Today we popped into York to eat some birthday lunch with our munchkin, who has just turned three. Luckily, we were able to make time for a trip to The Whisky Shop. Not only were they knowledgeable and friendly, but … Continued
anCnoc is the name given to whisky that is produced at Knockdhu Distillery in Knock, Banffshire. It was opened in 1894 and produced whisky for the Distillers Company. In its most recent incarnation it has been producing whisky since 1989, but the … Continued
This was another of my Drinks by the Dram purchases. I was really interested in trying a whisky from the Arran range having read about the distillery in a magazine article. The Port cask seemed an interesting starter, as I … Continued
They say that when you fall off a bike, it is important to quickly get back on again. I recently fell off the Japanese Whisky bike. By this I mean that after loving most if not all of the whisky … Continued
There are few chances to try interesting, high quality cask strength whisky, so when I was in Weber and Trings chatting about a variety of whisky issues and was offered this to try, I jumped at the chance. Such was … Continued
As part of the generous beast that is our whisky club, we decided to start collectively buying birthday presents, so that each regular attendee would get a dram selected for their birthday. Little known to me there were four birthdays … Continued
Last night was the fifth gathering of our Bristol Whisky Club. We met at our good friend Keir’s house. He had prepared an enormous and incredibly tasty chilli. We had quite a few drams on the evening, but there are … Continued
There are some drams that take a lot of effort to like. This can be because the whisky is complex and it needs time to appreciate all that it has to offer, or it can be because despite the qualities … Continued
As a new user of Twitter for whisky fun times, I am enjoying this new place to find information, make friends and follow trends. One of the hottest brands on social media at the moment seems to be Compass … Continued
Since I started drinking whisky, I have to admit that I have become borderline obsessed by the golden nectar. If I were to buy a whole 70cl bottle of every dram that I read about and want to taste, then this … Continued