September 19, 2021
Weaving A Story
It had been a long day. A highball was called for. Something refreshing, cooling. That reset which comes…
July 22, 2021
ENTER THE THREE CHAMBERS OF LEOPOLD
They arrived within days of each other. New whiskies, breaking new ground. Two different styles, one a rye,…
June 23, 2021
Raasay Revival
There were beads of sweat running down our ever-reddening faces. Not because of any crisis, or misspoken words,…
March 9, 2021
Labels and Trust, the new Japanese agreement
Sone thoughts on the new labelling agreement for Japanese whiskies. A positive move that has been deservedly welcomed,…
August 19, 2020
Native Grains
Whisky is a cereal-based drink, but the majority is made from two types: corn and barley, with some…
August 4, 2020
THREE STEPPS TO … (part 2)
The continuation of my first whisky job. Part one is here. We pick up the story as…
August 3, 2020
THREE STEPPS TO … (part 1)
THREE STEPPS TO … This piece about my introduction to the whisky world appeared in a festschrift for…
July 13, 2020
Glasgow: rum and slavery
As part of this week’s look at rum and in anticipation of the first Scottish Rum Festival, a…
June 16, 2020
Bloomsday: soap, whiskey and Ulysses
Today is Bloomsday, so let’s wash our hands with lemon-scented soap, pour ourselves some whiskey, pick up Ulysses…
May 5, 2020
Agave and Cinco de Mayo
It’s Cinco de Mayo today, so it seemed the right time to write something about agave. It was…