An easy going blog for easy going malts
The last time out I introduced this relatively new bottler The Islay Boys. The backstory being I found this bottle going cheap around the same time as the company announced a crowd funding exercise to expand into distilling Whisky and Rum. With the chatting out of the way the important work begins of tasting the first […]
The Islay Boys is a newish independent bottler of whisky and more recently a brewer of beers. I remember this brand appearing a couple of years ago and then at least online things have been a little quiet. I picked up the blended and malt blend recently cheaply at auction mostly just for this blog […]
Carrying on the theme of late for book reviews I found this little book on my shelf. Its been sitting for a while so it was overdue to look through it again. When I bought this probably in 2017 I had tried very few of the distilleries or bottles mentioned in the bottle. Things have […]
This week marks the end of ScotchWhisky.com the Whisky Exchange owned online magazine and resource which has been running for the last 4 or 5 years. They had an advertising based revenue model which wasn’t making the returns they had hoped and it was time to call time on the venture. Dave Broom was one of […]
One of my little hobbies is to wander around charity shops or browse the second hand section of Amazon for little gems. This little book is one of those finds which cost me a mere £1.60 from a second hand bookshop. As an aside if you like second hand bookshops then the Wigtown bookshop is […]
After a couple of non whisky review articles I thought it was time to add one back into the blog. I have a couple of books from a charity shop I will be reviewing later this week but for now lets look at an entry level age stated whisky from Aberdeenshire. Last year the distillery […]
Two things have happened over the weekend which make me question if Twitter and social media are a good innovation for society. I guess I am late to the party but it really does seem that the relative distance of a keyword and screen turn some people into animals with a pack mentality. Indeed I […]
Opinions are like…. Finish that sentence however you like but opinions are very much in vogue just now. If you happen to use Twitter, Reddit or even Facebook you will know opinions can be very strongly held and any differing opinion cannot be tolerated. So here is my differing opinion. I like packaging for whisky […]
I have been reading the reports of those who attended the Whisky Show this year in London. Hosted by The Whisky Exchange this is the flagship whisky show of the year for many. This comes with a big ticket price at an exclusive location in London where producer and distributors come together to splurge a […]
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