30.10.17
Clydeside Distillery, SWA Export Stats + More Tasting Notes
I’ve held this one over an extra few days as the Scotch Whisky Association sent out a release on Friday but it was embargoed till today. It contains the latest …
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19.10.17
The World’s Best Whisky Bars for Beginners… According to our Whisky Ambassadors
For those serious whisky drinkers and connoisseurs (see: our Whisky Ambassadors), it’s easy to take having a sound knowledge of good quality whisky for granted (and also spending all our …
29.09.17
Buxton Does It Again, Kingsman, New Expressions & Tasting Notes
I’m all returned from France with huge purchases of wine. Just because I work tasting whisky doesn’t stop me liking wine – a lot – too. A gift of a …
30.08.17
Truffles, Tastings & New Directions
AUGUST 2017 Just the other day I was reading a drinks e-mail I receive from the US and noted there’s a whiskey out there called Black Truffle Rye – a …
27.07.17
From the Sunday Times to Ian Rankin
A couple of weeks ago, Josh Glancy, the Sunday Times Mag’s New York correspondent wrote a great column lamenting the evangelism and boredom-inducing droning of “craft” beer afficionados. I don’t …
29.06.17
Islay, France & A Book
Immediately after my last blog I went to Islay to do my annual whisky dinner at The Port Charlotte Hotel as part of the whisky festival. A tough one this …
30.05.17
May 2017
It’s that Islay time of year again. The Whisky Festival started last weekend of May and I’m going over again to do my annual dinner on the Thursday night. A …
24.05.17
Highland Park – Orkney, Vikings & Valkyrie
5th May 2017 Last week of April saw a large clutch of European and US whisky scribes converging on Copenhagen courtesy of Highland Park. Owners, Edrington, were launching their new …
23.05.17
Highland Park and more
Well, the day after this is completed, I’m off to Copenhagen on a Highland Park trip to see presentations about a new Highland Park expression, Valkyrie and more. They’re doing …
31.03.17
Octomore and more
First up, just before I went running off to Dubai (special occasion), Bruichladdich launched Octomore OBA Concept in late February. What is that? It’s an expression exclusive to the Bruichladdich …