G One of features I enjoy most about whisky is the sheer unpredictability of the drams themselves. I’ve learnt over the years that the distillery name is merely a signpost or a limited pamphlet of IKEA instructions. These are never enough by themselves and much like that chest of drawers you’re trying in vain to build, […]
G Recently I referred to the Glenfiddich as the Ford Fiesta of whiskies. This wasn’t meant as an insult although some did take it that way, but I felt it summed up the reliability, availability and standardisation of the whisky itself. Yes, it can be a little boring but with Glenfiddich you know pretty much what […]
I For book fans, few need an introduction to Iain Banks. He was one of Britain’s bestselling writers, of mainstream and science fiction. He also wrote a book about whisky, called Raw Spirit. I say whisky, it was also full of political rants and personal escapades, but the loose idea behind the book was that Iain […]
1 Edit: this post was originally written a little while ago, and the whisky industry has since started charging a lot more for single malts. But you should still find these pretty good value. With Christmas or a birthday around the corner, you’re thinking about what presents to buy. You discover the potential recipient likes (or […]
L Another week, another round-up from the world of whisky. First up, there’s good news for those living in Moray as Chivas Brothers plan to redevelop the old Imperial Distillery at Carron, which was mothballed in 1998, into a brand new whisky-pumping machine. The feature image is what it will look like. Chivas Brothers’ chairman and […]
