Movember is upon us! Now, before we go any further, I need to admit to an irrational dislike of the word Movember itself. There’s something about it that puts me on edge, a feeling akin to biting into tin foil when you have a filling. Suffice it to say, this makes NMovember challenging for me… [Read more...]
The Famous Grouse & The Biggest Bottle Of Whisky In The World
A little while ago I mentioned that The Famous Grouse was going to attempt to break the world record for the biggest bottle of whisky in the world. Well, their attempt was successful, and they completely smashed the record previously held by Jack Daniels! If you weren’t able to make it to The Famous Grouse… [Read more...]
The Famous Grouse Attempts To Break World Record
If you’re in Scotland on 12 August, you may want to pop into The Famous Grouse Experience to witness their attempt to set a new Guinness World Record by creating the world’s largest bottle of whisky! The large bottle, a supersized replica of The Famous Grouse bottle, will hold 200 litres (that’s 8 200 drams!)… [Read more...]
Celebrate St David’s Day With Penderyn Whisky
St David’s Day is coming up on 1 March. And what better way to celebrate the day dedicated to the Patron Saint of Wales than with a dram of Penderyn Whisky?! Penderyn (pronounced pen-DEH-rin) is sublime whisky and truly deserves the description of Aur Cymru (translation: Welsh Gold). It is light and silky and sweet…. [Read more...]
Laphroaig Live At Harvey’s Sherry Bodegas
It’s an exciting week for Laphroaig whisky fans this week! The fourth Laphroaig Live Internet broadcast is taking place on Thursday 23rd September 2010 at 8pm Spanish time (7pm UK time). This year, the broadcast is being made from Harvey’s Sherry Bodegas in Jerez, Spain. Laphroaig chose Jerez and Harvey’s as they often use their… [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...]
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...]