
18.05.23
Feis Ile; Cardrona & Kilchomans on Taste
Hello everyone It‘s almost Feis Ile time again and those of you attending this year will doubtless have been busy a couple of months back booking your event tickets and, …
18.05.23
Hello everyone It‘s almost Feis Ile time again and those of you attending this year will doubtless have been busy a couple of months back booking your event tickets and, …
28.04.23
Hello everyone Bit of a Whyte &Mackay week this week with two of their single malts on taste as promised samples arrived. Let‘s start with Jura Pale Ale Cask Edition. …
14.04.23
Hello everyone Samples awaited did indeed turn up and I‘ve had a happy time nosing and tasting. Let‘s start with Bruichladdich The Regeneration Project (50% abv; NCF/NAC; first fill bourbon …
31.03.23
Hello Everyone Well, the promised couple of samples haven‘t turned up yet but I‘m assured the Bruichladdich will be on its way soon. Meantime, more newsy bits. Last night saw …
17.03.23
Hello everyone This is more of a whisky news piece rather than blog this time. Also, Happy St. Patrick‘s Day to anyone Irish reading this today. I‘ve had several media …
28.02.23
Hello everyone Last time I mentioned that a sample of Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2014 from Bruichladdich was promised. Well, it arrived and what a great time I had nosing …
15.02.23
Hi everyone A couple of columns ago I mentioned that the Karuizawa distillery in Japan is to be rebuilt and the brand name revived. I had some questions and the …
31.01.23
Alasdair (pic here by Peter Sandground) was on Raasay for this interview and turned the laptop camera round to show me the wonderful, slightly snowy view from the window. Last …
16.01.23
Hello and Happy New Year If you live in the UK, you may have read that Ivan Menezes, CEO of Diageo, has been given a knighthood in the new King‘s …
29.12.22
Hello everyone I hope you and your businesses had a great Christmas. We can now look forward to the end of 2022 and hope for better things in 2023. Here …