Author: Ricky

Holyrood Distillery opens its doors

A great day for Edinburgh as the doors open on the first single malt whisky distillery in the centre of the town for almost 100 years.

Skeleton Key

The whisky of the week is Skeleton Key from Duncan Taylor & Co, the family-owned Scotch whisky specialist.

Who knew…

Turned out the Grosvenor House, London was nicely prepared for the LGC Awards.

Lynyrd Skynrd

The first time I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd live it was their first UK tour way back in the mists of the seventies. This may have been their last. First time round they rocked the Glasgow Apollo, winter of ’74 I think, and it cost me 50p for a ticket. The Apollo was a dry venue, […]

Highball Heaven

Great to see Johnnie Walker launching a campaign to make whisky Highballs the next big thing in bars around the world. A great idea and long overdue.

Scotch on the roofs – Red Sky at night.

Watching the sun set slowly over the Armadillo, SSE Hydro and Scottish Exhibition Centre from the Red Sky Bar, Glasgow.

Not playing with the full deck

Now I can undertand the lure of collectables as much as the next man. I appreciate the attractions of fine whisky.

Red Sky Bar, Glasgow, Scotland

Nine storeys above the river Clyde, it’s Saturday night and the sun is setting on a blustery Glasgow evening. The Red Sky Bar at the Radisson hotel is open for business and Glasgow is open to being entertained.

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