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Wild About Whisky – A Whisky Lover’s Paradise

Steve behind the bar

My first pilgrimage to Wild About Whisky, located in the quaint little town of Dullstroom a mere 2 hours from Johannesburg, took place about 4 years ago and I am only now putting pen to paper to write about it. Why so long? Well, initially I was just so overawed with my experience that I […]

WIN Tickets To The 2014 Kaya FM Wine and Malt Whisky Affair in Johannesburg

Hard at work at the Kaya FM Wine & Malt Whisky Affair

For the fourth year in a row, Wade Bales will be delighting wine and whisky lovers in Johannesburg at the Kaya FM Wine & Malt Whisky Affair brought to you by Old Mutual in association with Wade Bales Wine Society. Two nights of sheer indulgence with a stellar line-up of whiskies and wines, running from […]

SA’s First Online Whisky Tasting

WhiskyBrother Online Tasting Lineup

I’ve threatened a few times over the past couple of years to host an online whisky tasting, but haven’t organised one yet. So the honour of hosting SA’s first online whisky tasting (held on Twitter using the #WBOT hashtag) goes to WhiskyBrother, who hosted South Africa’s inaugural tasting on the evening of 16th April 2014. […]

The World’s Best Whisky Tasted and Age of Discovery Explored

Glenfiddich Age of Discovery and Old Pultney 21

I really enjoy getting together for our whisky club meets as good conversation and good whisky flows freely, and this time was no exception. As it was my turn to host the club I wanted to bring some interesting whiskies to the table and, thanks to friends and family passing through duty-free on their return […]

The whisky side of the Wade Bales Wine and Malt Whisky Affair

Wade Bales Wine & Malt Whisky Affair

It’s official: November is Whisky Month in Johannesburg! Fellow whisky lovers, we now have a second whisky event to look forward to come mid-November. If you haven’t heard about it yet, its called the Wade Bales Wine and Malt Whisky Affair and will be held at the Montecasino Outdoor Piazza on Thursday 17th and Friday […]