Douglas Laing have released a new, cask strength, Edinburgh-themed variant of their Lowland blended malt, The Epicurean, following a one-off competition between Edinburgh’s top bartenders. The great and good from [...]
As September draws on, I’m finding myself in a somewhat reflective mood. My son, the whirlwind of fandoms that he is, just turned eight. This milestone, marked with cake and a trip away, triggered a thought that I hadn’t even [...]
As an Edinburgh resident, it takes a lot to entice me to walk up the Royal Mile during August. If you’ve ever been here during the festival, or worse still, worked during it, you’ll know exactly what I mean. Thousands of [...]
In the middle of last year, I was invited along to a very special tasting with Jonny McMillan, the assistant spirits buyer at Berry Bros & Rudd. Actually, it wasn’t so much of a tutored tasting, more of an in-depth cask [...]
Oh how we love to bask in the spotlight of altruism. We simply can’t help it sometimes. The season of goodwill is upon us and the Christmas spirits are flowing through us; mainly whisky with the odd splash of gin and touch of [...]
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