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Billy Abbott

@billyabbott.co.uk
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Drinks geek, writer, educator and general drinker. The Whisky Exchange Amabassador, Whisky Squad Co-boss, writer of The Philosophy of Whisky, and fan of hats, coffee and fountain pens.

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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 12/07/2026
Do the footballers in the World Cup audience have to wear three piece suits? That seems cruel. Retirement and then slaughter?
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 12/07/2026
Good luck Norway #engerlund
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 12/07/2026
My football beverage lineup has shifted from anonymous lager to characterful IPA and it’s more distracting than the football. But they just scored. While I was typing, which makes me a dick.
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 11/07/2026
(I am watching The Football. This is rare)
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 11/07/2026
So, it seems Norwegians are tall. Also, Gary Lineker has eaten more than expected since he’s been in the USA. I love football commentary. #bignorwegians #storenordmenn
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 19/06/2026
I'm running a whisky tasting with my mate Diego. You should come along: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-about-...
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All About the Cask: a whisky tasting with Billy Abbott and Diego Borras
Join Billy Abbott and Diego Borras for whisky tasting focusing on the cask – how do different casks change the flavours of whisky?
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 12/03/2026
April's Whisky Squad tasting is now on sale – Celebrating English Whisky Week...by drinking English whisky. As you'd expect. 22 April 2026 at The Carpenter's Arms near Marble Arch (the London one).
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English Whisky Week 2026 - Whisky Squad
English whisky is most certainly now a thing. Pioneer The English Distillery (formerly known as St George’s) is 20 years old and we have more than 60 distilleries (61 according to the Cooper King Engl...
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 11/03/2026
It is 3am. I am still awake thanks to the adrenaline rush from hosting a whisky tasting. Randomly, with no interaction from me, one of my Alexa speakers has started playing Rise Up by Andra Day. It’s a good song. I’m not sure why this happened, as I’m listening to a vid about English folklore…
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 09/03/2026
The lovely people of The Drinking Hour podcast had me on to talk about Chinese spirits. It seems that they have an excellent editor and they've worked some magic on my rambling: foodfmradio.com/programmes/t...
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The Drinking Hour - Food FM
In partnership with Club Oenologique – the world through the lens of wine and spirits – https://cluboenologique.com. An hour of relaxed, unpretentious, informative and engaging conversatio...
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Hourly Spaced @hourlyspaced.bagpuss.org · 08/03/2026
An entire empire brought to its knees by small furry creatures.
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S01E05 Chaos October 22 1999
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 09/03/2026
In other news, I think pistachio might be the best nut.
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 09/03/2026
Today Park Royal smells of chips. Chip shop, oven and home made. No vinegar, just chips. #nw10 #smellwalk
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 04/03/2026
I wrote some words about the lovely folks at Laizhou and their whisky. Tasted both the Finest Reserve and Peated Bourbon Cask again to write notes for the article, and was just as impressed as when I tried them at the distillery.
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Laizhou distillery and the rise of Chinese whisky : Whisky and Spirits Guides
Chinese whisky is breaking into the international market, with distillers like IWSC-award-winning Laizhou leading the way and setting the standards.
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 26/02/2026
When trying these three next to each other, you get a load of similarity. #3 Yesteryear. Nose: Sweet pastry and Playdoh, custard tarts and soft spice. Palate: Cinnamon-spiced pastry and mint imperials. Finish: More mints and cinnamon toast #TLDCWhisky
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 26/02/2026
Despite Bluesky failing to work, time for #2: Embarque. Nose: more custardy notes, as well as well-done-but-not-burnt toast, cherry jam, Mr Kipling Country Slices. Palate: Dark, singed raisins and char, soft spice, dark chocolate and minty hints. Finish: minty dark choc and char #TLDCWhisky
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 26/02/2026
Kicking off with Ten Times Round the Sun. Only been waiting about 12 years for this... Nose: Custard tarts, a hint of lime, cinnamon toast and brown sugar. Palate: Loads of brown sugar (almost US rye-like) bready grain and hints of mint choc. Finish: Minty with more chocolate #TLDCWhisky
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Steve Rush @thewhiskywire.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Tonight, we’ll be sharing, sipping and savouring London’s sipping finest in the order of: 1. TLDC Ten Times Around the Sun 2. TLDC Embarque 3. TLDC Yesteryear #TLDCWhisky #London #Whisky #BePartOfTheDramfotainment
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 26/02/2026
...and so it begins #tldcwhisky
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The London Distillery Company @londondistilleryco.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This Friday, a decade of patience comes full circle. Ten Times Around the Sun, matured in cask #007 through closure and revival, finally arrives - London’s first 10-year-old single malt and a defining moment for The London Distillery Company. #TLDCWhisky
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 25/02/2026
For London booze folks, March's Whisky Squad tasting tickets are live. This time: The New Hotness – a selection of 2026's tastiest things so far.
