Category Archives: Whisky
A Burns Night Cocktail
As Burns Night is celebrated across Scotland – and well beyond – there will be many a haggis toasted with a tot of the finest whisky.
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Whisky Galore
Writers of fiction are generally advised to ‘write what they know’ and journalists to write what they have learned or observed.  Where does that leave the reviewer of a whisky-tasting event whose previous tasting of whisky can be counted on the … Continue reading
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The Angel’s Share (3)
Stephen Penman is our expert on scotch whisky I have had a nose now, and not a particularly inconspicuous one, for as long as I can remember. Wherever I go the old proboscis tends to lead the way.
The Angel’s Share (2)
Stephen Penman is our expert on scotch whisky In my first article on whisky in Lothian Life, I differentiated between the three different kinds of Scotch whisky that are produced. These are malt whisky, made using malted barley in a … Continue reading
The Angel’s Share (1)
Stephen Penman is our expert on scotch whisky Scotch whisky may be the world’s favourite spirit, but to many, it is rather confusing as to what Scotch whisky actually is. We regularly hear of malt whisky and blended whisky but … Continue reading
Here’s a Whisky to Watch
Usually whisky connoisseurs are a bit sniffy about grain whiskies so when I invited a couple of the lads to a blind tasting they were a bit taken aback when I confessed that they were being offered a North British … Continue reading
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