26.06.15
Bits and Bobs
It’s been a busy month with client trips, enquiries, writing work and more. Since I last wrote I’ve been over to the Islay Whisky Festival to do my annual dinner …
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30.04.15
Many Things
I’m delighted to hear, this week, that Scapa Distillery is opening a visitor centre up there on Orkney. It means Highland Park no longer has things all to itself. No …
23.03.15
Good News Week
I guess we should all be celebrating the Chancellor’s decision to reduce duty on whisky by 2%. The Scotch Whisky Association is pleased but it’s still not a lot in …
27.01.15
New Year, New Offerings
Happy New Year! Last week, in London, I attended the launch of a new magazine, “Whisky quarterly” – they do use a small letter for the “q”. It’s a glamorous …
19.12.14
Dreaming of a whisky Christmas
I tend to think of this time of year as an opportunity to indulge in richer flavoured and, maybe, more expensive whiskies. Why not try a Christmas dinner with …
28.11.14
Nearly the end of November and new things are springing up like mushrooms. Must be getting near Christmas… Obviously the Beckham/Haig Club tie-up has started something as Speyside Distillers is …
24.10.14
New Collections and Lots of Tastings
Hardly had my last blog been posted, talking about creativity coming from the smaller whisky companies, when a number of the larger ones did come up with new offerings. Dewar’s …
24.09.14
Small Creativity Goes a Long Way
This month I want to put out an opinion on the creativity of smaller companies in the whisky industry. In the last few months I’ve received samples and or information …
26.08.14
New Zealand Whisky – Not All Black
During the Whisky Ambassador course we do make mention of whiskies from other parts of the world. Where could be more distant from us than New Zealand? Whisky production in …
11.08.14
Ayrshire Pork Fillet – No 2 in an occasional series of whisky recipes
8-10 pitted ready-to-eat prunes 5fl oz whisky (something with a little smoke and sweetness would be ideal) 2 pork fillets, trimmed 1 oz butter Fresh thyme, finely chopped Glass dry …