28.11.25
Hello everyone A couple of recent items to nose and taste this last week which I am pleased to share here. Just early this week came my eagerly awaited sample …
10.11.25
Hello everyone I‘m reasonably fresh ( yes, it was a late night) from the Scottish Licensed Trade News Awards banquet this past Thursday in Glasgow. I was privileged to judge …
31.10.25
Hello everyone Earlier this month I was going up to Skye and decided that would be a great opportunity to visit Isle of Raasay Distillery and speak to some of …
17.10.25
Hello everyone Two treats have come my way recently. The first was a new Cutty Sark and the second a new expression from Bladnoch. Cutty Sark 17 Year Old Triple …
30.09.25
Hello everyone Here we are three quarters of the way through the year and how did we get this far in so soon?! We‘ll be getting news of bottlings available …
14.09.25
Hello everyone My sample of the new Kilchoman 100% Islay 15th Edition arrived this week. I still have some samples of previous editions (9,12,13, 14) most with very little out …
31.08.25
Hello everyone My favourite news of this last week is that Adam Hannett has been made Master Blender at Bruichladdich. Some of you may think he already was but his …
18.08.25
Hello everyone A sample of the new Isle of Raasay Marsala Cask arrived last week and I didn‘t get a chance to try it until towards the weekend. This is …
30.07.25
Hello everyone Well, one trip to a classic car show and drives down some tiny Yorkshire lanes for me since last time. Sadly, no whisky bars to speak of in …
16.07.25
Hello everyone Wherever you are on the planet, I hope the weather has been kind to you of late. I‘m not long back from a trip to Paris where we …