
House of Killik Investors Event - My Whisky Choices and Tasting Notes
For one week only Killik & Co set up the "House of Killik" on Bateman Street in Soho, London, an event space to showcase potential new...

Burns Night Whisky Pairing
It’s that time of year isn’t it. Gym membership renewed, purse strings tightened, and not a drop of alcohol allowed in the house… That is...

A Visit to Ichiro's Chichibu Distillery
Over the past decade, Japanese whisky has become increasingly popular, and as I touched down on Japanese soil, I couldn’t wait to visit...

Whisky Training at Mandarin Oriental
As the Singapore F1 approached, the city was in full swing with preparations, transforming its roads into a Grand Prix course lined with...

Hunting for Whisky in China
"A month in China's a long time", I was told on countless occasions. "It's not like travelling in other countries" they said, and to a...

Whisky Training for Marriott Renaissance
We are in the middle of a whisky boom (or should I say whisky renaissance), a perfect time for any bar, hotel and restaurant to brush  up...

Designing Cocktails for Pol ROger
As this year’s Imbibe Live came round, I was invited by Pol Roger to design a cocktail for their event stand. Each year they showcase the...

Kilchoman Pop-Up Cocktail Bar - Feis Ile 2017
June every year marks a particularly special week for one Scottish island in the form of the Islay Whisky Festival, known to both locals...

Connemara Tastings Notes
Happy St Patrick's Day! A day of the year dedicated almost exclusively to drinking. Obviously the real reason we celebrate St Patrick is...

The perfect Scotch for an Old Fashioned Cocktail
As I left my house this morning and the sun hit my face, I felt the unprecedented warmth of early March and began to feel the excitement...

Octomore 7.4 Tasting Notes
Having first tried Octomore 7.4 at a tasting at Milroy's some months ago (and being absolutely blown away by it) I've been eager to get...
















