Fancy a dram in Australia, or know someone in Australia who likes whisky?
Why not look at our new Australian webstore at: www.whiskygalore.com.au
Since arriving in Canterbury NZ in 1993 we have been importing whiskies, the finest range possible, and since 2003 selling from our Whisky Galore retail shop and website.
Over this time we have had [...]
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June Ceilidh
Mark your calendars for June the 25th, we’re having a Ceilidh!
For those who don’t know, a Ceilidh is a tradtional Gaelic knees-up with a focus on dancing. Drams, great tunes and dancing, what more do you need.
Malt of the Moment: The Glenlivet
It’s February already, and we hope that people have been enjoying [...]
Coming soon…
Tastings for 2010
We have an extraordinary lineup of tastings for 2010, and we will be making an announcement soon about one of the highlights coming in March this year.
February Whisky Shipment
The February whisky shipment is currently in the water, so keep your eyes peeled for some exciting new bottlings and a a re-stock on [...]
CONTENTS
Malt Distillery of the Moment
Gift Ideas for Christmas
Michael’s Rant
Christmas shop hours
Christmas social time
1. MALT DISTILLERY OF THE MOMENT – SPRINGBANK – The Campbeltown classic:
Springbank, founded in 1828 and still independently owned today is one of the few distilleries left remaining in the once burgeoning whisky producing region of Campbletown.
While production at Springbank has at [...]
CONTENTS
1. Malt of the Moment
2. Kilchoman is here (almost!)
3. Next Tasting
4. Michael’s Rant
5. Next Shipment
1. MALT DISTILLERY OF THE MOMENT
GLENBURGIE – An obscure Speyside treat:
Glenburgie is not a distillery that often comes to mind when thinking of Speyside whisky, but the whisky produced there is well [...]
Here we are again, another brute of a whisky from Bruichladdich, their second release of the stupefying, highly peated Octomore 2. You can expect this to be available in the shop and in our online store very soon. If you’re desperate, please give us a ring or email us if you would like to reserve [...]
For those of you who are crazy about Islay whisky, we have some good news:
Our latest shipment has just arrived in the shop, and the shelves are heaving with some spectacular new whiskies. We’ve got two fabulous new Glendronach (a 15 year old and an 18 year old), a new heavily peated whisky from Benriach, Bruichladdich’s X4 (quadruple distilled un-aged whisky) and lots lots more. We’ll put together a [...]
As Father’s Day (September 6th) is rapidly approaching, we’ve got some great gift ideas for those hard-working fathers out there who deserve a wee whisky treat. If you are interested in ordering any of the whisky below, click on the images for the relevant whisky and you will be taken to our online store. Altneratively, you [...]
Welcome to the Whisky Galore blog.
Some of you might be wondering what on earth a blog is, so let us quickly explain. A blog is simply a kind of website that allows us to post interesting whisky-related news and articles, updates about specials going on in the shop, our commentary and opinion on new products [...]
