Jawbox Classic Dry Gin is made in Echinville Distillery (opened in 2014) and was the first distillery to be granted a license to distil spirits in Northern Ireland for 130 years. The gin was conceived by
The BARTENDING TREE OF KNOWLEDGE project
Who have you worked with that has really mentored you in the bar industry? This is an initiative by Patsy Christie to recognise them.
New Loch Lomond Whiskies take off at Glasgow Airport
A world first has landed at Glasgow Airport, with the launch of the inaugural global travel retail (GTR) range from award-winning independent distiller, Loch Lomond Group.
On The Bonnie Banks O’ Loch Lomond
Issue 141 (Feb/ March 2017) of Whisky Magazine has a feature on Loch Lomond Distillery written by Gavin D Smith.
Craft Watch: The Belgian Owl Distillery
During my recent travels, I have come across the Belgium Owl single malt whisky. Apparently, the Owl Distillery released Belgium’s first single malt in 2007 using stills from the now demolished Caperdonich Distillery in Rothes, Speyside
Having fun at The QMU Whisky Club Festival
As per one of my 2017 resolutions, I decided to attend some smaller whisky fairs starting with this one at the Queen Margaret Union (QMU) in the University of Glasgow.
An Inside the Cask chat with…Ludo Ducrocq
Ludo Ducrocq is the Global Head of Ambassador Advocacy at William Grant & Sons (WGS) and a fellow alumni from the University of Glasgow.
Happy Burns Night!
The 25th January is a date to celebrate the life and works of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Article Link: Scotch Whisky Distilleries to open in 2017
This timely feature by Scotchwhisky.com was written by its editor Becky Paskin.
Craft Watch: Silent Pool Distillers
A group of friends came together to create a distillery producing handcrafted, artisan spirits and the result is Silent Pool Distillers in the Duke of Northumberland’s Albury Estate in England.
Landing soon at Glasgow Airport
The brand new global travel retail (GTR) range from Loch Lomond Distillery – a global first at Glasgow!
DFNI Liquor in Europe article
I have contributed to the article in DFNI magazine‘s January 2017 available now to subscribers.
Craft Watch: The Colonsay Brewery
This beer is brewed in the smallest island in the world with its own brewery! Colonsay is a remote Hebridean island with only 120 people…
