As world whisky day, quickly disappears until next year there has been much to celebrate. In Edinburgh a football team won a trophy that has been out of its reach for 114 years. The originators of a sport – Rugby 7’s – Scotland just won its first World Cup in London this past weekend and then there’s the Islay Festival. Although running for a number of years, is a first…
All Hail the Whisky Stramash! 5 years and still going strong, the Whisky Stramash is an event held in Edinburgh, the 2016 dates are Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May held at the Surgeon’s Hall on Nicholson Street. Be quick if you’re keen, some elements are already sold out! What is it? The Whisky Stramash is a whisky event aimed at challenging some of the stuffy perceptions of…
On my continuing travels in whisky there is an interesting debate around the inclusion of water and ice in your dram. Tradition in my house has always been to present whisky with a jug of water and let your guest choose. At the Scottish Whisky Experience on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile they offer “Tasting Tips”, one of the entries states: Nose “When nosing whisky you should always add water to…
I’m back in Edinburgh having enjoyed a short blast up the North Coast 500; I took in some amazing sites and came back with a tan… yup, it was raining, snowing, hailstones and blustery in the rest of the country… My journey in whisky has revealed something that is changing in the creation of malts from around Scotland. Traditionally you would expect Island whisky (Islay, Skye, and Hebrides) to…
What Kind of Whisky Are You [http://www.whiskymonth.co.uk/quiz/]? It’s nearly here, the excitement is building and I for one can’t wait to follow the conversations #WhiskyMonth on Twitter and Instagram. Whisky month was created by VisitScotland [https://www.visitscotland.com/see-do/food-drink/whisky/] to focus and support an annual £5 billion industry (UK); “World Whisky Day” (21st May) is a day of global whisky…