It’s not something you’ll see me do lots of, but at the same time, I have been known to have a wee game of darts from time to time (I can’t make whisky all the time!) – a few people caught me the other day playing after we had signed Paul Di Resta for the [...]
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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I announced the Jura and Whyte and Mackay eBay auctions for Haiti we are doing with Oxfam yesterday, but I’m just off the phone with Jura Master Distiller Willie Tait and he’s told me that whoever wins the stay on Jura will also get a personal distilling Master Class on Jura, complete with tastings. I [...]
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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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Had a few people ask what the best whisky to leave out for Santa would be and the first answer that springs to mind is the Whyte and Mackay 40 year old. Why? Because one of the whiskies in it was first produced on December 25 1964 – and you can’t get a better date [...]
Not only is Whyte & Mackay winning whisky awards at the moment, but – as you’ll see from the side of the blog – we were also commended/runner-ups in two if the inaugral Goldentwit awards with the mentions being for my own tweets @the_nose and for the efforts carried out earlier this year with the [...]
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Word reaches me from Glasgow that Tesco in the UK are doing a one litre bottle of Whyte and Mackay Special for the bargain price of £10 – but only until Sunday. What are you doing still reading this? GO! Perfect time to stock up for Christmas and New Year – and get one for [...]
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A few brief notes today as I’m running for the airport to head over to the USA (more on that in a minute) but before I forget, I’ve a quick note from the marketing lads to let you know that as well as the successful whisky podcast series we are now doing a game on [...]
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The latest whisky podcast featuring yours truly is now available and what’s in this week’s podcast? What’s the whisky being tasted?
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