Musings

Sneaking into Kininvie distillery

November 6, 2016 by Chris +

“Kininvie? Pffft, it’s just a portacabin with some stills in it.” That was the response when I told someone I was heading up to the distillery on a Monday morning with Alwynne Gwilt, Whisky Specialist at William Grant & [...]

To Rise With the Lark

June 27, 2016 by Chris +

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Written by friend of the blog; Lara S. Williams There are few things nicer than Hobart in the sunshine. Unless, that is, you take a trip out to Lark Distillery, nestled amongst dry land vineyards and open fields dotted with [...]

Girvan Grain Range

December 5, 2015 by Chris +

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Girvan Grain distillery was founded in the early 1960′s. At the time, it was seen as a pretty big move from William Grant & Sons, to invest in such a big grain distillery. This investment secured grain whisky to [...]

Balblair: fantastic flavours, fantastic folks and a fantastic future

March 4, 2015 by Chris +

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Fantastic Folks A few months ago, I was lucky to visit Balblair distillery, as part of a brilliant trip with Inverhouse distillers to Old Pulteney, Balblair, Ancnoc and Speyburn (sort of). I say a brilliant trip as not only [...]

An education: The Irish Whiskey Academy

December 6, 2014 by Chris +

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A while ago now (useless blogger) I went to the Jameson Irish Whiskey Academy. In some ways, it’s quite difficult to describe the Irish Whiskey Academy in detail, as you would really have to go, to really get your head [...]