As most of you will know, May was designated ‘whisky month’ by the big wigs at Visit Scotland as part of the 2014 Homecoming Year. At the start of the May I was lucky enough to be invited up to the Spirit of Speyside Festival [...]
The criteria for a great bar, in my view, is good booze, good atmosphere, good food and attentive staff. If the staff are up for a laugh, and good chat, that is very important, but the drinks selection is really key for me. [...]
I have never had a better reason to spend 8 and a half hours on a train, than I did the other day. For a two hour meeting, and a lovely lunch, that is a long time, but it was worth every moment listening to people talk about [...]
Something like sixteen thousand people are born every hour. That’s ten thousand, give or take, since I’ve had my breakfast and I’m not feeling even a bit peckish yet which is a solid scientific proof that [...]
When Euan from Harviestoun got in touch, and suggested a beer and whisky matching evening with him and the brilliant folks from Beercast (you really have to read their blog), I leapt at the opportunity, but perhaps I [...]
