Hey! How are things going with you? Last year I said I wanted to be more regimented with my posting and get a schedule going. I have been trying to post on a Tuesday and Thursday each week and for the most part last year I managed it. For 2020 I have been even managing […]
2019 Biggest Disappointments Part 2
It turns out its easier to find whiskies I was disappointed by than those I was enthralled by. As a result we have a second parter. KININVIE KVSM 001 A great well marketed bottle of whisky with only one problem. The story is great and the experimentation factor is great but its just not very great […]
2019 Top 5 Disappointments
To we have had the positive post on the best of 2019 but what about the disappointments. With whisky prices so high and bottles so highly sought after I think its important to highlight the ones which left me cold, frustrated or with buyers remorse. There is a lot of good whisky on the market […]
2019 Top Five Whiskies
If you can’t be one of the first with this kind of end of year content I can be one of the last. I have enjoyed going through all the posts from last year and picking out the best 5 whiskies I have tried. It’s amazing the memories which come back and the bottles or […]
My 2019 Whisky Year in Recap
2019 saw good growth in readership and subscribers for us. This is good news and I am always surprised anyone would want to read what I write. I purely do this because its fun and I enjoy it. It’s a world away from what I do for a day job and what I thought I […]
The 2019 Boutique-y Whisky Advent Recap
This advent calendar was one which a number of the bloggers had this year. Not sure why we all picked it but I had a couple of reasons. The first being I have always been pulled into the brand by the artwork. I also remember trying samples from years ago which were all great. Combined […]
The Tale of the Single Malt Brands which don’t Exist
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 […]
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