For all those who ‘fight oral hygiene’ (is that common?), here’s the solution, from a 1961 edition of House and Garden magazine. Jigger whiskey toothpaste. It’s apparently flavoured with ‘the real…
Several weeks ago, in the midst of degree work, I was fortunate (and desperate) enough to go to The Birmingham Whisky Club’s Ode to Jim Murray event, hosted by the…
Straight up, here’s a confession: we let the blog slip, we shut up shop, we did an Ardbeg. But we had good reasoning: Josh has been exceptionally busy in a…
Charles Maclean’s Scotch Whisky: A Liquid History has much to commend it (and a full review will follow anon), but I couldn’t resist sharing this little snippet about polite society in Edinburgh…
There is, some believe, a problem with the Scotch whisky industry in the 21st century. Ironically, it’s a byproduct of the industry’s success. ‘The industry’s in good health? What’s wrong…
Welcome to the inaugural Cask Tales Awards! We’ve had quite a busy year, reviewing 61 whiskies from 50 distilleries this year, sampling some of the best (and, perhaps, worst) that…
You might think, being whisky drinkers, that we’re stuck in the 1950s. And in so many respects you’d actually be right, but we have given social media and all its hit-sourcing…
Last week I was round at Josh’s, moving through various whiskies at quite a pace (the train back home was fast approaching…). Our usual policy is to have a dram…
This coming Monday night, children the world over will be unable to sleep, caught in the grip of festive excitement. One very portly, red gentleman will be doing exactly what…
The Top Scot Award sounds like a nice idea; an opportunity, as the website suggests, to recognise ‘individuals who have furthered Scotland’s reputation for excellence at home or abroad in…
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