Drinking real Scotch whisky distilled by Scottish people
June 14, 2009 by The Laird
Filed under Drinking Scotch whisky
Drinking real whisky how three people choose.
Following a major whisky conference recently three Chief Executives decided to go for a drink together in a local hotel.
Arriving at the bar the brash CEO of a major American distiller loudly announced to the barman, “I want a genuine American whisky ? the greatest whisky in the world”
The [...]
Isle of Jura Malt Whisky
June 14, 2009 by The Laird
Filed under Scotch Whisky
I have a personal interest in the Isle of Jura and know its whisky distillery so I have decided to write the history of Scotch whisky using this distillery as the main item. The Isle is situated about sixty miles north west of Glasgow on the west coast of Scotland.
There were a large number of [...]
Scotch Whisky
June 14, 2009 by The Laird
Filed under Isle of jura Whisky
Whisky has been produced in Scotland for hundreds of years. At one time, every household in Scotland made enough “Scotch” whisky for their own needs. Whatever happened to that?
Iit is generally accepted that it was St Patrick of Ireland coming to Scotland to spread the Christian faith who brought the secrets of distilling whisky and [...]
