Monkey takes top spot from Man It’s true, the monkey is on top. Monkey Shoulder has topped Johnnie Walker as the best-selling Scotch whisky among the world’s top bars. According to the 2019 Brands Report, compiled by industry magazine Drinks International, bartenders named Monkey Shoulder the best-selling and trendiest Scotch whisky. Johnnie Walker came [...]
Oban pre Christmas jaunt Aye, I wandered along to Oban for a pre-Christmas hangout. Staying two nights, the first after a journey fae Perth, so not much happening, apart from the fantastic scenery. I headed out for food and drink – Coast restaurant was my selection tonight, I have been before and enjoyed it. The [...]
Arty farty whisky party … a personal view Is it whisky or is it art? How many times have I asked this question? The recent glut of fancy pants marketing and packaging of whisky is getting out of hand. With these mega priced releases, can they not be sold just as the bottle, with [...]
Investing in whisky; the good, the bad, the ugly. Like us, have you ever thought of getting a piece of the whisky action? We have had a go, it is bloody hard to get right, much of what we did was luck, or being in the right place at the right time. We have [...]
Kilkenny Whiskey Guild & Irish whiskey tour So what is it? The Kilkenny Whiskey Guild is a collection of 10 whiskey haunts throughout Ireland’s Medieval capital. Each one will stock a minimum of 60 Irish Whiskeys and will assist in the customer’s experience through knowledgeable staff, tasting flights, food pairings and mixology. Regular whiskey [...]
Ncn'ean distillery, Maclean lands & battles Being a McLean I HAD to pay a visit, even before they were officially open. Ncn’ean (pronounced Nook-knee-anne), is short for Neachneohain, a witch-queen in Scots Gaelic folklore who, according to Sir Walter Scott, ‘rode on the storm and marshalled the rambling host of wanderers under her grim [...]
Dailuaine Distillery - Farmers and whisky and famous names Just how many of our Scottish distilleries were founded, set up by farmers? Dailuaine is a single malt whisky distillery in Charlestown-of-Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland. Diageo owned these days. 3 wash stills (18.700 litre), 3 spirit stills (20.500 litre), capacity: 3,370,000 litres It was founded in [...]
ABERLOUR built by a farmer James Fleming, the son of a local tenant farmer built Aberlour Distillery in 1879 after having worked at Dailuaine, for ten years. See our blog James was producing whisky from 1880, until his death at the age of 65 (farmers never stop working, I know by experience) in 1895. Fleming is [...]
Uday Balaji Whisky Consultant. Licensed Whisky Ambassador. I first chatted to Uday via email, pre dating his tour to Ireland to research whiskey there – I am half Irish after all and do love my Irish drams. Once he returned home to India, he contacted me again re a Scottish tour. I mentioned that we [...]
The visit was part of a whisky tour by Paul with Anders (Finland). Russell was happy to receive us, many thanks go to Alex for his help, have known him a wee while, it helps to have friends like him. I have been here a few time and looked forward to this, well in advance! [...]
