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Chris Hoban, the man at the right place, at the right time. People he has randomly bumped into: George Clooney, Claudia Schiffer, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Bono, Bob Geldof, Jennifer Ellison (he tried to chat her up) and that's just the famous people. He also ended up setting up Silent Discos at one point in his past after bumping into someone with the idea. Always ready to follow a crazy plan to the end. When he happened to bump into someone with a cracking idea, like Lucas, something beautiful was bound to happen. Edinburgh Whisky Blog was born.

He loves to spend time thinking up a new concept for articles. Sometimes he spends far too much time thinking, far too little time writing. His articles have fans (he hopes).

Overly fond of a drink, a lady and a dance, Chris has made his name as the moderate, calm, cool, collected and democratic of the two founders. The ying to Lucas' yang. If he had an anthem, it would be 'Why can't we be friends'.

Guest contributor to Grant's Whisky Blog, quoted in the Metro, interviewed for Whisky Magazine and even bottled his own Glenfarclas for Movember (with Master of Malt). On the other hand, he was rubbish at school, scraped through Uni on charm alone and has his English corrected by all the other bloggers. Can't have it all, eh?

All stories by Chris

Jack Daniels

January 21, 2009 by Chris

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Just before an exam, myself and Lucas are, as usual, talking about our whisky blog instead of revising. I am quite excited because I have decided what my new post is going be about: Chris: I am gonna write about Jack Daniels, [...]

Highland Park 18 yo

January 18, 2009 by Chris

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This being the final whisky to be written up for the Teuchters Landing tasting, it is typical that I would get some writer’s block. Maybe I don’t want our first and inaugural tasting to be over? I consider having [...]

Glenmorangie Original

January 16, 2009 by Chris

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Chris’s drinking habits It’s good having friends like Lucas. While sitting at home, trying to keep warm on a freezing Edinburgh night (this winter is unreasonably cold!) I get a text from Lucas asking me round for [...]

Lagavulin 16 yo

January 15, 2009 by Chris

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When looking at whiskies to taste in Teuchters, myself and Lucas were debating over the age. For our first tasting, we wanted to have some well matured malts. We had picked three whiskies (Glenfiddich 21, Macallan 18, [...]

Chris’s Top 5 Whiskies

January 14, 2009 by Chris

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Listing your top five whiskies is like listing your top five women. It takes time, consideration and thought. It can change depending on how you feel, what the weather is like and how many drinks you have had when asked to [...]