Arran Machrie Moor – Smoky Dog
Having been born at a time that predated the indiscriminate use of the internet, I saw my childhood plagued by many very excruciating doubts. For example, one which puzzled me […]
Whiskies
Arran Port Cask Finish – Obssession
It may seem obvious what I am going to say next, coming from a monothematic blog like this. But I have a few small obsessions. And it’s not whisky, because […]
Ole Smoky Harley Davidson Moonshine – Drops
Easy Rider, starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper is probably the best-known motorbike film in the world. Despite not having much of a story, the film celebrates the sex, drugs […]
Aberfeldy 12 YO – Protagonist
There are films I always stop to watch, when I come across them on television. It’s as if my brain goes onto autopilot and comfortably surrenders to the sense of […]
Glenfiddich 26 YO – Self Indulgence
The other day, I was in the car driving the way I always do, like a bat out of hell with rocket boosters. I was in the virtually traffic-free fast […]
Macallan Classic Cut – Violent Elegance
Liver with fava beans and a good chianti, or a good Amarone, if you prefer the literary version to the film. Classical literature, especially Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Goldberg variations […]
Method and Madness Single Pot Still
I recently dreamt I had gone to a party in pyjamas. In case you don’t follow, let me explain – it wasn’t a pyjama party, which would have been pretty […]
Bowmore Feis Ile 2008 – Drops
Do you know what Feis Ile is? Feis ile is the biggest annual festival on the island of Islay, famous for production of peated whiskies. Feis Ile celebrates the culture […]
Dalmore 18 – Manners Maketh Whisky
Manners make a man. This is what the British writer William Horman wrote in his book Vulgaria in 1519 – a compendium of quotes and proverbs from his day. In […]
Ardbeg Kelpie
My daughter is studying Brazilian folklore at school. Yesterday, she came to tell me that her favourite folk character is the (one-legged) little menace, Saci Perere. It makes sense, since […]