This ship was carrying building materials, medicinal drugs and 700 cases of scotch whiskey to Venezuela when she went down in 1943.

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Tony Tucker - former head of communications at the Scotch Whiskey Association - has told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he and his daughter had dinner at the couple's flat that night.

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The story is similar when it comes to Scotch and Irish whiskey.

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If you like whiskey, especially Scotch whisky, then you owe it to yourself to try some of the Japanese stuff.

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For a quick tasting tutorial, famed whiskey taster Charles MacLean, author of Scotch Whisky : A Liquid History, demonstrates his approach for Single Malt TV.

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Figures for Scotch lagged strong growth for Martell brandy and Jameson Irish whiskey.

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There are far less examples of this niche style than of bourbon, Scotch, Irish, Japanese or virtually any other type of whiskey.

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Robinson openly scorned his whiskey-drinking and promiscuous teammates, once tossing a glass of scotch into a lighted fireplace to demonstrate how lethal liquor is.

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The list has something for everyone, with experimental favourites like the Smokey Robinson -- a savoury-sweet mixture of blanco tequila, smoked salt, honey and scotch with fresh celery and lime juice --and perfected classics like the whiskey ginger, made with house-made ginger soda for a fresh take on an old faithful.

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Sales of less-expensive blended Scotch were flat, while sales of single malts grew at a 7% rate and sales of superpremium Irish whiskey soared by 44%, albeit from a far smaller base.

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