January 22, 2026
Mizunara, water, flaming bagpipes and rabbit holes
The brothers MacLean finally pulled into Cairns’ harbour on August 30 last year having completed their epic 139…
January 15, 2026
The Weekly Mash, Friday January 15, 2026
The news that the Fielden brand has been sold by Still on The Hill [SOTH] to brand agency…
December 30, 2025
Is AI killing whisky writing?
To try and ascertain what the role of the ‘whisky writer’ is in the age of AI it’s…
December 12, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 12th December
Time has passed. A book tour to Scotland followed by illness brought on by a freezing sub-basement room…
November 14, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 14th November
Keep Whisky Weird Was it a surprise? Perhaps not. I’d had a sneak preview of one of the…
November 8, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 7th November
About time 1 Sullivan’s Cove Anniversaries are markers of significance which say, ‘this is where we are, what…
October 31, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 31st October
Samhain. When the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is at its thinnest. A…
October 24, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 24th October
TURNING WINE INTO WHISKY We all approach whisky in a different way. Our background and experiences feed…
October 17, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 17th October
Last month, Number One Drinks released its final bottling of Karuizawa, the cult Japanese distillery whose remaining stock…
October 10, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 10th October
Chivas goes clear, and I recover from four shows in four weeks with a happy smile. Read on…