Miscellaneous

Human dimension

Fuck. Brian Ettles from Glenfiddich took his life on Saturday by drowning himself in a washback. This sad news reached us earlier this week and needless to say made us feel completely and utterly rubbish. I don’t think we knew Brian but he was one of our own. Our thoughts are with the family and [...]

Happy New Year!

Hey folks, hope you had a very happy New Year! The great thing about the New Year is that, after the hangover has subsided, you can look forward to the next year and everything it’s going to bring. I am very excited about this year, as this is going to be a huge year for Edinburgh [...]

What will I be dramming for Christmas?

Last Year Before we discuss this year, what did I dram last year? Last year, at Santa time, I had quite a few things to dram. And happily we had an extra guest at the table for Xmas, as Andy (Ewb guest blogger and shop keep at Robert Graham) couldn’t get home due to the snow (Don’t [...]

Dear Santa, Whisky for Christmas Please. Jason

Dear Santa, I know you’re really busy right now. Between chimney drills, motivational classes for the reindeer and making sure that Mrs Claus isn’t feeling too neglected on those cold nights in the North Pole I’m surprised you’ve even got time to check that list once- never mind twice. I know you’ve got the elves [...]

Scotch Malt Whisky Society Membership Offer

We’ve teamed up with our good friends at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society to bring you this exclusive membership offer (A good Christmas gift me thinks!). Join the UK branch of SMWS now online and receive single cask 7.66 Harmonious co-existence of flavour with your membership pack. This offer is exclusive to the Edinburgh Whisky Blog. So [...]

The Drinker’s Dinner Party: Part 1

Imagine having the power to create the ultimate dinner party. A magical time travelling conjuring ability to make people appear, or the scientific knowledge to be able to invent a Time Travelling Delorean and speed into the past, grab key figures during their pomp and transport them to a suitably luxurious venue for dinner. (Your [...]

A Pioneer is… Part 2: Innovation and Tasty Treats

In part one I introduced you to the whole purpose of the Glenfiddich One Day You Will Summit and talked a little about the ‘Glenetics’ masterclass given by Eben Klemm and Brian Kinsman. The Summit was looking at the idea of a pioneer, or to be more accurate the modern pioneer. The Future Laboratory, in [...]

Movember! The awesomeness of the Mo for Men’s Health

Movember is here again! We get to go to crazy parties, sport very sexy Mo’s and most importantly donate money to Charity. The aim of Movember is to fight prostate and testicular cancer. It is fighting for Men’s health. The idea of the Mo is to raise awareness and raise money to fund research. Please donate and [...]

Stereotypical, Moi?

I think I have become a stereotype. Apart from the money thing. Scots are stereotypically tight with their money. My accountant would testify that I am definitely not tight with my money. I wish I was tight with my money. But apart from that, well, this photo illustrates that I have become a stereotype… I like [...]

The Balvenie Whisky Academy Videos? Nae bad!

Not sure if you’ve heard about this Warehouse 24 at thebalvenie.com… I set up an account some time ago, had some fun with it and then sort of drifted away and not been back for months. Until now. I was just made aware of their Whisky Academy videos which are pretty well made and a [...]