Richard Paterson
Richard Paterson on July 27th, 2010

Apparently – though no one told the Scots – it’s National Scotch Day. Now it would be a bit miserable of me not to celebrate that by doing something to celebrate so this is a headsup that over on their facebook page, Jura whisky is giving away a bottle of 10 year old and 16 [...]

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Richard Paterson on December 8th, 2009

(I remember saying we would do one of these a week – and then I decided to go globetrotting…) Thanks to Alison Mawer for this – she’s written up a recipe for whisky rhubarb with custard that looks lovely and is a million miles (or perhaps miles) from the dishes I’m having just now during [...]

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Richard Paterson on October 22nd, 2009

Now, this is a dinner. After reading about some of our whisky and food postings, Mike Walsh of The Lone Wolf (63 Main Street, Amherst, MA, USA) has said that he’s putting on a Dalmore dinner night, this weekend, Saturday October 24. Take a look at this menu…

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Richard Paterson on October 13th, 2009

I mentioned earlier that I had been filming down in London for suggested whisky which goes with the festival of light, Diwali. Well, that filming’s now online, so get your taste buds ready…

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Richard Paterson on October 12th, 2009

Despite the post last week there’s a lot of people out there still thinking that whisky has to be enjoyed in solitude and while I have no qualms about how people enjoy their whisky (mostly) – as long as they are enjoying whisky – but it seems a shame that so many discount it with [...]

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Richard Paterson on October 7th, 2009

I’d like to think that there’s a nice little community building up here and I’d like to expand on that. To that end, I’d love to see a lot more guest bloggers here – perhaps even one a day. So here’s a challenge/question for people out there: do you fancy being a guest blogger? Not [...]

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Richard Paterson on October 4th, 2009

It’s been pointed out to me that whisky pops up fairly regularly in cooking, so to that end, let’s see if we can make a weekly blog out of recipes which involve whisky – and if you are a cook or a chef with a decent whisky-themed meal, get in touch and show us your [...]

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