberry jam, and a lemon cake and spicy gingerbeer finish #AnnandaleWhisky
Jun 10
Annandale Man O’Sword – STR Barrel (peated – 45PPM)
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 60.5%
Cask No. 374: STR (Shaved, Toasted & Recharred) Ex-Burgundy Red Wine Cask
Distilled: 2017
RRP: £85:00
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Jun 10
Water makes it meatier, pork ramen, duck in plum sauce, duck with pancakes & hoisin sauce, lamb with redcurrant jelly, chicken dumplings. There's dirty smoke, mechanic's oily rag, leaking tractor, strawberry doughnuts and buns, raw tripe and pencil shavings. Fab! #AnnandaleWhisky
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Jun 10
The colour of tobacco, the nose has sweet smoke, mango, passionfruit, nail varnish remover, oranges, burnt waffles with strawberry ice cream, blueberry liquorice, TCP, Dettol, Vimto, blackcurrant Chewitts, school swimming pool, & a vintage leather school satchel #AnnandaleWhisky
Jun 10
Right #DramFam it’s time to move onto our fourth and final dram of the night: Annandale Man O’Sword - STR Barrel. What does this dish up and deliver on the nose?@AnnandaleDstlry #AnnandaleWhisky #Scotch #Whisky
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Jun 10
With water, there's strawberry jam smoke, strawberry blancmange, raspberry sorbet, Bibendum Strawberry and Lime cider, Ribena, mint, felt tip pens, pencil shavings, pulpy paper, Lush shop with bath bombs, and metal filings #AnnandaleWhisky
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Jun 10
So filthy & chewy! Factory smoke, tinned tuna, Scotch broth in a copper skillet, burning feathers, Milky Bar, chrome tea set with chai, raisin Danish, pecan pie lined with chocolate, gingersnaps, aniseed twists and Toblerone, with a ginger tea and biscuit finish #AnnandaleWhisky
Jun 10
Annandale Man O’Sword - Ex-Oloroso Sherry Butt (peated – 45PPM)
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 60.3%
Cask No. 1091: Ex-Oloroso Sherry butt from Jose y Miguel Martin, Jerez
Distilled: 2017
RRP: £85:00
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With water, there's meat fondue smoke, a leaking ink pen in a freshly laundered shirt, cinnamon HotShots, Sudocrem, Germolene, TCP and plasters, iodine, mackerel in oil, cod's roe, tomatoes on the vine, ginger biscuits, pencils and cotton thread through a needle #AnnandaleWhisky
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Jun 10
Deliciously dirty! Loving everything about this one! #WhiskySanta I know it's early, but if you're following. #AnnandaleWhisky
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Jun 10
Again, with this one try without and then with a drop of H20. @AnnandaleDstlry #AnnandaleWhisky #Scotch #Whisky
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