30.04.20
A slightly different format this time as I can’t gather people from family companies round a table and Zoom doesn’t create the same interview vibe. This is an interview format …
10.04.20
Hello and greetings from house arrest – or maybe it just feels like it. I hope those of you whose countries have implemented movement restrictions are all staying safe … …
08.04.20
Hello all These things are coming in thick and fast in the current coronavirus crisis. Some of them are at very short notice too. This once came in today for …
27.03.20
Hello As a tiny extra to my column from the other day where I advised that Glengoyne are having an online tasting tonight for World Whisky Day (8p.m. GMT) with …
25.03.20
My first mention this month must be of the death of Duncan McGillivray, former General Manager at Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay. I don’t follow their website daily so it was …
13.03.20
First of all just to let all readers know that I’m moving to a twice monthly column now and they should each be shorter than the previous once-a-month version. I’ll …
29.02.20
Earlier this month I attended the launch of a new tasting talk and film at Glengoyne Distillery not far from my home in Glasgow. It’s fronted by Gordon Dallas (as …
31.01.20
Happy New Year! It’s just the end of January and I allow myself the whole first month for those good wishes each year. Some new distillery news this month as …
30.12.19
The “delightful” is the company and the “delicious” is the whisky, just to avoid confusion. For the end of the year (where did it go?!) it’s the second in my …
30.11.19
I hope we’ve all survived Hallowe’en and the onslaught of Christmas isn’t too daunting. If you’re owning or working in a bar/hotel/restaurant or retail store then being busy at this …