The Smell of Temples
‘I have a very special whisky for you,’ says Yushi Noguchi. We’re in the blending lab at Yamazaki,…
‘I have a very special whisky for you,’ says Yushi Noguchi. We’re in the blending lab at Yamazaki,…
It’s the time of year when a happy glow envelops us as we catch up with friends. Our…
It was in Wuyi four years ago when it happened. The night before had seen a remarkable pairing…
I mean, we hadn’t used it for years. That’s why we sold it. A small beach hut, little…
Sometimes when you go around a distillery you hit it exactly right. This was one of those. Everything…
A few years ago, I was on a panel at the SWA’s Members Day looking at the future…
I travel to Fife to visit Inchdairnie and try two new makes – the first of their kind…
My latest unfortunate Highball incident (see here) hasn’t dampened any of my enthusiasm for finding new ways to…
And so, it happened. A turn the handle, the susurration of new make into the cask. The fact…
In December last year, the team behind the remarkable Fife Arms in Braemar asked me to consult on…