Author: Ricky

There can be only one!

Just who will be malt of the month for October? With a range of new malts from John Crabbie & Son to celebrate its relaunch back into the Scotch whisky industry, it seems appropriate to recognise this old newcomer to the shelves. Now part of the Halewood stable, John Crabbie & Son is a name […]

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Piping Live, Glasgow

Why, you may ask, is a whisky magazine, featuring a festival of piping?Well, beyond the fact that the skirl of the pipes still gets my blood up, it features whisky tasting sessions hosted by Willie MacDougall, who knows a thing or two about the golden liquid. In the cosy surrounds of the National Piping Centre […]

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Rocky Mountain High

It started out as a quiet night drinking some new fashioned Old Fashioneds in Aspen’s J-Bar … Check out on the road in October and we’ll tell you all about it.

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Scots wha hae…

These pipers know how to live right. Dropped into the Piping Centre in Glasgow for a weed dram and some gnarly pibroch.

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Are they tuning up …

Are they just tuning up, or is there a song in there trying to escape? A noisy wee lunchtime dram by the Piping Centre in Glasgow enjoying Piping Live. (And just to be clear, that was just tuning up.)

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On the road. Where are we?

It’s over 40 years since I stumbled upon this trailblazing stalwart of the swinging Soho scene. Those days are long gone, along with my wild hippy hair and globe-trotting afghan waistcoat. These days folk think Dark They Were and Golden Eyed was an acid flashback to a bad trip. This place has got it all, […]

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Recognise this?

When was the last time you saw one of these on a bar? They used to be all the rage. The water faucet on the bar at the Pot Still, Glasgow, Scotland.

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In the wild – Glenlivet Founders Reserve

August’s malt of the month – The Glenlivet Founders Reserve – photographed in the wild at the Scotia Bar, Glasgow. What a great price for a good dram!What are you watiing for?? Amazon.co.uk Widgets

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When the party’s over …

When the party’s over and it’s time to go.Downing the last glass of Sazerac Rye in Milroy’s, Soho. London’s first whisky bar, and still going strong 45 years later.

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Taps aff – Finsbay, Milngavie, Scotland

‘Rainy days and Mondays always get me down’ sang the Carpenters, but I never fancied that, so I resolved long ago to make sure I met them head on and hands free. This can lead to some peculiar decisions, so this particular rainy Monday I wasn’t surprised when I found myself confronting the voluminous orange […]

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