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    Happy (Boozy) Easter
    Gemma D.
    • Apr 17
    • 2 min

    Happy (Boozy) Easter

    Happy Easter 2022! Let's celebrate with a Boozy Bunny filled with Baileys, Advocaat, Chocolate liquor and lots of love!
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    The Glenturret 2021 Release
    Gemma D.
    • Apr 15
    • 3 min

    The Glenturret 2021 Release

    The Glenturret 2021 Release - a unique 12-year single malt - one of the most popular and well-known whiskies in the world.
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    History and whisky! Meet Gordon Dallas
    Gemma D.
    • Jan 30
    • 6 min

    History and whisky! Meet Gordon Dallas

    Learning more about Glengoyne, the distillery and Gordon Dallas, Whisky Experience Ambassador, one costume at a time.
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    Beyond the regular flavour, a personal interview with Michael Bruynse of Cafe Zilt
    Gemma D.
    • Jan 3
    • 5 min

    Beyond the regular flavour, a personal interview with Michael Bruynse of Cafe Zilt

    Not your standard Scotch Single Malt whisky but its crazy brother. This is what you'll find at Cafe ZILT in Amsterdam.
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    Octomore 12 series - Peaty and Complex
    Gemma D.
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Octomore 12 series - Peaty and Complex

    An honest review of the Octomore 12 series by Islay-based Bruichladdich, led by Brand Ambassador Nick Baeyens.
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    Warning signs that your whisky is going bad
    Gemma D.
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Warning signs that your whisky is going bad

    If you've got open bottles of whisky, these are a few tell tale signs that your whisky's gone off.
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    September tasting with Scotch Malt Whisky Society
    Gemma D.
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    September tasting with Scotch Malt Whisky Society

    Another blind tasting journey with the Scotch Malt Whisky Society at Patrick's Whisky bar in Zwolle.
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    Help your friends choose a whisky - Leadership Style Edition
    Gemma D.
    • Nov 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Help your friends choose a whisky - Leadership Style Edition

    Help your friends choose a whisky through five well known leadership styles! Are you charismatic or autocratic?
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    Hey Ho Halloween!
    Gemma D.
    • Oct 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hey Ho Halloween!

    Three Halloween cocktails with recipes that will bewitch your guests and your lovers all night long.
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    A Scottish Rose
    Gemma D.
    • Oct 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    A Scottish Rose

    What do you get when a 10 year old Glengoyne Single Malt Whisky meets Fentimans Rose Lemonade? A Scottish Rose of course.
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    How to avoid wasting money on whisky
    Gemma D.
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to avoid wasting money on whisky

    Whisky is expensive but doesn't have to be. It's all about prepping. Follow these tips to avoid wasting your money!
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    A Hot Toddy in Beverly Hills
    Gemma D.
    • Oct 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Hot Toddy in Beverly Hills

    Whatever the weather, let's have a Hot Toddy together with the ladies of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
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    Hibiki 21 years old, a rare find these days
    Gemma D.
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hibiki 21 years old, a rare find these days

    Tasting this unique, hard to find Japanese whisky that left me mesmerized by its complexity.
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    Peated Cinderella Smokehead Whisky
    Gemma D.
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Peated Cinderella Smokehead Whisky

    A Smokehead whisky tasting at the Amsterdam Cocktailbar Dutch Courage. Three must-try whiskies, all in one night.
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    A history of cocktails - in short of course...
    Gemma D.
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    A history of cocktails - in short of course...

    Drinking a cocktail is a personal experience that depends on you taste. But where do cocktails come from? Who invented them?
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    How do I buy my whisky?
    Gemma D.
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    How do I buy my whisky?

    Discover the three criteria I use for buying whisky and that have saved me quite a lot of money over the years.
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    No Shirt, No Shoes, No Underwear.... no Service
    Gemma D.
    • Apr 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    No Shirt, No Shoes, No Underwear.... no Service

    Sometimes a night on the town ends up with one too many cocktails. A cautionary tale of when a man can't hold his drink.
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    National Oreo Cookie Day Celebration
    Gemma D.
    • Mar 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    National Oreo Cookie Day Celebration

    Let's celebrate National Oreo Cookie Day with a fitting, filling Oreo Cookie Cocktail. Complete with chocolate liqueur and whipped cream!
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    Ben & Jerry’s Topped Whiskey Biz
    Gemma D.
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Ben & Jerry’s Topped Whiskey Biz

    It's the ultimate latest Ben & Jerry's release in their Topped series! Ben & Jerry’s Topped Whiskey Biz. Are you drooling yet?
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    The Balvenie and the dessert smörgåsbord
    Gemma D.
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Balvenie and the dessert smörgåsbord

    Join me in a tasting of The Balvenie 14 years old Caribbean Cask whisky and a smörgåsbord of desserts!
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