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Match your whisky with your favourite Game of Thrones character

thewhiskylady - 2015-04-11

As a huge fan of George R.R Martin’s masterwork, desperately waiting for the upcoming season 5 premiere (TOMORROW !) since almost a year now, I thought it could be interesting and funny to try matching some of my favourite GOT characters with whiskies – trying to find the perfect couple on the basis of age, flavours, characteristics, packaging… I finally came up with these 7 …

Travel

Easter Special : where to take a whisky & chocolate pairing tour ?

thewhiskylady - 2015-04-04

Matching whisky & chocolate is now quite common amongst worldwide whisky enthusiasts, but still remains a winning combo ! If you’re in Scotland, why not celebrating this Easter weekend with a special whisky and chocolate pairing experience ? Here’s 3 Scottish distilleries offering chocolatey visits : 1. Glengoyne Distillery “A delicious insight into what happens when world class Single Malt Whisky and chocolate collide. Enjoy …

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Whisky, if you were a woman

thewhiskylady - 2015-03-30

“Whisky, male or female ?” “Does whisky have a gender ?” I recently came across this fierce debate a couple of times these past few weeks and thought it would almost require an entire thesis to answer such a thorny issue… But within the large and happy spirits family, whisky often stands out as the unclassifiable relative. I like to think that Whisky is actually …

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3 ways to bring a touch of Spring to your whisky

thewhiskylady - 2015-03-23

Whisky purists will surely hate this article but as milder temperatures and sunny days are just around the corner, you might like to bring a touch of Spring to your favourite tipple. In his introduction to Whisky: The Manual, author Dave Broom says that the idea that whisky is supposed to be sipped neat is actually a recent phenomenon: “At any time when [whisky] reached …

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Scapa : a Northern Scottish pearl

thewhiskylady - 2015-03-18

We’re heading to the scenic Orkney Islands today to discover the second northenmost Scottish distillery (Highland Park Distillery standing only one mile further north). Indeed, beneath the waters of Scapa Flow still lie the hulks of the German war fleet from World War I, scuttled on the orders of von Reuter who was fed up with the slowness of the post-war repatriation negotiations. During World …

Travel

Where to enjoy a good dram in Toulouse (FR) ?

thewhiskylady - 2015-03-11

It was mandatory for me to come up with this article, I’ve been living in Toulouse since almost 2 years now and I visited so many places down here. However, whisky isn’t really the most popular drink in this part of the world and trust me, it’s quite a hard process to find a nice bar serving great drams. Here’s my personal selection of whisky-friendly …

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Box Distilleri : “whisky made by experts for experts”

thewhiskylady - 2015-03-10

As Scandinavia, and especially Sweden is becoming a world-class whisky producing region – not only thanks to big players like Mackmyra but also via smaller craft distilleries spreading the territory – there’s a lot to learn – AND TASTE – when it comes to Swedish whisky. According to the knowledgeable Nordic whisky enthusiast behind Whisky Saga (Check out my Links page), there are currently 10 …

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My March whisky wishlist

thewhiskylady - 2015-03-03

Hey whisky buddies, it’s already time for this month’ whisky wishlist ! You may now know that my student monthly income doesn’t allow me to purchase all the liquid wonders I’d like, but as I still think that one of my relatives will one day end up on this blog and come accross those lists I lovingly put together thinking “well, this will make a …

Travel

A visit to the Cotswolds Distillery

thewhiskylady - 2015-03-01

As some of you may (or may not) have noticed reading my Twitter updates lately, I spent a few days in England over the weekend and had the chance to take a wee trip to a wonderful area known as the Cotswolds. Of course, the main goal of this journey was to visit the newly-opened Cotswolds Distillery, nestled amongst scenic English countryside and picturesque golden-stone …

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“It’s time to back #Scotch” campaign launched by Liquortolips

thewhiskylady - 2015-02-22

Here’s a few extracts of Victor Brierley’s open letter to the Scotch Whisky Association “As I write this, we’re at Corporate Conference on a super-yacht in London’s Docklands, presenting to a mixed group of whisky lovers, from all over the World. South African Man: “I see that Japan now do the best whisky in the World”. We could write more, but sadly this one …