Whisky Bars

A Quick Dram, a New Year & a New (ish) Bar

January 7, 2017 by Chris +

To begin 2017, Tiger, Graeme, Jason & I have vowed to blog more, and get Edinburgh Whisky Blog back to being a busy website again. Tiger has been doing well to keep it going, but we 3 will be chipping in more this year. [...]

The Kaleidoscope Bar with Charles MacLean

December 6, 2016 by Chris +

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Following on from a £300,000 refurbishment of its Queen Street venue, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has now launched a rather special whisky selection in its new Kaleidoscope Bar. This is the first time non-SMWS whiskies [...]

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 [...]

The Grill

March 7, 2013 by Graeme +

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Last year I took some time out to head home and visit a few distilleries. Glen Garioch is one of the closest to Aberdeen and so it seemed an obvious choice. In my review I made some sweeping allegations about the Aberdeen [...]

Bruichladdich Tasting at The Place Hotel, Edinburgh

May 21, 2012 by Chris +

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Joe and an Epic Bruichladdich tasting An invite to a Bruichladdich tasting with matching food set in the supremely decadent surroundings of ‘The Place Hotel’ on York Place is not one that can ever be declined. The bar is a [...]