"Behind The Bottle"

A Sense of Place, part II – The Scotch Whisky Express

Theming a Series   Two weeks ago, I wrote about a ‘Sense of Place’, and[...]

Why a Sense of Place is Important, Part I

Why a Sense of Place is Important, Part I Let me take you back almost[...]

Oak Trees and Fluffy Tailed Enemies

It was a rough ride up but the Cask 88 Landrover Defender – known as[...]

Cask 88’s Laphroaig 19 Whisky is Award-Winning!

Wow! The Folklore series must truly have a touch of the Fae because it entrances[...]

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Colour in Whisky

  The Brown Mushrooms In the 1980s, there was no such thing as a Portobello[...]

A Whisky Drinker’s Introduction To Rum

A slow day of working at the kitchen table, a slow summer sun meandering across[...]

Five Tasting Notes For Chinese Whisky Drinkers

Five Tasting Notes For Chinese Whisky Drinkers Since whisky tasting notes began to become the[...]

Crabbie’s Distillery: A Whisky Titan Rises Again

Under Lockdown, with Toddy I write this to you now, surrounded by pillows and blankets[...]

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Holyrood Distillery: Edinburgh’s New Set of Stills

Edinburgh Distilleries: New Stills in an Old Town Edinburgh was once a town of illicit[...]

The Truth of Grain

The Truth of Grain Scotland produces far more grain whisky than single malt whisky, but[...]