I’m here in the US for the 11th Annual Whiskies of the World Expo & Artisanal Spirits Fest taking place on Saturday March 27 at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St and I’m sure I’ll be meeting plenty of you there. I’m looking forward to it. But if you haven’t grabbed a ticket yet, here’s a little [...]
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As I mentioned on Twitter yesterday, I was at a whisky tasting in Wetherspoons last night – at The Counting House, just next to George Square in Glasgow to help celebrate the Wetherspoon Whisky Festival.
Well, that was good fun wasn’t it? Appearing with radio talk show host, Cleverley Stone, and FOX 26 Morning News Extra anchor Ruben Dominguez. Don’t worry it you missed it, you can see it below…and that’s right – there’s no whisky poured. At all!
It’s not all about TV appearances today though, if you want to catch up with me in person for a four-course dinner and 4 course dinner with four fantastic whiskies, I’ll be at III Forks Steakhouse (1201 Fannin St) where the $85 dinner cost covers the meal and Dalmore 12 year old, Gran Reserva, 15 year [...]
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I keep telling you people that the Scots are amongts the friendliest on the planet – and I also say that you always get a great welcome in America. So tonight, to celebrate the end of this US jaunt, the drinks are on me tonight…
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(It’s really too early in the morning) As followers of my tweets will know, I’ve been on a quick tour of the US this week, meeting with some press and clients of Whyte & Mackay whisky. And this morning I’m on Kriv-Fox between nine and ten am. Will it be like the last time I [...]
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You may have read the original blog post that sparked global interest or listened to the podcasts about two crates of whisky at the South Pole. Well, it’s been a long and difficult task for the dedicated team from the Antartic Heritage Trust, but they’ve managed to remove the crates from the ice. But there was [...]
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Everyone has been touched by what’s happened in Haiti and here at Whyte & Mackay we’d like to do our bit to try and help. To that end, we’ve teamed up with Oxfam to offer a couple of auctions that you can access via ebay. The first is for a full week’s stay on the [...]
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New Year is a great time for going out with whisky – it’s one of the traditional drinks used for first footing – and it’s also the time of year when you can jump out in the car and before you know it, someone’s invited you out for a drink. It’s easy done, but that [...]
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I’ve already mentioned the offer for staying free at the Jura Lodge if you head over to the Diurachs Facebook page, but I thought I’d show you just how classy the Jura Lodge that you can be staying in is…
