It felt like a very long time I hadn’t attended a whisky festival and Whisky Live Paris 2019 last weekend was just the perfect occasion to quench my thirst for new drams !
This year, the festival was held in a brand new location (Grande Halle de la Villette), bigger than ever, which made it very hard (I mean, completely impossible) for me to visit all stands so I decided to set myself a personal roadmap :
–> DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO TRY WHISKIES YOU ALREADY HAVE OPEN OR UNOPENED AT HOME
–> TRY ONLY WHISKIES YOU HAVE NEVER TASTED BEFORE
–> ONLY GO FOR WHISKIES YOU CAN AFFORD (well, didn’t really stick to this one x))
–> PRIORITISE THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, THEY DESERVE IT
–> DON’T QUEUE FOR A DRAM, IT’S NOT DISNEYLAND (Sorry Bruichladdich, Chichibu & Compass Box, had to pass my turn this year ;))
–> DON’T CLIMB THE STAIRS UP TO THE VIP SECTION, THAT’S NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE (contrary to many visitors who don’t even take a look at the stands and go straight to VIP…)
Anyway, while trying to follow the above “charter”, here are my personal highlights from the show :
[AS USUAL, CLICK ON TITILES FOR DIRECT LINKS TO SHOP (WHEN POSSIBLE)]
BENROMACH 50 ♥♥
KILCHOMAN 2010 VINTAGE ♥
BALLECHIN SFTC 10 BOURBON CASK ♥♥♥
JURA TWO-ONE-TWO ♥♥
MILK & HONEY : EVERYTHING x) ♥♥♥
COTSWOLDS PEATED ♥♥
GLEN SCOTIA 2000 (G&M) ♥♥♥
BIMBER FIRST SINGLE MALT ♥
HELSINKI DISTILLING RYE MALT ♥♥
BEN NEVIS 2011 – WHISKY LIVE PARIS 2019 ♥
Don’t hesitate to share your personal favourites too ! 😀
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