16.05.22
Hello everyone Just this last weekend, thieves broke into the Glenfarclas Distillery visitor centre and stole over £100,000 of whisky during the night. An alarm must have gone off but …
30.04.22
Hello With spring well under way here, West of Scotland weather has turned from warm but breezy to rain. Good for the ground and river water supplies though rather disappointing …
19.04.22
Hello and belated Happy Easter if it‘s something you celebrate. I‘m afraid it‘s more of a chocolate feast for me. It‘s been one of those months where there weren‘t many …
04.04.22
Hello Everyone (A little addendum first. You‘ll be seeing this a little later than intended as I started to write this while away in Paris but hotel wifi wasn‘t good/fast …
15.03.22
Hello Less blog and more newsy bits this time as I wait for answers to certain questions. A sample of the new Kilchoman Madeira Cask Matured mentioned in the last …
28.02.22
Hello It‘s Sunday 27th February and I am shocked to hear of the death from cancer, on Friday, of Jason Craig, Brand Director for Highland Park. I‘ve interviewed Jason a …
15.02.22
Hello An intriguing newcomer on the malt whisky front this week. It‘s Crabbie‘s Chain Pier. Owners Halewood Artisanal Spirits set up the distillery in Edinburgh in 2019. It‘s the first …
30.01.22
Hello everyone. I don‘t know if you‘ve been attempting Dry January but I haven‘t. Simply drinking good wines and whisky in moderation and largely at weekends, as usual. However, this …
16.01.22
First of all, Happy New Year everyone. Hoping this first piece of 2022 finds you in good form. As promised last time, my first piece for 2022 is the delayed …
31.12.21
Hello A couple of good news points at the end of this piece but, for now, it‘s last column of the year time again and, though there are some news …