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A couple of Old & Rare Whisky Show Drams

February 5, 2017 by Chris +

In the build up to The Whisky Show Old and Rare (18th-19th February), Angus and Jonny kindly let me sample some examples of the kind of whisky on offer at the show (Tickets for Saturday sold out-Sunday tickets available [...]

Highland Park Dark Origins

July 18, 2014 by Chris +

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Highland Park’s latest offering sees them return to their roots, and I mean really return to their roots: pre-distillery foundation roots. Legend has it that the founder of Highland Park, Magnus Eunson, was a beadle and [...]

Harviestoun, Beercast, Edinburgh Whisky Blog & Drinkmonger: A dram & a beer Part 1

June 1, 2014 by Chris +

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When Euan from Harviestoun got in touch, and suggested a beer and whisky matching evening with him and the brilliant folks from Beercast (you really have to read their blog), I leapt at the opportunity, but perhaps I [...]

One of the best drams I tried last year: Highland Park Ragnvald

April 12, 2014 by Chris +

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The devoted fan doesn’t like change. They will tolerate it, and even embrace it with a bit of persuasion, but they will struggle with the concept at first. Part of it I think is a nostalgia to the time when you started [...]

Scotch at The Balmoral

September 13, 2013 by Chris +

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Mr Hoban and I have had several conversations over the past couple of years about what we would stock if we owned a whisky bar. You know, those kinds of conversations which take place after a few (too many) pints, after [...]