31.01.19
Hello! First column of 2019 and I wish everyone the best for 2019 – this first month has zipped by. First of all in news just this week we see …
28.12.18
28th December 2018 So here we are at the end of another year. Has it been a good one for Scotch Whisky? I’d say yes with a raft of interesting …
30.11.18
29th November, 2018 Just as I sit down to write this piece in comes the news that a hand-painted bottle, by Irish artist Michael Dillon, of rare 60 year old …
01.11.18
31 October, 2018 Hello and a Creepy Halloween to all A few weeks ago I received a media release from Glen Scotia distillery in Campbeltown advising me that they are …
30.09.18
No tasting notes for a whisky this month as all samples promised have not yet arrived. However, I do have a note on a whisky liqueur. It’s called Aelder and …
01.09.18
August 30th 2018 It seems to be an unwritten rule of this writing business that no sooner have you written and posted a monthly column than something else really interesting …
29.07.18
July 2018 Hello all and I hope everyone’s enjoyed the heat and sun we’ve had till recently. I’m taking full credit for bringing that weather back from the south of …
04.07.18
There are few cities in North America that can boast as proud a Whiskey history as Pittsburgh, a story of brave and thrifty settlers making use of everything at their …
30.06.18
June 2018 The month’s hot news is that Edrington have put The Glenturret Distillery/brand and the Cutty Sark brand up for sale. It’s been covered in other websites and on …
29.05.18
May, 2018 I’m about to run off to Islay to do my 16th annual dinner for Feis Ile at the Port Charlotte Hotel. As ever, some of the whisky and …