Musings

Half’n'Half Part One: Old Worthy

December 6, 2012 by Lucas +

Half’n'half /hawfnhaf/, whisky and chaser, a dip and a nip. An Edinburgh institution, an art, a way of life. Really? Well, no. Half’n'half is right now hardly what I’d like it to be. I was first introduced [...]

Diageo blending the conversation in the UK

December 2, 2012 by Chris +

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A hectic start It was quite a hectic start to my day, when I went to the Diageo offices in Edinburgh. I had had a few too many pints in Brewdog the night before (as you do) which meant I woke up with about 20 minutes to get [...]

Johnnie Walker Black where flavour is king

Joe’s Boutique Bar Show Report

October 31, 2012 by Chris +

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This year’s Scottish edition of the Boutique Bar Show was held at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow’s Merchant City, arguably the city’s cultural epicentre. I hitched a lift on the bus organised by the Scottish Bar Network, [...]

Is Mortlach another style?

October 30, 2012 by Chris +

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I was tasting a Planeta Sicilian Red Wine cask finish of Mortlach the other day, and it got me to thinking. When I am describing Scotch single malt whisky, particularly to someone new to the subject, I will describe it by [...]

Interview: Marcin at Number 1 Drinks (Karuizawa & more) Part 2

October 17, 2012 by Chris +

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Just to catch anyone up, I had a fantastic chat with Marcin Miller, founder of Number One Drinks (distributor of Hanyu, Karuizawa, Chichibu) a few weeks ago. We covered quite a few different topics. In fact we covered so [...]