An easy going blog for easy going malts
It seems reasonable that after discussing the author I should discuss the book from which he is currently best known. The Whisky Bible is an annual release which has been going on for at least the last 10 years. Editions from each year are still available from the author’s website at http://www.whiskybible.com The book is […]
There are journalists who specialise in whisky and spirits although today these are somewhat rare given the affordability of WordPress coupled with the eagerness of arseholes like me willing to give an opinion when none was asked for. Of those still alive and working the most well known could be argued is Mr Jim Murray. […]
The final film this week, completing our movie special is The Angel’s Share. A film which I have to admit I had never heard of before finding it from googling “Whisky Films Fiction”. However, with box office sales of over £4 million and winning the 2012 Jury Prize at Cannes I must have been one of […]
The second whisky film I watched had to be the modern remake of the classic from Tuesday. If you didn’t get a chance to read that article jump back now for the plot and backstory on this timeless classic. In 2016 the remake of Whisky Galore was released with Eddie Izzard as Captain Waggett and […]
I suppose I need to stop banging on about being in lockdown but well we are in lockdown and it is all consuming. It has however led to a new feature and this week is going to be film week. Three articles out this week and all three will be reviews of fictional films. The […]
Whisky is made to be drunk. A short phrase so often said but actually the reality is a small quantity is actually made for investment. I mean, I doubt anyone at Edrington expects these silly priced limited edition bottles to ever be opened. Perhaps they are even banking on that fact when they make up […]
This I am sorry to say is another article about a visit I took in the past. A time when you could go to places and they were open, you didn’t need a mask or to sanitize your hands or indeed stay 2 metres from anyone. Those were different times and it seems like they […]
Recent posts have included a book about the modern rebirth of Bruichladdich and a description of the original Port Charlotte distillery which was going to be rebuilt and then wasn’t. With that in mind it seems only right to look at a release from the modern Port Charlotte brand coming out of the Bruichladdich distillery. […]
The original and indeed only Port Charlotte distillery was around for 100 years from 1829 to 1929 when prohibition and the stock market crash combined to make this large producer financially nonviable. The distillery was built in the village on Islay of the same name and little of the facility is now left. Bruichladdich own […]
For the last year I have been buying and reviewing books related to whisky. This was a process which started purely to get some liver friendly content for this blog. In reality though I have enjoyed the experience much more than I thought I would. Going in, I expected to find a lot of material […]
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