Musings

Why is my Facebook filled with neknominate videos?

February 7, 2014 by Chris +

As someone who is quite heavily involved in the drinks industry I always feel a certain sense of responsibility and obligation when around alcohol. A lot of the time this is simply ensuring that folk who attend my tastings [...]

My Heineken Experience

September 16, 2013 by Chris +

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As some of you may have seen from our Twitter feed, I was in Amsterdam a couple of weeks ago on business (there are worse places to be sent to a conference, eh?). I must admit that Amsterdam opened my eyes in many ways to a [...]

Ballantines 12 Year Old- My Experience

July 31, 2013 by Jason +

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If you were to walk past me on a busy street there is many things that you might think. ‘That guy kind of looks like Wolverine. You know, if Wolverine really let himself go’ wouldn’t be too far off the mark or ‘I wouldn’t [...]

Naked Grouse Cocktail Competition with Martin Duffy

June 1, 2013 by Guest Writer +

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One of the most knowledgeable people in the alcohol business we know, Martin runs the drinks consultancy Solid Liquids and the Scottish Bartenders Network. He has finally written a blog for us on the recent Naked Grouse [...]

Nonjatta: The Japanese Whisky Blog

April 21, 2013 by Chris +

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You may have noticed over the past year or two, that I have become particularly interested in World Whisky, specifically Japanese Whisky. My interest has grown due to its exotic nature, the intertwined story of Japanese [...]