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The New Hotness - Whisky Squad
After the new year lull, a time of hibernation when the whisky industry sleeps off its Christmas excesses, comes a time of thawing and shiny whisky bottles: it is time for the new hotness. Join us for...
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 12/02/2026
For more on the "it's rained every day this year" fun stories, it's the first story in today's @londoncentric.media: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-gol...
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Who's buying London's gold bars?
Plus: When will it stop raining, is Labour giving up on one of London's boroughs, and the Hampstead property where Marie Antoinette would feel at home.
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 11/02/2026
In a fit of 'Billy talks about an unexpected whisky', I'm quoted talking about Chivas Regal 18yo over on Forbes today... www.forbes.com/sites/markli...
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Johnnie Walker Blue Vs. Chivas Regal 18—Which Is Best?
Two award-winning blended scotch whiskies with very different price points. I asked two experts to help you decide which premium dram is worth your money.
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Steve Rush @thewhiskywire.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Aberargie Distillery launches its first single malt whisky: thewhiskywire.com/2026/02/11/a... #Scotch #Whisky #News
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Aberargie Distillery launches its first single malt whisky
The Perthshire-based Aberargie Distillery has announced the launch of its inaugural single malt, marking the Morrison family’s long-awaited return to distilling and introducing a barley-to-bottle r…
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 08/02/2026
26 years ago, during my work placement during my computing degree, a guy came in to our recommendation engine startup, and asked if we could make a system where he could hum a tune, and it’s tell him what the song was. We said no and talked a lot about Fast Fourier Transforms…
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 07/02/2026
I wrote a blog post. On my own blog. For the first time in 3.5 years. About new tasty things released by my old boss... spiritedmatters.com/2026/02/whis...
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The Whisky Trail: a new old name from Elixir Distillers – Spirited Matters
The Whisky Trail is a new series from Elixir Distillers, part of a range of curated spirits from around the world: The Elixir Trails.
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Hourly Spaced @hourlyspaced.bagpuss.org · 02/02/2026
What is this?
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S02E01 Back February 23 2001
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 02/02/2026
Tonight’s late realisation: Springbank 5yo pairs very well with jamon. No picture, as I ate all the jamon.
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 29/01/2026
And now I feel part of the gang.
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 24/01/2026
I find it mildly depressing that LNER give ‘easy delay repay’ as the number one reason to book directly with them – that’s an excellent bit of assumption of shit service… Choosing a seat is my #1
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 24/01/2026
I think I just got doorstepped by Portuguese Jehovah’s Witnesses, who wanted to know if any of my neighbours spoke Portuguese. In north-west London. Today’s going to be one of those days, isn’t it?
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 22/01/2026
Up yours, Google AI.
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Can't See The Wood For The Whisky @clairev.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
New #what3whiskies with Marcos McCurly clairevokins.substack.com/p/meet-marco...
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Meet Marcos McCurley
Brand Ambassador for Brave New Spirits
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 15/01/2026
For those hit by FB's 'We won't recommend your booze page to new people', looks like it might be just a tweak to age restriction: business.cellarpass.com/blog/%20why-...
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Why Facebook No Longer Suggests Alcohol-Related Business Pages - and What You Can Do About It - CellarPass
Check Facebook page settings and focus on ads and direct marketing to maintain visibility.
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 13/01/2026
I think I am slightly too proud of this slide in a training presentation that I am updating. Original pic over on WIkimedia Commons: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:He...
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 13/01/2026
This has just landed at The Whisky Exchange and is exclusive to us. It is nice. And surprisingly well priced. My tasting notes on the page. www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/53747/high...
