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Extreme food-whisky matching by Euan Martin

March 30, 2009 by Lucas +

Having been impressed with Lucas’ recent writings on matching whiskies with food, I thought I would give it a shot myself. However, rather than carry this out in a thoughtful and useful fashion, I figured I would go to [...]

The 2008 Drammies

March 9, 2009 by Lucas +

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Kevin Erskine’s good old Scotch Blog has just announced the winners of the Drammies awards for 2008. Without any further blether: Best Packaging / Marketing Campaign – Glenmorangie Signet Bang for the Buck – [...]

Aliens and whisky auctions

February 11, 2009 by Lucas +

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If you are a whisky alien* and you live in the UK, the next few weeks will be mega busy for you. Two great whisky auctions are coming up in two Scotland’s famous auction houses. McTear’s in Glasgow will be selling [...]

Bruichladdich 1998 Manzanilla

January 29, 2009 by Lucas +

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Manzanilla in Spanish means “old bathtub”. Well, maybe not exactly. Literally it means “little apple”. It’s a dry style of Fino Sherry from Sanlúcar de Barrameda. A few oak butts used for aging [...]

Six Nations, five whiskies, one hipflask

January 28, 2009 by Lucas +

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Wondering what whisky to take to Scotland’s games during this 6 Nations tournament? Our friend, Euan Martin* solved the problem for you! Read and never lose hope… As the 6 Nations approaches I have begun to look [...]