Events

Compass Box at The Bon Vivant

December 5, 2016 by Chris +

*Phone rings* Hello? Hi mate, you up to much tomorrow? Got a few things planned, how come? Oh, I just wanted to invite you to The Bon Vivant for a Compass Box whisky dinner with John Glaser. *Instantly clears diary* That’s [...]

Dewar’s Hotel – the art of blending

June 10, 2016 by Chris +

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A couple of weeks ago I received a rather exciting invitation from Dewar’s Blended Scotch Whisky. Usually, these things take the form of a pdf attached to an email, or at best, a card in the post. Rarely do I have to scribble [...]

Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2016

May 12, 2016 by Chris +

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It’s been a couple of years since I was last at this wonderful celebration of whisky in Speyside (see here) and what a pleasure it was to go back. After being part of the judging panel for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky [...]

Win two tickets to the Whisky Stramash 2015!

May 8, 2015 by Chris +

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May. What a month. The month of whisky. The month of the Spirit of Speyside Festival, Whisky Mash, World Whisky Day, Feis Ile, the Spirit of Stirling Whisky Festival, Create:Eat:Whisky, the Campbeltown Malts Festival and, of [...]

#HelloDublin – St Patrick’s Day with Jameson

April 29, 2015 by Chris +

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It’s difficult to write an article about Jameson’s #HelloDublin press trip. Not because it wasn’t totally and utterly awesome, not because I don’t remember it (despite being plied with endless amounts of Jameson and Midleton [...]