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…
October 3, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 3rd October
This week… Four thoughts about time, and a tasting of the world’s oldest single malt I The Incredible…
September 19, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday September 19th
Here we are again … and a week which has brought a cocktail competition, a new/old book, plus…
September 12, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 12th September
Hello me lovers. Last week I headed to Islay to join in the celebrations for Kilchoman’s 20th anniversary…
September 5, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 5th September
Howdy folks and welcome to this week’s Mash that looks at language, flavour, packaging, supermarkets and the power…
August 29, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 29th August
Hello me lovers… Welcome to another Weekly Mash. After last week’s smoky epiphanies we come crashing back to…
August 22, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 22nd August
The whiskies came first this week, three peated numbers which in turn triggered memories of one of my…
August 15, 2025
The Weekly Mash, Friday 15th August
Mogwai meets Lagavulin I reached for the flask as ‘Mogwai Fear Satan’ started up. I’d grabbed it at…