This is a guest post by Jon Mitchell, a Welsh-born writer based in Yokohama. For the past three years, Japanese whisky has been taking the world by storm. In 2007, a bottle of Nikka’s “Taketsuru” was voted the world’s best blend – followed in 2008, by its “Yoichi” being awarded the number one single malt. […]
One of the joys of whisky fanaticism lies in all those little accessories that go with it; be it glasses, coasters, ashtrays, shakers or shirts and hats, I enjoy it all. Especially the really tacky stuff that no one would ever use, but I will save that for another post! This time around I thought […]
In the wide range of whisky flavored products available, orange marmalade and mustard must be two of the best known and most sold. So far as marmalade goes, Mackays appears to be the winning brand in Scotland. If you go in to any whisky shop here in the lovely Capital you’ll find their jams on […]
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 […]
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 […]
One of Britain’s favorite sweets is, without question, fudge. So it is no surprise, then, that one can find a lot of different fudge varieties – ranging from cheap supermarket own-brands, to exclusive handmade fudge to branded fudge containing anything from yeast extract to whisky. Not long ago a dear friend of mine bought me […]
I was recently asked by one of my blog readers to give advice on good whisky or two for students – that is, a suggestion that won’t cost too much yet offers good value and taste. After having thought about it for a while, I’ve come up with a couple of names. Oh, and I […]
As I sat down at my local pub (which I will reveal the name of later on in this article; no stalkers, please) the other day, I came to think of all the whisky enthusiasts who come to this beautiful city of mine hoping to enjoy our seemingly endless choice of pubs and whisky, but […]