Single malt not enough for you? Then try Single & Single

 
Ever heard of Single & Single. I hadn’t until Yossi Schwarts, the founder, messed me on Facebook. A couple of minutes later my mouth was watering.
Single & Single is the brainchild of armchair bottler Yossi Schwarts that believes whisky is for ‘fun and for friends’. Yossi has set out to find casks that are not [...]

Auchentoshan lets a new whisky website loose and I have some ideas on how to make it better.

Last week I got the word that Auchentoshan released a new website and since I have some comments and Internet is one my daytime speciality I thought I’d stick out my nose and suggest some new ideas on how to make it (and other whisky sites) better.
What first strikes me with the new Auchentoshan website [...]

Islay videos for Islay fans

Some of you might have seen the new menu option up to the right on WhiskyGrotto.com. I’ve gathered all my favorite Videos from YouTube on one page. I’m glad to see that others are doing the same.
Today I noticed that Islay Weblog, a great blog about everything that you need to know about Islay, has [...]

Fellow blogger Dr Whisky appointed new brand ambassador for The Balvenie

It gives me great pleasure to announce that William William Grant & Sons USA has announced the appointment of Sam Simmons a.k.a “Dr Whisky” as the first-ever Balvenie Brand Ambassador.
I personally have gotten to know Sam through his excellent blog Dr Whisky where he posts all his tasting notes. And by God does he [...]

Football fever strikes old whisky commercial

Tonight Sweden plays Spain in the Eurocup 2008 in Austria/Switzerland. And me being a Swede will of course be nailed to the TV.
I do hope we win cause otherwise we’ll end up meeting Holland in the quarterfinals and those guys are on a roll! Did you see them beat up France yesterday? Mayham!
If you [...]

Glenfarclas launches their new website

Glenfarclas has launched a new website to promote Glenfarclas Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky.
As well as giving a history of the family owned and managed distillery, and a virtual tour of the distillery, the new site includes tasting notes for the full range of Glenfarclas, and the distillery’s new collection of single cask whiskies, The [...]

Do it the Bowmore Way

Bowmore is inviting consumers to discover premium experiences with the launch of an extension to their website – The Bowmore Way.
 
A series of films illustrating the perfect way to make the most of experiences will feature on www.thebowmoreway.com, with an expert providing a step-by-step guide.
 
Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard, British Chess Champion shows the Bowmore way to [...]

The 2007 Drammies winners announced

Kevin Erskine, the writer behind The Scotch blog announced the winners of the 2007 Drammies today.
The Scotch blog, always ‘tongue in cheek’ delivers a competition to match that reputation. The Drammies isn’t for the brands that pay up the big cash it’s for the brands of the peoples (even though they of course match sometimes).
As [...]

What flavour do you favor?

For you whisky lovers out there who are curious to try something new, this Flavour Map from Malts.com should give you some hints on what to try out next.
An extra golden star for the greatness of adding non Diageo brands to the map. Sharing is caring as we say in the blogosphere. Even better is [...]

Tune in for the live webcast of the Celtic Malts Whisky School

The first class of The CelticMalts Whisky School is due tomorrow. The classes are all sold out but thanks to Riannon over at Whisky Guild you have the chance to enjoy the class online instead.
So make sure you tune in to the CelticMalts Whisky Schools live webcast tomorrow, Thursday January 24th at 7pm EST/4pm PST.
The [...]

Malt Maniacs lists the important Whisky Events of 2008

Bar crier Konstantin has done a great job over at Malt Maniacs of listing the the most noteworthy whisky festivals, tastings & happenings.
Make sure you pay them a visit and maybe we’ll see each others out there.
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Whiskipedia is live

We all know Wikipedia. The worlds fastest growing dictionary made by “everyone”. Now whiskylovers can enjoy the same kind of service through Whiskypedia.
However, the site needs you to start working great. So head on over there and start filling the gaps.
Here it is
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