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Billy Abbott
Verified
Blogger, Spirited Matters, Freelance
Ealing, London, United Kingdom
Beats
Biography
Billy Abbott is a drinks writer, educator and presenter based in London. He began his drinks career in 2011, after a succesful decade working in IT and finance. Following his passion for great drinks, he changed careers and joined online retailer The Whisky Exchange as a writer. He continues to write for the company's outlets, and is now also a WSET spirits educator, leading drinks training for staff and clients of The Whisky Exchange, and its ambassador, hosting tastings and seminars about all categories of drink. Along with his work at The Whisky Exchange, he is a freelance writer, presenter and educator, writing words, leading tastings and teaching people about drinks around the world. Since 2014, he has led Whisky Squad, a London-based whisky-tasting club that celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2025. He is also a judge for a number of international drinks competitions, covering whisk(e)y, rum, beer and Asian spirits. His work has been recognised with a Highly Commended nod in the Communicator of the Year category at the Icons of Whisky Awards 2020 and a win in the Rest of World region in 2021, and a shortlisting for the IWSC Spirits Communicator of the Year in 2020, 2021 and 2023. His first book - The Philosophy of Whisky - was published by the British Library in October 2021 and is available from all good bookshops as well as his own website, https://philosophyofwhisky.com. It was nominated for the Fortnum & Mason Debut Book award 2022. Billy also has his own blog, which he doesn't get much time to update, at https://spiritedmatters.com.
Beer , Wine , Spirits
CBD, crypto, CPG
Content
By Rosalind Erskine Verified, Billy Abbott| Scotsman Food and Drink Verified The Whisky Exchange has announced its highly anticipated annual Black Friday limited-edition single malt whisky. This year, the brand will be selling a one-off, fruity 15-year-old Lowland whisky from Glenkinchie distillery, priced at £84.95. The team say its profile is classically elegant, with orchard fruit and blossom complemented by a touch of sweetness and spice.
By Billy Abbott| blog.thewhiskyexchange.com@ Continuing our look into The Whisky Exchange’s latest exclusive releases, we move on to my most anticipated whisky of last year. It’s a release from one of Scotland’s most northerly distilleries and one which we very seldom see new whisky from – Scapa 2007 19 Year Old. Orkney – almost as far north as you can goScapa is one of the Orkney islands’ pair of distilleries.
By Billy Abbott| blog.thewhiskyexchange.com@ The past few months have seen a whole host of new exclusive whiskies hit the shelves at The Whisky Exchange. Now that the combined whirlwind of Whisky Show and Christmas has calmed down, we’re going to take a bit of time to look at our new acquisitions, and give you a bit more background on them. Today, we’re starting off with the first of a pair of very exciting small-batch whiskies – Strathisla 2007 15 Year Old.
Company Info
Freelance
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De Pere, Wisconsin, United States