In my recent travels I ended up in London, England. While I am travelling anywhere, there is always a question that comes to my mind: Where are there good whisky visits?
Well, for London, I'd done some research ahead of time and landed on a couple pubs to visit. However, while here and googling various things about whisky, a store name popped up a few times: The Whisky Exchange. I did some more quick clicking and it turns out that it is in London and not far from where we were staying.
The Whisky Exchange is located right near the London Bridge and boasts a claimed 1,000 single malt selection. Check out the photo below which shows maybe 1/4 of the total number of different selections available. If you zoom in real close, you can see some vintage Ardbegs and even the mighty Ardbeg Supernova. There is a whole host of smaller bottles too (which I find handy in case you don't have a lot time in London but want some whisky to drink while you are there without having to finish - or worse, waste - a bigger bottle).
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Speaking of smaller bottles, there is also a very cool thing that you can do here: they have 5 to 6 small casks of whisky (and sometimes rum) in the room from which you can bottle your own.
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The casks are actually live so they are affecting the whisky as it sits in the store. You can bottle your own 20cl or 50cl bottle for quite a reasonable price. In my case, I decided on bottling a 50cl of the 1990 Longmorn (23 years old). I've never actually tasted a Longmorn before so I wasn't totally sure what to expect, however, I was pleased with its american oak influences and what I perceived to be a bright honey-lemon flavour. I heard that this one was actually "a little flat" when it came in but gained some life one placed in the oak at the store - interesting. I hope to review my new 1990 Longmorn single cask shortly.
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So, if you're in London and looking to visit a whisky destination, The Whisky Exchange is certainly worth the visit and the prices are decent too. I'm going to also try to visit the pub called "The Albanach" before I go too.
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