whisky
Jan 31, 2017
Five winter cocktails to warm up with
photo: Patrick Tafani
Five winter cocktails to warm you up
Admit it, winter has been too long already. The grey skies...
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Jan 24, 2017
Whisky tasting: what happens exactly?
Whisky tasting: what happens exactly?
Very often we get asked what to expect from a whisky tasting. While it is true ...
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Jan 5, 2017
The whisky smugglers
Whisky smugglers
In the late 18th and early 19th century, smuggled whisky became a popular illegal activity in Scotla...
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Dec 19, 2016
Five festive drinks for Christmas Day
With Christmas just around the corner, it’s only natural to be contemplating the festive drinks. Whether it be cosyin...
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Oct 14, 2016
October 2016 News
October 2016 News
It is definitely Autumn, we can feel it in the air. The days are shorter, it is definitely cooler a...
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Sep 22, 2016
A Hauf an a Hauf
A Hauf an a Hauf
So often the Whisky snobs will tell you that the idea of drinking whisky with anything other than wh...
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Jul 28, 2016
Why you must do a whisky tasting during the Edinburgh Festival
The world’s biggest arts festival is now just days away so we at Jeffrey Street Whisky and Tobacco thought now would ...
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Jul 25, 2016
18th Century whisky
18th Century whisky
(This is the third part of a series of articles on the origins of Scotch whisky)
The early dis...
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May 1, 2016
Before Scotch whisky: Distillation as a mysterious craft.
photo: Jim Nix
Before Scotch Whisky
(This is the first part of a series of articles on the history of Scotch whisky)
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Mar 5, 2016
Whisky and the Herring boom
In the 19th century, Herring was a sought-after delicacy in Europe. It was also readily available just off the North...
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