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 […]
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 […]
More and more I see people considering stopping their Scotch Malt Whisky Society membership (SMWS). I have to confess I have never understood the appeal of paying a membership fee for the opportunity to spend more money on bottles. I bought a W club (The Whisky Shop membership) membership and instantly realised it was a […]
The Haynes manual is something of an institution in the UK at least. There was a time when whatever car you bought you also bought the associated Haynes manual to get you out of trouble. Or so I hear from history books. That is part of the problem for Haynes I suppose. As cars have […]
One thousand and one whiskies is a lot for any stomach I am sure. This book though is a large paperback volume of classic, rare and interesting whiskies from around the world which you should certainly pick up if you spot. Each bottle in the book get a column or a page to explain itself […]
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 over 100 articles on this blog which still hasn’t reached its first birthday, I am getting round to my first ever book review. This isn’t something I really know much about so please bare with me. Whiskies Galore by Ian Buxton was published in September 2017 by Birlinn Ltd which Google laughably calls a […]
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