Whisky School & Tasting
I had the honour of attending the Blue Label Ghost & Rare Exclusive Tasting with Jamie Walker from Diageo. Upon arrival at Wakaniu Grill - known for their delicious steaks, we were greeting with a Blue Label High Ball. A refreshing start for the evening! I turned and was greeted by a familiar Scottish accent - …
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We are getting hyped up for this year's Takao in Taiwan! In this post, we'll give you some whisky fair tips and a peak of what we saw last year... One of the highlights of Takao is going from booth to booth and getting a good taste of the bottles on display. We recommend bringing some …
A few of the fun things we got up to in December - Ardbeg Club's special tasting and Takao Whisky Fair in Taiwan! We heard so many good things about Takao from our friends at WhiskyGeeks, we wanted to see for ourselves this year. Taiwan is one of our favourite destinations for good food, some of …
The Gem of Kirkoswald, an independent bottler with a story linked to two historical whisky families - the Morrisons and the Walkers. This brand has quickly become one of our favourites! Nestled in the west coast of the Scottish Lowlands, we specially made a detour during our road trip to AD Rattray... having tasted a few …
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Last Sunday, we were in the good company of Triskel Spirits to taste their new 2018 collection. If you're interested to taste some, we've included a little discount code below! What first got me curious about Triskel Spirits is French Whisky! I have not heard about French Whisky and I was really interested to taste …
The little distillery in Japan that has become a legend with a cult following! Chichibu for me is like Springbank of Japan - producing small batch whisky. Chichibu distillery differentiates itself in terms of taste by having more Scottish influenced tasting whisky. At the end of my snowboarding trip in Nagano, we decided to stop …
So much excitement leading up to Whisky Live, and finally the last drop of liquid gold at 5pm on a Saturday evening. It was a really sweet session. Here’s what we loved! The folks at La Maison Du Whisky had cleverly put together billboards for the various sections of the hallways. My favourites on the …
Compass Box released two new Limited Edition bottles and we were very excited to get a chance to taste these side by side. Phenomenology Nose: Very fragrant, fruity, green apple, and easy nose, rich, creamy and sweet Palate: Interesting: at first I think of it as a Clynelish as the main base (that's why I …
Diageo is looking to open cult distilleries Port Ellen and Brora. News that shocked many in the Whisky industry, especially those collecting these rare, old bottles. Diageo is investing £35m, with production scheduled to start again in 2020. I'd expect that Diageo is likely to breakeven in one to two years by producing 800,000 litres of alcohol a year. Read more …
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