{"id":756,"date":"2010-03-27T08:45:51","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T14:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/?p=756"},"modified":"2010-03-27T10:42:43","modified_gmt":"2010-03-27T16:42:43","slug":"using-the-whisky-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/?p=756","title":{"rendered":"Using The Whisky Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Whisky Exchange<\/strong><br \/>\nI wanted to introduce you to the most recent link now usable on our site: The Whisky Exchange (TWE). TWE is an on-line retailer who, although in the UK, should be, along with Binny&#8217;s, one of your key sources of single malts. As I have said in the past, one of my goals for the KOTQ site is to help facilitate the purchasing of single malts; whether for our quarterly tastings or for your individual needs. From a sourcing standpoint, unless you have other sources I need to be aware of, your purchasing outlets probabaly should be: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>for distilleries actively marketing expressions (really any distillery with an &#8216;Active&#8217; status in our database) &#8212;> shop local at Binny&#8217;s or somewhere like Main Street Liquors in LaGrange if you have such a local spot<\/li>\n<li>for rare malts and &#8220;silent&#8221; distilleries&#8212;> order on-line at TWE and have it shipped to you here in the States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The WOW Factor<\/strong><br \/>\nTo give you some idea of the breadth of offerings of rare bottlings at TWE consider that they have an offering for every single one of the 27 &#8220;silent&#8221; distilleries in our database. In fact, the only one that has only one bottling, somewhat surprisingly, is Littlemill. Of the remainder, most have at least 4 or 5 and quite a few have more than that. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhiskyexchange.com\/B-40-Glenury%20Royal.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Here is a good example.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>On the other end of the spectrum, they have much better access to newer distillery&#8217;s offerings than we can ever hope to have through our local outlets such as Binny&#8217;s. If you have an interest in the distilleries &#8220;building stock&#8221;, and just can&#8217;t wait to try one, you should check out TWE from time to time and see what they might have. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhiskyexchange.com\/P-10073.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Here is a good example of what is available now.<\/a> Finally, rare bottlings of active distilleries are very likely to be at TWE and not at your local Binny&#8217;s. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhiskyexchange.com\/P-4733.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Here is a great example of that.<\/a> Another nice thing is, although the default currency used at TWE is GBP, they have a handy currency converter link at the top of every page so it&#8217;s easy to see the cost in USD.<\/p>\n<p>The only chink in the armor that I&#8217;ve seen is in regard to those &#8220;distilleries&#8221; which our database refers to as &#8220;Stills Removed&#8221; (Mosstowie, Glencraig, Killyloch). Their offering of those is limited; they only carry Glencraig of which they have only one expression. The only other thing I can think of is, and this may really be a backhanded compliment, since their offerings on rare bottlings is so complete, that their marketing presence doesn&#8217;t reflect their actual inventory; but that will remain to be seen. For now, I have to take their offerings at face value.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Integration with our Site<\/strong><br \/>\nI have included a direct link to TWE from our distillery summary display. The bottom row of the distillery display now reads (L to R): @Binny&#8217;s, @TWE, @Master of Malt. The fourth cell will either display a link to its KOTQ Tasting Comments or Malt Madness&#8217;s mapping function depending on how you get to the distillery display. I am so impressed with TWE&#8217;s depth and breadth of single malt offerings that it clearly trumps even Master of Malt as an on-line resource. You should view the links to Binny&#8217;s and TWE as purchasing sources (local and on-line respectively) while the link to Master of Malt (although a fine on-line retailer, their site is a better implementation of Malt Whisky Yearbook&#8217;s data on each distillery) should be used as a &#8220;further information&#8221; link for the distillery history and details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Best to Utilize TWE<\/strong><br \/>\nWhether you are using the distillery filter to help you plan a tasting lineup or you have a special event coming up that you wish to commemorate with a special single malt I recommend that you look to the @TWE link on our distillery display as a terrific sourcing option. Here&#8217;s what you may find if you carefully review TWE for a potential order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol>Hosts wanting to include a rare malt as a special expression in their tastings<\/ol>\n<li>several bottlings are priced within our budgets (full attendance please), even with overseas shipping from TWE, to be included individually in any tasting<\/li>\n<li>other, a bit more expensive, bottlings are available to the host who doesn&#8217;t mind paying his own premium (above budget) to essentially get a rare expression at a discount as he retains the leftovers after the tasting<\/li>\n<p><n\/><\/p>\n<ol>Individuals who wish to order their own rare expressions<\/ol>\n<li>several are available in the $90 &#8211; $250 range (all-in price w\/shipping included from TWE) which is comparable to walking into your local Binny&#8217;s and buying an 18+ yo expression<\/li>\n<li>many others are available in the $750 &#8211; $5,000 range for those who may have the means and proclivity to:  &#8220;invest&#8221; in a collectable, or enjoy owning and drinking a $1,000 bottle of single malt scotch once in their life (&#8220;bucket list&#8221; stuff?!?), or have a special occasion to which they wish to match a very special single malt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Whisky Exchange I wanted to introduce you to the most recent link now usable on our site: The Whisky Exchange (TWE). TWE is an on-line retailer who, although in the UK, should be, along with Binny&#8217;s, one of your key sources of single malts. 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