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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Great news for all the whisky tourists around here ! Whether you’re a first time distillery traveller planning a whisky retreat to the birthplace of uisge beatha or a regular dramming wanderer, I’m more than convinced you’ll find those new guides pretty useful to organise your next tour in Scotland ! VisitScotland, the Scottish national tourism board, just released 5 whisky tourism guides, each one …
Continue readingIt 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 …
Continue readingI usually tend to introduce you to a selection of at least 2 whisky spots in this – now recurrent – column of “Where to enjoy a good dram in…”, but as I only spent 2 days in Birmingham (including one day away in the Cotswolds), I didn’t visit much whisky hotspots in the second largest English city. However, I did push the doors of …
Continue readingAs 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 …
Continue reading1. The Malt Barn Restaurant, Glenfiddich Distillery (Scotland) Amongst the many reviews (let’s be honest, some of them aren’t pretty good…) you’ll find here and there on the internet, this one sums up pretty well my thoughts about this restaurant: “Superb surroundings inside and out with wonderful service, nothing changes here, still a great varied menu filled with fantastic dishes to choose from, all with …
Continue readingWhat’s better to fight the winter cold than indulging in a warm whisky tasting after a long day walking down the paved streets of Prague ? Following my previous article introducing you to Czech whisky, I couldn’t miss the chance to highly recommend 2 perfect whisky spots to stop by for an evening tipple. 1. La Whiskeria Only a few hundreds meters from the …
Continue reading1. Verzon House at Chase Distillery (England) Verzon House in Herefordshire makes the perfect rural retreat. Originally built in 1790, the house offers eight stunning en-suite rooms, all with Egyptian cotton sheets and views overlooking the Verzon gardens and Malvern Hills. Located just a short car journey from Chase Distillery, guests can enjoy a tour of the distillery learning some of the secrets that go …
Continue readingAs explained by The Spirits Business, the new Irish Whiskey Museum has been developed by travel company Extreme Ireland and expects to receive 80,000 visitors in its first year, as interest from international tourists in Irish whiskey develops. The museum features a series of exhibitions detailing the history of whiskey distilling in Ireland through the use of interactive technology and actors. Visitors aged over 18 …
Continue readingComfortably seated in front of my computer with my hairy sleepy cat purring on my knees, I was about to pour myself a wee glass of – ENTER YOUR FAVOURITE DRAM HERE – when my eyes met the path of this exciting 140-characters statement on my Twitter live feed : BWW Previews: NYLO NEW YORK CITY Offers Urban Bourbon Trail Package with Jeffersons Bourbon: …
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