Archive for August, 2009

Auchentoshan Whisky Festival

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Kudos to Auchentoshan Distillery – they sure know how to organise an excellent whisky festival! On Saturday, whisky fans descended in their hordes on the distillery. And Auchentoshan responded with the warmth and ease of an accomplished and practised host – very impressive, given that this was their first whisky festival. A whisky festival wouldn’t [...]

Bladnoch Distillery Tour

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Yesterday, we reached a milestone – visiting all the whisky distilleries in one region! Okay, so the region concerned is the Lowlands, and okay, so this wasn’t too difficult a task given that it only contains three working distilleries. But still… if one considers that those three distilleries are spread out over a large region, [...]

Whisky Investment: Glenkinchie 10 Year Old

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

I’ve never really thought about whisky as an investment before. Whisky, to me, has always been something to enjoy (responsibly, of course!), rather than something to put away unopened for a few years in the hopes that the price will rise and a return on investment gained. But then I got an email from a [...]