Events

Irish Whiskey: It’s all getting exciting over there

September 3, 2013 by Chris +

Well, maybe that title isn’t perfect. It’s been exciting over there for a while. When you consider that in the 1960′s, the Irish whiskey industry was on its knees, after many years of boom, followed by too [...]

Naked Grouse Bootcamp – The Final

August 21, 2013 by Guest Writer +

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Our good friend and bartender extraordinaire, Martin Duffy, reports on the final of the Naked Grouse cocktail competition held recently at The Famous Grouse Experience. After a UK wide competition in five different cities, [...]

Wild Turkey Cocktail Competition

July 24, 2013 by Chris +

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Earlier this week I happened to have breakfast at The Balmoral with Eddie Russell, associate master distiller at Wild Turkey distillery and Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Famer, before heading to Voodoo Rooms for a Wild Turkey [...]

Glen Grant Five Decades

July 9, 2013 by Chris +

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I’m not going to lie to you. You’ll have noticed by now (particularly if you follow us on Twitter) that we get invited to some pretty fucking cool events. We go to launches of new releases, taken on distillery tours, attend [...]

Edinburgh Whisky Stramash Live Blog!

May 25, 2013 by Chris +

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The #whiskystramash is here! It’s an absolutely stunning day for a whisky festival. The Harviestoun beer is flowing in the courtyard, there is Big Peat Bacon infused cocktails, Ancnoc, Paul John Whisky, New Zealand [...]