We wouldn’t recommend wrapping your new iPhone in Scotch, no matter how good it is or whether it’s a blend or malt. Our IT people tell me that any liquid, whether water, diluting juice or the finest of Scotch whisky, will damage your phone. They should have told me that before I tried it, instead [...]
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Ask Richard has been updated with answers to a bunch of whisky questions including ‘ How much is my whisky worth?’, ‘What is used in your casks?’, ‘How long can I keep an opened whisky?’ and ‘When was the first peaty Jura?’ Answers just a click away – and feel free to send in more [...]
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Hi folks, Craig here with a couple of links to whisky Diwali podcasts. The previous links have been for decent-sized files (and have been spoken about on the previous Diwali Whisky post) but this one comes in at 15 minutes and is a bit long for Richard’s YouTube whisky channel. The direct link for the [...]
It’s been reported online that a fireplace is the world’s most beautiful object:
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I have always said it’s one of the best whiskies in the world and now others agree with me. The Whyte and Mackay 30 year old has won two of the most prestigious whisky awards in the world.
I’ve already mentioned that I’ll be in Fort Lauderdale in October, but I’ll also be in San Francisco on November 18, at The Intercontinental Hotel for Whisky Extravaganza. As before, if you fancy meeting up, let me know via the comments box below and we’ll see if there’s time for a little tweet-up around the time [...]
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There was an article in the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph recently in the UK that’s kicked off a bit of debate about children and alcohol.
The article has a lot of negativity towards children being exposed to alcohol from an early age. And it’s moved me to posting because it’s complete rubbish.
Children should be exposed to alcohol from an early age.
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You’ll recall that on Friday for some Facebook fun I announced a quick review/poem competition with the winner receiving a bottle of Whyte and Mackay 13 year old. Well, there were a few entries, but instead of me choosing the winner, why don’t we let the readers of the blog and facebook choose? The best [...]
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I’m at Whisky Live in Glasgow at the Thistle Hotel today and it should be good fun. Looking forward to meeting some old faces – and new ones – and being asked a million times “so how much water and ice can I put in my whisky?”
Anyway, here’s my movements during the day:
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You saw the inside of my suite. Now something to watch. A little bit of whisky explanations for the beginners. And yes, for all the cameraman was blaming his iPhone camera, I think the whisky must have overpowered him! (don’t worry, the final version wasn’t shot on a phone) More teasing next week – in [...]
