14.04.21
Hello again Well, we‘ve had some April snow here in Scotland but all seems to be improving now. Snow is good for the whisky water table, though it won’t have …
29.03.21
There‘s quite an Islay focus this column. Main item this time is tasting notes of two new Bruichladdichs. The Islay Barley 2012 came out recently but the sample arrived just …
16.03.21
Hello everyone, Having recently had my first dose of Covid vaccination, I’m champing at the bit for the second one so life can get back to being rather more interesting. …
08.03.21
Hello! This column was almost completed late February then, due to circumstances beyond my control, its posting here has been delayed. More a newsy column than a comment blog this …
12.02.21
Hello Everyone Well, this whisky and chocolate thing is certainly gathering pace for Valentine’s Day but don’t let it be so restrictive event-wise. As someone who advocated and ran whisky …
30.01.21
So, did you celebrate Burns Night and what did you drink with your haggis? I had a teaspoon or two of Benriach Smoky 10 on the haggis as I hadn’t …
18.01.21
Hello Everyone My first work task this year has been to interview Sandy Hyslop, Director of Blending and Inventory at Chivas Bros. (Pernod Ricard) and what a pleasurable hour it …
12.01.21
Just an interim note to say that the mystery of Dr. Kirstie McCallum’s move (my end December blog) has been solved. She’s moved to Halewood Spirits to help them develop …
30.12.20
Hello Everyone Looking back over the year, even more whisky distilleries have opened or been announced as plans (amongst them Eight Doors at John O’Groats; Wolfcraig in Stirling) while others …
16.12.20
Hello Everyone Firstly this month, I had a note last week from Dr. Nick Morgan, author of the recently published “ Johnnie Walker – A Long Stride”, to tell me …