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Captain Slow

I am officially the (better looking) James May of EWB. I am that guy that, at the most amazing party, ends up doing the washing up in the kitchen. Why do I say this? Well Lucas writes an exciting article about a Famous Grouse competition, and I get stuck with the terms and conditions. So [...]

Are you tough enough to come along?

Today (Tuesday the 17th) is the day boys and girls.
The Grand Edinburgh Whisky Bar Crawl starts in The Albanach at 7.30pm! Attractions include tasting of Arran Peacock, Benromach 10yo, Glengoyne 12yo and Orkney 11yo. There will be a raffle for Movember charity too! Oh, and a Glenfiddich person will be there doing tastings for small [...]

Optimism and Whisky

We have all heard about the Credit Crunch. Banks going down, Governments spending vast amounts of our tax money trying to save the situation, etc. It makes it frightening to look at the front pages of newspapers, so instead myself and Lucas tend to spend most of our time looking at the back pages [...]

The Macallan and a naked woman (and a cow)

The Macallan and a certain naked lady caused quite a stir a few months ago. We launched our blog after the controversial bottling was announced so naturally we did not write about it. But now we just can’t help ourselves!
We were amazed to see a naked woman on the label of the “new” 30 Years [...]

Whisky: An Absolute Lifesaver

You should always hide Whisky bottles in key areas around your house. Your girlfriend/flatmate/friends may think you are an alcoholic, but there are good reasons to do so:

A man who became trapped beneath his sofa for two days said he survived by sipping from a bottle of whisky.
Joe Galliott, 65, lost his bearings during [...]