Making Whisky for the King – What Is the Flavor?
Two world-renowned whisky distilleries have set out to make whisky for the king of England. How do you select a flavor unique to the king and what will it be like? Royal leader King Charles III is celebrating his 75th birthday and the Cotswolds Distillery has collaborated with Highgrove to honor him. The whisky makers […]
Whisky Tourism Gets Boost of £3 Million
A record-breaking £3 million investment into Scotch whisky tourism has revealed the unprecedented growth that the young industry is experiencing. Scotch Whisky Experience received the needed boost to enhance the way visitors engage with distilling whisky. According to a press release, the project will recreate certain facets of the t=whusky journey while expanding hosting and […]
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Whisky Cocktail: Lynchburg Lemonade
While this isn’t a complicated cocktail as such, it may take a bit more work than the others I’ve posted so far. This is due to the fact that you may not be able to find one of the ingredients, Sour Mix, in your local shop and thus would either have to order it online or make it yourself. For the great number of Jack Daniel’s fans out there, though, […]
Macallan 10 Year Old Fine Oak
After browsing my cupboard for whiskies not yet reviewed on the blog, I found my bottle of Macallan 10 year old Fine Oak, a most suitable whisky indeed. Macallan was founded by Alexander Reid in 1824, and has since grown to become one of the most popular and well-known single malts in the world. For good reason, too, as most of their expressions are worthy of the price they carry. […]
Whisky Region: Islay
For the fourth article in this little series on the regions of Scotland, as I’ve come to call it, and having already taken a look at the Highlands, Speyside and Campbeltown regions, it’s time to move on to something a bit more fiery – or smoky, at least. Having risen to quite some fame in the last few decades, the Islay region is cherished by many for its exceedingly potent […]
The perfect chocolate
According to the Scotsman, the Scotch Whisky Experience has engaged in a little joint venture with Edinburgh chocolatier Coco Chocolate with the aim to create the perfect chocolate to go with a glass of whisky. Whether this is possible or not – I personally think certain chocolates go better with certain whisky – I like the idea, and may have to head over there and see if I can pick […]
National Scotch Day
I received an e-mail a couple of days ago informing me that July 27th is National Scotch Day. It would seem that national scotch day is an American celebration, and I’ve never actually heard of it before… So I decided to give it a quick Google to see if I could find out more, which unfortunately I could not. All I found was the odd post on various blogs where […]
Penderyn Madeira Finished
It’s summer, it’s rainy, I’m sat indoors and I’m bored of Scotland. Really bored, in fact, as the weather has been horrible these past few weeks and I’m about as tanned and healthy as a dead sperm whale. With the forecast promising another 5 days of heavy rain showers, stupid clouds and temperatures soaring to some 17 degrees, I can’t wait to go down south for my holiday which will […]
Whicky Cocktail: Manhattan
I’ve already posted a recipe for Rob Roy, which may seem a bit backwards, seeing as it is basically a variation of Manhattan, which is seen as the “original”. The difference between a classic Manhattan (there are many varieties) and a Rob Roy is basically the Whisk(e)y used – while Rob Roy uses Scottish whisky, a Manhattan is made with Bourbon or Rye. You’ll need: 2c of Rye whiskey or […]
Rittenhouse Straight Rye
I love history, I love whisky and I occasionally love whiskey. Annoyingly, I had a look around for Rittenhouse history but found pretty much nothing; mostly what I came across focused on the history of Rye whiskey and the 1790’s Whiskey Rebellion, which it is said to have inspired.
Whisky Region: Campbeltown
In the previous two entries we’ve visited the biggest region, Highlands, and the region which hosts the highest number of distilleries, Speyside. Continuing along the same theme, which has turned out (surprisingly even to myself as I did not set out with any particular plan or theme as to the order in which I am presenting the regions) to be extremes, this post will focus on Campbeltown.
Old Whisky Ads
I’m in a bit of a nostalgic mood today, as us old fools sometimes are, and as such I decided to search the web for, well, anything old. Inevitably I ended up looking at whisky related websites and I thought I’d share one with my trusty readers – those of you who are as old as me, or perhaps older, will surely enjoy the nostalgia, I thought. I looked at […]
Lagavulin 16 Year Old
Founded in 1816, the Islay distillery Lagavulin (which means “Mill in the Valley”) is one of the older boys on the block. It may in fact be that the distillery has been around for longer yet, as records are said to show that illicit distilling took place as early as 1742. Either way, their experiences shines through clearly in their 16 year old expression. Islayinfo.com have published an interesting article, […]
Diageo whisky-pension plan
Much like workers within many other large organizations, Diageo employees – current and past – have probably been worried about their pension payments. Like many other employers, big and small, they’re currently fighting to close a sizable gap (about $1.3 billion, according to the Scotsman) in their pension scheme. Unlike a lot of other organizations however, they’ve actually presented what seems to be a viable – if slightly quirky – solution. […]
Ramblings of an old fool
As an old(-ish) fool, I feel it is well within my rights to complain about how things are done – whether it be politics, sports (though really I couldn’t care much less), business or pretty much anything else – and that’s exactly what I am about to do. Fear not, I will return to reviewing whisky shortly and I will keep this brief, but there’s something that has really started […]
Whisky Region: Speyside
Having previously looked at the physically biggest whisky region, our next destination in the little series on Scotland’s distilling regions will be the one comprising the highest number of distilleries. With an area far smaller than both Highlands and Lowlands, Speyside is the proud host of over half of Scotland’s distilleries. As a connoisseur of any field will agree, though, quality is more important than quantity by far – and […]
Glenfiddich Brand Ambassador story telling evening
Dear whisky fanatic, I thought I would share with my readers some information which was sent to me by a company down in London called Ditto. Apparently they arrange various talks by interesting people, and on July 15th this year (so that’s in two weeks) they’ve invited Jamie Milne, brand ambassador for Glenfiddich in the UK, to share the story of how he came to get such an enviable position as […]
Auchentoshan 12 Year Old
Boys, girls – I’m in love! Call me ridiculous if you wish, but once again I’ve come across something that makes my heart skip a beat if mentioned, the scent of which makes me weak at the knees, the thought of which makes me blush like a little girl who has just kissed a boy on the cheek. It’s not a new romance, granted, but certainly rekindled. I’m the type […]
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