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Highland Park Cask Strength Heather Scotch Whisky : The Whisky Exchange
Highland Park Heather is a limited-edition cask-strength single malt whisky showcasing a bolder expression of the distillery’s iconic Orkney style. Bottled at natural cask strength and crafted usin...
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Steve Rush @thewhiskywire.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
(NEW) Our 139th Whisky Insiders Interview: Georgie Bell-Leoni, Co-Founder & CEO of The Heart Cut: thewhiskywire.com/2026/01/13/1... #TheOriginalSeriesOfWhiskyInsidersInterviews #Whisky #Whiskey
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139th Whisky Insiders Interview – Georgie Bell-Leoni
Name: Georgie Bell-LeoniCompany: The Heart CutJob: Co-Founder & CEOWebsite: theheartcut.comSocials: theheartcut How long have you been working in the whisky industry?Fifteen years — my entire c…
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Steve Rush @thewhiskywire.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Elixir Distillers launches new global spirits series: thewhiskywire.com/2026/01/13/e... #Whisky #Rum #Spirits #News
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Elixir Distillers launches new global spirits series
Elixir Distillers has announced the launch of a new series of independent bottlings designed to offer drinkers the ultimate journey through some of the world’s greatest spirits. Developed by Sukhin…
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 12/01/2026
The end of last year was a bit of a blur...time to keep an eye on Bluesky again. Happy New Year?
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 12/01/2026
If folks are wondering what I'm up to and where I can be found, this is probably the best place to find out: linktr.ee/billyabbott
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Billy Abbott | Instagram | Linktree
Booze geek, writer and educator.
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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 27/08/2025
TENNENT'S!!! That is all. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/8/...
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The Vertigo of Bliss — Scotland’s Inseparable Relationship with Tennent’s Lager — Pellicle
It’s a Sunday, nearly midnight, and I’m in 8 Ball–a dilapidated yet bustling pool hall above the Scotia, an out-of-the-way folk bar in Glasgow city centre. Occasionally a buzzer sounds, signalling som...
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 26/08/2025
Seems that Dropworks rum will be launching some crowdfunding soon...
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Another footnote! Just remembered this, also on the subject of cetacean digestion (and what it can expel from itself and in what quantities. Vital knowledge, I tell you. Vital)
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Could a Blue Whale's Fart Contain a Horse?
This story, like the feeding behavior of the animal in question, is a deep dive.
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 25/08/2025
That’s a new one to me: an automated phone call that said ‘I need to talk to you, add me on WhatsApp’ before hanging up. Blockety, blockety, block…
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 24/08/2025
In other news, it seems that Sainsbury's don't stock cocktail sticks online, and a search redirects you to "Mint tooth pick flossers". The end times are here.
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 24/08/2025
I just realised that I'd not updated my book website in a very long while, and with lots of cool things having since the last updated and even more to come, I thought I better get something written up:
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New Scientist Live and more - The Philosophy of Whisky
Lots has happened since my last update and a really exciting upcoming event – New Scientist Live!
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Roses are red Cheggers plays pop
Headline: Bear found behind the counter of a South Lake Tahoe ice cream shop - plus a photo of an ice cream shop with a massive fucking bear in it, looking at camera. It wants to know if you'd like pistachio
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 13/08/2025
I wrote a thing about English whisky for our lovely education/inspiration section at @thewhiskyexchange.bsky.social.
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A guide to English whisky : Whisky and Spirits Guides
English whisky is booming, with more than 60 distilleries now laying down spirit for the future. But where did it come from and where is it going?
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 06/08/2025
Well, Mr Bezos. It seems you don’t know me as well as you thought…
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 06/08/2025
Thursday night, 7 August 2025, 10pm: me, @drinkswhisky.bsky.social , Mac from Kanpai Planet and Pete from Woven coming up with a 4-bottle whisky shelf for newbies live on YouTube. Please come and heckle: www.youtube.com/live/-czMKi4...
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vPub Live - 4 People. 4 Bottles. 4 Roles. Can We Build the PERFECT Whisky Starter set?
YouTube video by DrinksWhisky
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Billy Abbott @billyabbott.co.uk · 02/08/2025
Today’s experiment: machine washing caps. Only one borderline dissolved in the machine, so I count this as a success. No to see if they still go on my head once dry…
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