{"id":27665,"date":"2015-11-04T21:11:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T21:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=27665"},"modified":"2015-11-04T21:11:03","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T21:11:03","slug":"south-wales-whisky-group-expands-to-swansea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2015\/11\/04\/south-wales-whisky-group-expands-to-swansea\/","title":{"rendered":"South Wales Whisky expands to Swansea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Wales Whisky Interest Group (SWWIG) founders Jon Birkbeck and Matt Peters provide a wealth of knowledge and enjoyment to whisky lovers and tentative triers in Cardiff and Newport with an imminent launch due in Swansea.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27670\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/Food_6_Whisky-Types_Big_AM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27670\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/Food_6_Whisky-Types_Big_AM-480x220.jpg\" alt=\"Selection of tasters at SWWIG events \" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27670\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/Food_6_Whisky-Types_Big_AM-480x220.jpg\" alt=\"Selection of tasters at SWWIG events \" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Selection of tasters at SWWIG events<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Having returned in 2013 from an Inner Hebrides whisky expedition with a wealth of knowledge, they were keen to continue their appreciation for the malt but noticed the lack of events for whisky fans and thus SWWIG came into being in June 2014.\u00a0Birkbeck and Peters\u2019 aim was to, \u201cCreate friendly, relaxed events where everyone could sample some fantastic and unique whiskies, the likes of which you won\u2019t find in the supermarket. 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