31.07.22
Luxury Casks, Aussie Whisky, Abandoning Peat?
Hello everyone In my Sunday newspaper magazine today there are two (two, dammit!) ads for whisky cask investment companies. No escaping these people! One of them has been in the …
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18.07.22
Interview with Barry MacAffer, Laphroaig Distillery Manager
While over on Islay for Feis Ile, I managed to meet new (well, since November) manager, Barry MacAffer who agreed to an interview which we managed to do a couple …
29.06.22
Rock Island Mezcal Cask on Taste; Elixir Buys The Tormore; A Royal Tribute
Hello Everyone A recent addition to the inbox was news from Douglas Laing & Co. about a new edition of their Rock Island malt whisky – Rock Island Mezcal Cask …
18.06.22
Islay Dinner 2022; Islay Rum Open!; Laphroaig Cairdeas 2022; Jura Feis Bottling 2022
Well, Feis Ile got to come back and it‘s been and gone for another year and I went off on holiday a few days later. I promised last time to …
31.05.22
Did Corporates Ruin Feis Ile?; Big Peat Feis Ile 2022 & A New Epicurean; Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2022; Islay Rum
A Twitter alert last week took me to an opinion piece by Dr. Nick Morgan (now retired from Diageo) for the Master of Malt website. Definitely worth reading especially if …
16.05.22
Whisky Thieves!; New Timorous Beastie; Tamnavulin White Wine Cask; New Whisky Fest; Glengoyne Legacy; Want to Work on Dalmore/Jura/Tamnavulin?
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
Inaugural Advanced Course from TWA; Islay Dinner; Tasting Notes – Jura, The Glendronach; Raasay Revisited; Gelston Cocktail; New Managers
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
Two Benriachs and One Bourbon; Irish Whiskey Liqueur; A New Isle of Raasay; The World‘s Favourite Aromas, Robot Noses and… Naked Drinking!
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
Whisky Travels, A New Grouse, Award for Martin & Things to Look Forward To
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
New Kilchoman on Taste; New Benriach Collection; Spirit of Speyside 2022; Aber Falls Spreads its Wings; Tiree Progress; SWA GI Work
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 …