People often ask me what my favourite whisky is. The answer to this seemingly straightforward question is, to say the least, variable. In general I am drawn to the peated style of Islay whisky and particularly enjoy some expressions of Bruichladdich and Ardbeg. The others from this island are also excellent and I may circle back to some of them in a moment. The trouble with identifying a favourite dram is due to my perception of the question as well as the answer being heavil

It’s never easy to choose a name for a new business, a child or even a whisky blog. For the latter, you need to consider the style and tone you hope to adopt and, to some extent, you are at the mercy of what domain names may be available. I eventually chose Angels and Thieves as it seems to me that both have a long relationship with the whisky industry. We all know of the ‘Angels Share’ (approximately a 2% spirit reduction by volume per year as a cask matures). Perhaps no-one

The obvious answer is, of course, more whisky, but in truth the answer is far more complicated and whilst many people have often strong opinions on the matter it is far more important that people drink and enjoy their dram as they prefer it. It’s an age-old debate as to whether or not we should add water or anything else to our whisky. In the 1980’s I recall it being popular to add lemonade to whisky. It’s fair to say this was often in a blended whisky. Some have of course be

I have often wondered how much fun it would be to have an illicit still. I understand legislation exists which allows a limited amount of home distillation of spirit and there is a range of sources from which to procure the required equipment. There will no doubt also be a wide array of You-Tube videos where one can learn the distillation craft, hopefully make an acceptable dram, and maybe even avoid the risk of going blind. While this seems quite an idyllic pursuit or hobby,