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And now for something completely different: The Dramathon

July 3, 2018 by Chris +

Dramathon. A week long Netflix binge of Emmy Award winning silver screen dramas? Nope. A 24 hour marathon session of whisky drinking? Not even Lukasz would attempt that. A series of long distance races along the Speyside Way [...]

A Quick Dram: Balvenie 12 Signature Batch 001

June 10, 2015 by Chris +

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Balvenie distillery is a bit of a gem really. It is a pretty distillery, and they still do quite a bit of the whisky making there. From floor malting, coopering and employing a copper smith. This control of the process [...]

Balvenie – The Intelligent Hand

February 21, 2014 by Graeme +

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Craft is the word of the moment. The alcohol industry alone gives birth to a new ‘craft’ product every second and as Bono was (probably) heard saying: “every time I clap my hands, a new craft beer appears in [...]

Monkey Shoulder Burns night à la Springfield

January 24, 2014 by Graeme +

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If there was not photographic evidence (or physical scarring – more on that in a bit…) then I would never have believed that the Monkey Shoulder Social Club Burns Supper had not been a dream. Hazmat suits, [...]

Amazing Whisky Events Edinburgh Part 3: The Whisky Stramash

May 16, 2013 by Chris +

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Theatre! Whisky! Barbers! Cocktails! Surgeon’s Hall! 25th & 26th of May! Tickets here! I could continue on like this, writing a maximum of 5 words per sentence and then an exclamation mark. In fact, it may be a far [...]