My favourite time of the year has arrived! Yes folks, it’s whisky season, headlined by the Whisky Live Festival held at the Sandton Convention Centre from 9 – 11 November 2016. You can buy your tickets through TicketPros here. Let’s dive straight into some of the highlights: Meet Malt Masters I’ve very glad to see […]
Christmas for Grownups – Spirits-Filled Advent Calendars Are Awesome!
Remember the excitement leading up to Xmas day? Popping open those doors on your advent calendar and enjoying a choclate-y treat a day as you marched on through December to the beat of the Little Drummer Boy? It was a magical time. As you get older, the excitement wanes. Sure, it is fun to relive […]
Glenfiddich Excellence 26yo Makes A House Call
I’m a bit of a romantic when it comes to whisky and the whisky industry in general. Instead of seeing companies pushing products to make a profit for their shareholders I see skilled artisans and creative artists plying their craft in the pursuit of producing the perfect dram, or at least ensuring that the consistency and […]
WIN Tickets To The 2014 Kaya FM Wine and Malt Whisky Affair in Johannesburg
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 […]
Tasting Two Rare Glenfiddich Editions – 1974 Vintage and 1987 125th Anniversary
The universe works in mysterious ways. Truly, it does. Back in May 2012 I highlighted the Glenfiddich 1974 as my Whisky of the Month (which is more like Whisky of the Quarter as I don’t get around to updating it often enough) and I wistfully hoped that some day I would get to taste this […]
New Glenfiddich Whiskies on SA Shelves
The Glenfiddich Rich Oak 14 year old and Glenfiddich 15 year old Distillery Edition are new arrivals on the whisky scene in South Africa, having hit the shelves in September 2013. However, they have been out for a while in the UK, having launched there back in 2010. Glenfiddich Rich Oak 14 Year Old Tasting […]