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 [...]
Only 6000 bottles of Bruichladdich 1998 Manzanilla were released. Some will be bought by collectors (those lovely people who don’t actually drink their whisky), some by tourists, some as presents and some to whisky bars [...]
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 [...]
The Drama After a long hard day of exam revision I am looking forward to our tasting tonight at the Hotel Du Vin. The weather is suitably cold, which will make the whisky that little bit more warming and enjoyable. The day [...]
