A Whisky Wake and FREE STUFF for Foodies

I was invited to a wake last Wednesday. It wasn’t the sad event you might imagine, it was the William Grant company’s clever idea to boost morale and make sure the whisky is still flowing in these depressed economic times. And the whisky was flowing! Glenfiddich 15 and 12-year-old scotch was the libation of choice [...]


Posted in Drinks, The Foodie-file, Mon, 2/02/09 | 7 comments

Whisky Tasting in the Test Kitchen

Last Thursday we had David Mair, the The Balvenie’s global brand embassador, come to the test kitchen to lead us in a tutorial about whisky. Single malt whisky must be a good draw, as a number of the editorial staff attended! At the tasting, we had the pleasure of sampling some of the best whisky [...]


Posted in Drinks, The Foodie-file, Fri, 31/10/08 | 2 comments