Education… Dinner and blending classes with John Glaser of Compass Box 26 Oct 2012 Many years ago Emil den Dulk Jnr and I brought Compass Box into South Africa. Compass Box is an exciting company that produce top quality innovative but sometimes controversial…
AWARDS… A warm and fuzzy feeling from the World’s Best Blended Whisky 18 Oct 201218 Oct 2012 I am a patriot, but not a fanatic. I love South Africa. Yes, we are not perfect, but damn, when we do something well, we do it better than anyone…
Whisky news Springbank – cult whisky & a blonde with a cult following. 15 Oct 2012 Procrastinate. Verb. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. A while ago (quite a while, I hang my head in shame) I went to the launch of…
Scotland… A wine and whisky trade war averted 12 Oct 2012 Moneyweb had this to say about something that could have had a disastrous effect on the SA wine trade: CAPE TOWN - South Africa and the UK have kissed and…
Events Bushmills “Finding the Craic” video, via Whisky Mag SA 11 Oct 201211 Oct 2012 I found this post on the www.whiskymag.co.za - a good reminder of a great day out: http://whiskymag.co.za/digital/2011/12/14/bushmills-challenge-find-the-craic/
Scotland… What I love about Whisky Live 5 Oct 2012 What I love about Whisky Live is chatting with the guys who travel round the world spreading the love about Whisky. This afternoon a group of whisky guys are gathering…
Events… 50 Shades of…The Balvenie 2 Oct 2012 It was a while, 7, 8 years ago, when I sat down in the plush surroundings high up on the 19th floor of the Westin Grand, for a vertical tasting…
Uncategorized Glen Grant Distillation Zone @whiskylivesa 2 Oct 2012 Bernard, my good buddy, are you going to be at Whisky Live SA this year? Can I have a ticket? This time of year I’m amazed how many good buddies…