A few days back I revealed the list of Independent Bottler’s Challenge whiskies that would be available at the 2017 Whisky and Spirits Live Festival in Johannesburg from 8 – 10 November, and now I can share the rest of the whiskies that will be available at the show. Not only that, but the number […]
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The World’s Best Whisky Tasted and Age of Discovery Explored
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 […]
READ MOREMy 2011 FNB Whisky Live Festival Experience
This was my second FNB Whisky Live Festival, and turned out to be a very different experience to my first festival, which was last year. Last year it was all about discovering and tasting as many new whiskies as was possible, and I did pretty well in my endeavours. This year, my focus was primarily […]
READ MOREAnticipating the 2011 FNB Whisky Live Festival
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 MOREOur inaugural whisky club meeting
Isn’t it amazing how the simplest ideas are often the best ones? In this case it was Ryan saying a few months back that we should formalize our love of whisky a bit by forming a small whisky club. Seeing that we usually ended up having a few drams whenever our families got together it […]
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