Little Gruinard River A Highland Whisky Moment Waking up in a large familiar house with the faint smell of a room not been aired for a while, I pull back the freshly pressed sheets and itchy wool blanket to swivel out of bed and reach over to pull back the curtains of a dormer window. It reveals a North West coast highland view that I have come to know as…
As residents of Edinburgh some of us go on holiday to avoid the Festival, not me. I try and take a week off and soak it all up. Our wee city sees its population increase 4 fold, the hospitality industry benefits as much as the shows. Continuing my journey in whisky I thought I’d check out any events with a whisky theme, or at the very least have a…
Whisky and Brexit? Lovers of whisky may have witnessed the very public updates from Diageo and Pernod Ricard backing the Remain campaign. Stating: “Scotch distillers are rallying to keep Britain in, arguing “Brexit” will jeopardise hard-won market access and make a dram pricier for consumers abroad just as exports decline. Like French wine and cognac, whisky can be sold freely within the 28 member states and the EU’s heft…
Whisky on Tour, June and July 2016 **Edinburgh**: anyone else heading to the Whisky Solstice at the Assembly Rooms on the 25th June?See: Edinburgh Whisky Festival 2016 [https://www.thewhiskylounge.com/event/edinburgh-whisky-festival-2016/]. The festival works by simply approaching any of the exhibitor stands, ask for a dram and you’ll receive a glass of whisky. Every exhibitor should know their whiskies inside out and it’s well worth…
You knew it was coming; we get 3 days of sunshine in Scotland and all of a sudden we think our summer has arrived. Last night Wendy and I enjoyed a picnic half-way up Arthur’s Seat, watching the sun dip down behind the Pentland’s I started to compile a list in my head of my favourite lightest whiskies; ones to enjoy in a heatwave. I’m no Martha…