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Category Archives: Info
XMas Ideas: Drinks by the Dram Whisky Advent Calendar
Drinks by the Dram Christmas 2016 Whisky (and other!) Advent Calendar It’s that time of the year where the nights have drawn in, and the crazy neighbours may have started adoring their houses with flashing Christmas decorations. With only a … Continue reading
New Whisky Term: Cash Strength
<mini post> Just a quick post this one… but today I seem to have accidentally invented a new term: “Cash Strength”. This generally refers to new releases that *aren’t* Cask Strength, but certainly appear to priced as if they were! … Continue reading
Focus on Fentimans: Smart Soft Drinks
Fentimans: Alcohol Free Christmas Party Winners? Have you heard of Fentimans? If not, let me quickly fill you in… Thomas Fentiman, a West Yorkshire iron worker, began the business in 1905 when he was given a recipe for botanically brewed … Continue reading
News, PR & Tip: The Edrington Group has a dram for all dads
A DRAM FOR ALL DADS Gift your Dad the perfect present this Father’s Day with a dram of luxury single malt whisky. From a peaty Islay malt to a luxury Speyside whisky, there’s an expression to suit every taste…
Visit: The Glenrothes Distillery
Recently I was lucky enough to be invited up to visit The Glenrothes distillery. There’s a few things I want to quickly clear up before I continue… Firstly, The Glenrothes distillery is in Rothes, Speyside…. Not Glenrothes, Fife. … Continue reading
Press Launch & Review: Glenmorangie Tusail
Glenmorangie Tùsail Recently Glenmorangie launched Tùsail, the 6th release in their yearly Private Edition series of malts… most of which form some part of experimentation by Glenmo’s main man, Dr Bill Lumsden. (See below for my review tasting notes.) This … Continue reading
My Dewar’s Last Great Malts Trip – Day Two
So, I’ve been on a Last Great Malts trip, kindly put on by Dewar’s… To read about day one of the trip, go here. Day 2, and it’s a bright and early start. Actually, I tell a … Continue reading
My Dewar’s Last Great Malts Trip – Day One
Last week I was one of a lucky few to be invited up to Scotland by Dewar’s to look around their distilleries. Termed the ‘Last Great Malts’, Dewar’s have taken the step to release single malt whiskies … Continue reading
Trip to Old Pulteney
Recently there was a press trip to various Inver House Distillers Ltd distilleries, and being the kind folk that they are they had noticed I was on holiday in Inverness for the week and so invited me up for the … Continue reading
Wolfburn: Info and reviews
One of the newer distilleries to open of late is Wolfburn distillery, the northernmost whisky distillery on the mainland, based in Thurso. Below is a bit of info about the distillery before I take a quick look at how the … Continue reading