In the previous two entries we’ve visited the biggest region, Highlands, and the region which hosts the highest number of distilleries, Speyside. Continuing along the same theme, which has turned out (surprisingly even to myself as I did not set out with any particular plan or theme as to the order in which I am […]
I’m in a bit of a nostalgic mood today, as us old fools sometimes are, and as such I decided to search the web for, well, anything old. Inevitably I ended up looking at whisky related websites and I thought I’d share one with my trusty readers – those of you who are as old […]
Founded in 1816, the Islay distillery Lagavulin (which means “Mill in the Valley”) is one of the older boys on the block. It may in fact be that the distillery has been around for longer yet, as records are said to show that illicit distilling took place as early as 1742. Either way, their experiences […]
Much like workers within many other large organizations, Diageo employees – current and past – have probably been worried about their pension payments. Like many other employers, big and small, they’re currently fighting to close a sizable gap (about $1.3 billion, according to the Scotsman) in their pension scheme. Unlike a lot of other organizations however, […]
As an old(-ish) fool, I feel it is well within my rights to complain about how things are done – whether it be politics, sports (though really I couldn’t care much less), business or pretty much anything else – and that’s exactly what I am about to do. Fear not, I will return to reviewing […]
Having previously looked at the physically biggest whisky region, our next destination in the little series on Scotland’s distilling regions will be the one comprising the highest number of distilleries. With an area far smaller than both Highlands and Lowlands, Speyside is the proud host of over half of Scotland’s distilleries. As a connoisseur of […]
Dear whisky fanatic, I thought I would share with my readers some information which was sent to me by a company down in London called Ditto. Apparently they arrange various talks by interesting people, and on July 15th this year (so that’s in two weeks) they’ve invited Jamie Milne, brand ambassador for Glenfiddich in the UK, […]