Thank you to everyone who entered our birthday competition via the Cask Tales Facebook page. We’re sorry that you can’t all come round so that we can buy you each a dram!…
There’s no finer prize that can be won in any competition. You think we’re joking. As part of our first birthday celebrations, we’re giving you the opportunity to win either three…
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…
Yes, we’re sure you were expecting us to write about some Irish whiskey, what with today’s date. But we’re not quite that tediously predictable. Yet. Instead, a story straight from…
Monkey Shoulder is a tricky character to pin down. Behind the self-consciously hip branding and promotional material, what we have here is a blended malt (which, as you’ll remember, is…
Whisky can be an expensive interest. Stamps are pretty readily available; autographs you can get for free if you’re willing to chase your targets around. You’re unlikely to be able…
Whisky, as readers will doubtless know by now, varies enormously. Some whiskies can be fruity, others woody; some bold, others delicate; some nice, others not so nice. In short, each…
Keen observers – ‘fans’ is pushing it a bit – may have noted that I started with the 15, proceeded to the 18, and have now come back to the…
Speaking to those who have tasted the Glenfiddich 15, one thing has made itself apparent: it’s undoubtedly a good whisky, but it also disappoints. So when I unscrew (alas, not…
Glenfiddich’s website (which – fear not – I checked out only after I’d compiled my own tasting notes) commented that its 15-year-old had been ‘innovatively matured in three types of…
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