World Whisky Tasting With Ian Robinson of Cellar Trends Ltd. Wednesday 22nd March 2017 @ 7.30pm The Hampshire Room @ Lysses House Hotel Tickets £10 per person in advance only – available from Fareham Wine Cellar. There will be a refund of £5 per ticket for any order placed on the evening We will […]
Caermory Single Malt Scotch Whisky
As I am sure all whisky aficionados know, there is only one Scotch Whisky distillery located on Isle of Mull and that is Tobermory. The distillery was established in 1798 and is one of the oldest commercial whisky distilleries in the world. They make two different brands of whisky, Tobermory and a peated whisky called […]
Swedish Whisky and Distilleries
Although Swedish Whisky is a relative newcomer to the world of Whisky, Sweden has a history of distilling stretching back as far as the 15th century. Sweden has a long history of moonshine production and it is considered to be part of the “vodka belt” of Europe where spirits are more popular than wine or […]
Glenmorangie Milsean
Glenmorangie Milsean Highland Single Malt Whisky is the latest Glenmorangie Private Edition. It is the creation of Dr Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s Director of Whisky Creation and Distilling, and is inspired by the old jars of sweets and multi-coloured confectionery of traditional sweet shops, that are now such a rare sight on our high streets. In […]
Compass Box Whisky Limited Editions
I kindly received some samples of the latest 2015 Compass Box Whisky Limited Editions from Herman Van Broekhuizen, the Brand Ambassador for Compass Box Whisky. These were the 15th Anniversary Flaming Heart and the surreal-ly named, with a nod of the head to Magritte, This Is Not A Luxury Whisky. I have been selling Compass […]
Craft Whisky Tasting Review
The Origins of Usige Beathe and The Emergence of European Whisky and Gold Medals…. Craft Whisky Tasting @ Lysses House Hotel 27th May 2015 With Scott Paine of Marussia Beverages UK A big thank you Scott Paine, who hosted our Craft Whisky Tasting and thank you to all our customers who attended. I think everyone […]
Craft Whisky Tasting
Featuring Teeling Irish Whiskey, Millstone Dutch Whisky & Mackmyra Swedish Whisky Whisky Tasting With Scott Paine from Marussia Beverages A tutored whisky tasting of fabulous whiskies from small producers and from countries that one might perhaps might not immediately think of when it comes to whisky production! Craft Whisky Tasting Tuesday 26th May 2015 @ […]
Glenmorangie Tusail
The Latest Glenmorangie Private Edition No. has arrived. Glenmorangie Tusail follows hot on the heels of last year’s Glenmorangie Companta. Check to see the current Glenmorangie releases here. The means that the list of Private Edition releases now looks like this, Sonnalta PX – finished in old Pedro Ximenez (dessert) Sherry casks Artein – finished in […]
Nomad Outland Whisky
Whisky is the 2nd fastest growing spirits category globally (after Cognac) It is reckoned to be growing at 12% per year, so it is not surprising that there are lots of new whiskies and bottlings creeping out of the the woodwork. It also seems that the whisky-buying public are open to trying new and different […]
Compass Box Whisky Tasting 16th April 2014
With Chris Maybin Wednesday 16th April 2014 @ Lysses House Hotel, Fareham PO16 7BQ On Wednesday 16th 2014 Chris Maybin from Compass Box Whisky kindly ventured out into the wilds of Hampshire to host a tasting of Compass Box Whiskies including their blended whisky, the Great King Street, their full Signature range and the “odd […]
World Whisky Awards 2014
The results of the 2014 World Whisky Awards have just been released, so I thought I would share the whiskies that we keep in stock that have prospered this year! Perhaps the most interesting result was the winner of the World’s Best Single Malt Whisky – Sullivans Cove French Oak Cask – a single cask, […]
Compass Box Whisky Tasting
Compass Box Whisky Tutored Tasting With Chris Maybin Wednesday 16th April 2014 7pm until 9pm @ Lysses House Hotel 51 High Street Fareham PO16 7BQ Tickets £10 in advance (£6 refund against any orders placed on the evening) Places are quite limited so please telephone 01329 822733 to book tickets, which are payable in advance, […]
Aberlour A’Bunadh Cask Strength Scotch Whisky
The Aberlour distillery is located in Aberlourtown in Speyside at the crossings of the rivers Lour and Spey near the rugged peaks of Ben Rinnes. Contrary to the date of 1879 on the Aberlour label, the distillery was founded by James Gordon and Peter Weir in 1826. The original distillery, which was destroyed in a […]
