You may already be familiar with The Whisky Exchange’s famous Whisky Show organised every year in September in London, but did you know that 2017 will see the first ever edition of the “Old & Rare Whisky Show“, held in Glasgow 18-19 February? Yeap, you guessed it, I couldn’t do without booking my flights when I heard the news! This special whisky event will – …
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As I was attending the first edition of The Spirit Show London earlier this month, I intentionally chose to focus on “other spirits” rather than running my usual whisky marathon. Even though I still regret not having enough time to have a closer look at each and every exhibitor showcasing their spirited work that day, here are 3 gins that really stood out for me! Bishop’s …
Continue readingTales of the Cocktail on Tour heads to the Scottish capital for its first foray out of The Americas Tales of the Cocktail on Tour is to reveal the programme for its much anticipated visit to Edinburgh in April. The four-day extravaganza will see leading hospitality professionals from all over the world head to Scotland’s capital for a series of events designed to educate, illuminate …
Continue readingYou probably already noticed if you follow my spirited adventures on social media (you don’t? You’re missing out 😮 Kidding… But still, there are some pretty cool Xmas giveaways on my Twitter & Facebook pages at the moment, you should probably have a look #JustSaying #SelfPromoFTW) – last Friday, I was attending the first ever edition of new London boozy event The Spirit Show. I’ll be back …
Continue readingAs promised, here are my personal malted highlights from last week’ TWE Whisky Show in London. I chose to showcase some very different drams: Scotch, American & World Whiskies, official distillery bottlings & independent bottlers gems as well as affordable options & more pricey alternatives, trying to suit all your discerning palates and wallets ;). Mackmyra Vinterdrom Mackmyra Vinterdröm is a fruity and slightly spicy swedish …
Continue readingAfter missing out on this year’ Whisky Live Paris, I had no choice but catching-up on the latest exciting whisky releases & go meet fellow malted heads at The Whisky Exchange‘s Whisky Show in London last weekend. That was a first for me and if there’s one sure thing, is that I’ll definitely be back next year! Before I publish my pesonal highlights of the …
Continue readingLast weekend, Paris hosted its annual whisky celebration on the banks of the Seine and I was more than looking forward to this year’ edition, which was meant to celebrate La Maison Du Whisky’s 60th Anniversary (oh btw, happy birthday guys & keep on the good work!), with a hell loads of promising exclusive expressions to sample… But things don’t always go exactly as planned… …
Continue readingAs in previous years, all visitors to the London-based Whisky Show (London 1-3 October) will receive a free Dream Dram token to redeem against a range of stunning whiskies from the exhibitors – some even retailing for almost a year of minimum wage… I went through all the list and selected 10 nectars that I wish I could sample at the show (which for some may be …
Continue readingYou may have been living in some sort of cave or remote desert island with no WiFi connection if you didn’t know I was attending the first ever edition of Spirit of Speyside Distilled last weekend in Elgin (it’s not like I had been quiet about it… See here & here – you really have no excuse!). And now that I’m back in Edinburgh, I …
Continue readingHey little drammers! Next weekend, Elgin Town Hall will be hosting Spirit of Speyside Distilled, a brand new drinks festival hosted by the usual suspects organising the world-famous Spirit of Speyside. So yes, it promises to be good – very VERY good! And if the great list of exhibitors and masterclasses weren’t enough to make you feel like booking your train tickets (you probably don’t …
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