Mark H 
Last year I experienced my first Whisky Live Festival in Johannesburg, and was blown away. As a first-timer, I found the sheer number of whiskies, stands and attendees astounding. Here were thousands of fellow whisky lovers, rubbing shoulders and engaging in our favourite pastime – discovering and drinking whisky with friends. Want to find out … Read more
My father was in town on a work trip recently and we invited him over for our first Spring braai (a.k.a. barbecue). The weather was brilliant – sun shining, a gentle breeze and not a cloud in sight. In other words, perfect weather to slap some bacon-rolled chicken sosaties (a.k.a. kebabs) marinated in pineapple sauce … Read more
I hang out on Twitter quite a bit. There are tons of knowledgeable whisky folk that share their tasting notes, thoughts and impressions of their favourite drams. There is also a lot of interaction with many of the whisky distilleries, brands and online retailers. It was while reading through all these tweets that I started … Read more
When it comes to competitions I’m pretty lucky, just ask my friends. The prizes I’ve won in the past include tshirts, CDs, whisky, an all-expenses-paid luxury holiday and even 6 (yes six!) Vespa scooters. Each new win is a cause for a celebration, and none more so than the call I got a couple of … Read more
Back in May I entered a Force India competition, run by Whyte & Mackay. Shortly thereafter, I got an email from Jill at W&M saying that I had won! My prize: a Force India polo shirt and a bottle of whisky. Nice, very nice. I cheekily asked if it was possible to get Whyte & … Read more
In the past few weeks I’ve made a concerted effort to track down a bottle of Three Ships 10 Year Old Single Malt, after reading good reviews and hearing about it’s recent awards at the IWSC. Scouring local bottle stores proved fruitless, so I turned to the web. After some deft keystrokes I found myself … Read more