Let me tell you the story of loopholes in Scotch whisky regulation which allows marketing and reality to diverge to jaw dropping proportions. Once you hear this story the lessons cannot be unlearned or forgotten and you will never look at a bottle of whisky the same again. Are you on the edge of your […]
Why the Hate?
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 […]
The Case for Good Whisky Packaging
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 […]
Scotch whisky pricing in the UK – How does it scale?
One of the YouTube channels I subscribe to is the Whisky Wednesday channel which each Wednesday (following so far)? releases a short video reviewing a whisky. Last night was the turn of the Glen Scotia 25 Year Old which I have also previously reviewed. You should definitely give the video a watch and subscribe to […]
Fact Check: #DropTheDramDuty
In the modern western world news and facts have never been so widely available and easily accessible. This has led to various countries including the UK to the politic awakening of millions of people, mostly the younger generations. So while there have been good effects from social media and the internet generally it has also […]
Port Ellen and Brora to be Reborn. Should we care?
Like most of my readers, I follow on twitter a lot of fellow whisky blog writers so when there is a big news day my timeline can fairly explode with the same “Press Release” from one or other multinational corporation. Today (9th October 2017), however, was slightly different in that I thought we were being […]
