Food Matching

Whisky Food Pairings in Boisdale Restaurants

As you well know Chris and I have a strong practical interest in the art of whisky food matching. Today we have a rather special treat for you (and ourselves) - a handful of very useful tips on the matter from our guy down in Boisdale Restaurants. Enjoy!
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Eric Pebble, resident blogger at Boisdale restaurants, is [...]

Food and whisky matching video from Balvenie

A dram of wisdom or marketing noise? You tell us! There probably isn’t anything said there that you don’t already know, pretty much common sense. But it’s only 3min and potentially worth watching.

The Whisky Show 2009… Awesome

I was very lucky, a couple of weeks ago, to be invited to the Whisky Show 2009 by Tim Forbes from The Whisky Exchange. It was amazing! The Whisky Exchange and Whisky Show boys wanted to show how things could be done and I was left seriously impressed.
So what is the Whisky Show, I hear [...]

Ardbeg Evangelist? Quite Divine.

There are certain distilleries we like a bit more than others. We recently criticised Jim Murray for just that and now we admit openly we do exactly the same. Never trust a blogger.
Some distilleries make great whisky, some hire nice people who successfully make friends with us, some have beautiful stories or great working ethics [...]

Glasgow in Chocolate

Thank you very much guys for your kind concern. Yes, we did get home safely on Thursday. No, it’s not true that Glaswegians are useless and rude people. As long as you obey the colour code, meaning not wearing anything blue or green, you’re fine.
And yes, it is true that taxis in Glasgow are cheap [...]

A night with Richard P.

Yup, another tasting/launch/celebration event is coming our way. We’re heading to a nearby village called Glasgow to see Richard Paterson, the Master Blender for Whyte & Mackay, drink some whisky together and tell each other how awesome we all are.
No, but seriously. It’s a wee event that kills two birds with one stone (bloody Scots, [...]

5 fire-sure ways to make a boy tick (by Glengoyne)

I’m a man of simple comforts. All I need to be happy is to put on a pair of big woolen socks, watch a 1990s action movie and dip my finger in a jar of Nutella. Oh, and a whisky, by all means!
You could call me a slightly violent Winnie the Phoo of whisky bloggers [...]

Whisky Picnic. They are insane. Get your ticket!

Where to start? They are insane! They think whisky is not about old people, scores out of 100, secret societies, tartan, marble fireplaces, snobbery, frowning upon adding anything to whisky, silver service, crystal tumblers, five stars, big cars…! But this is exactly what whisky is all about, right!?
Well, no.
For Duncan McRae and Nick Ravenhall whisky [...]

It all went paps up for Jura… or did it?

“I will not rest until I get a Pap in my mouth” - Chris pronounced yesterday after finding out that I had had some Jura Paps action over the weekend, while he had been searching for a  pair of real ones to appreciate down in London.
Good luck mate, I hope you succeed finding someone in Edinburgh who [...]

Extreme food-whisky matching by Euan Martin

Having been impressed with Lucas’ recent writings on matching whiskies with food, I thought I would give it a shot myself. However, rather than carry this out in a thoughtful and useful fashion, I figured I would go to extremes. We all know there are many weird and wonderful websites on the internet and one [...]