27.03.20
Tastings Update!
Hello As a tiny extra to my column from the other day where I advised that Glengoyne are having an online tasting tonight for World Whisky Day (8p.m. GMT) with …
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25.03.20
Duncan McGillivray, Coronavirus Efforts, Whisky Things to Do in Lockdown
My first mention this month must be of the death of Duncan McGillivray, former General Manager at Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay. I don’t follow their website daily so it was …
13.03.20
Coronavirus Event Casualties (?), Ardbeg Retirement, ANOTHER New Distillery
First of all just to let all readers know that I’m moving to a twice monthly column now and they should each be shorter than the previous once-a-month version. I’ll …
29.02.20
New Glengoyne Tasting Talk, Whisky Fights, Waterford Launch, Awards, New Islay Distillery Plans & Much More
Earlier this month I attended the launch of a new tasting talk and film at Glengoyne Distillery not far from my home in Glasgow. It’s fronted by Gordon Dallas (as …
31.01.20
New Year, New Whiskies, New Distilleries, Nasty Tariffs
Happy New Year! It’s just the end of January and I allow myself the whole first month for those good wishes each year. Some new distillery news this month as …
30.12.19
Douglas Laing & Co. Ltd. – Delightful & Delicious
The “delightful” is the company and the “delicious” is the whisky, just to avoid confusion. For the end of the year (where did it go?!) it’s the second in my …
30.11.19
Strong Tea, A Brace of Aberfeldy, Special Releases 2019 & How Valuable is Your Collection?
I hope we’ve all survived Hallowe’en and the onslaught of Christmas isn’t too daunting. If you’re owning or working in a bar/hotel/restaurant or retail store then being busy at this …
01.11.19
Witches, Ghosties and Ghoulies
31st October 2019 Those are three things not featuring in this month’s column but Happy Hallowe’en anyway. Should we really say Happy Hallowe’en or, better, Spooky or Creepy? Whichever, there …
30.09.19
Cognac Rocks, New Bruichladdichs and Tomatins & More
Hello I’d like to start this month by singing the praises of Martell Cognac and having a little comparison look at some aspects of cognac and whisky. It’s always good …
30.08.19
Profile: The Vintage Malt Whisky Company
In an occasional series I’ll be looking at some of the independent companies who don’t make the noise or have the shelf dominance of the big guys but are quietly …