This is a guest post by Eric Pebble of Boisdale, a Scottish restaurant, live jazz and whisky bar in Belgravia and Bishopsgate, London. Scotch appears with the word whisky so often it’s easy to forget not all whisky is created in Scotland. In fact, only whisky created in Scotland may bear the name Scotch, though… [Read more]
Whiskies Of The World Expo
Here’s a quick heads up folks… the 11th Annual Whiskies Of The World Expo and Artisanal Spirits Fest is due to take place on Saturday 27 March 2010 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. It sounds glorious: hundreds of whiskies to sample (Scotch, bourbons, single malts, superior blends, cask strength, vatted malts… from all… [Read more]
Exciting Announcement: Our First Whisky Photobook Is Published!
I’m very excited to announce the publication of our very first whisky photobook – one of many to come (any excuse to visit distilleries, right?!). This photobook focuses on the three remaining Lowland distilleries: Auchentoshan (on the outskirts of Glasgow), Bladnoch (in Galloway), and Glenkinchie (south-east of Edinburgh). The book would make an excellent gift… [Read more]
Pairing Food And Whisky: Guest Post by Keith Law
Interested to hear what Keith Law, Diageo’s Master Blender, has to say on the subject of pairing food and whisky? So were we! Without further ado then, here are Keith’s thoughts on the subject: People have a very divided opinion over pairing food with whisky and most people find it hard to envisage a whisky… [Read more]
Auchentoshan Whisky Festival
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… [Read more]
Bladnoch Distillery Tour
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,… [Read more]
Whisky Investment: Glenkinchie 10 Year Old
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… [Read more]
Auchentoshan Whisky Distillery Tour
So close, yet so far. To us, living in the east of Scotland, that’s what the west feels like. Only an hour’s drive away, but akin to another world entirely. It even has a completely different climate. But sometimes, when the call of The Whisky is strong, such alien climes must be braved. And so,… [Read more]