We had a lot of change on the blog this year. We have been covering more products in round-ups which seems to go down well with customers. A recent post... The post The most-read posts of 2023 appeared first...
We had a lot of change on the blog this year. We have been covering more products in round-ups which seems to go down well with customers. A recent post on Christmas whiskies was particularly popular – some top consumer advice there. But we’re also continuing to publish more in-depth, amusing and provocative stuff as always.
Here are the ones that you enjoyed the most.
Robert Louis Stevenson – loved a little whisky of an evening
1 – The best quotes on whisky
This one really struck a chord with readers. It’s a round-up of some of the wit and wisdom inspired by whisky over the years including quotes from James Joyce, Humphrey Bogart and Robert Louis Stevenson.
“Hi Dr Nick!”
2 – Without criticism there is only marketing
Former Diageo marketing man Nick Morgan upset everyone with this post about how most writers are far too close to the big whisky companies. It inspired a spirited repost from Felipe Schrieberg.
The still at Domaine Tariquet in Armagnac
3 – Armagnacs for whisky lovers
If you love long-aged dark spirits but balk at the price of some big name single malts then you should look outside the whisky category entirely and head over to Armagnac in south west France.
The Scotch whisky regions as illustrated by the SWA
4 – Whisky regions explained
Adam O’Connell wrote a series of hugely helpful posts looking at the five whisky regions of Scotland: Speyside, Islay, Highlands, Lowlands and Campbeltown.
Sushi rice? Negroni??!! Are my ears playing tricks on me?
5 – Sushi Rice Negroni
Sushi rice? Negroni?!! This internet sensation had most of us at Master of Malt channelling Peter Kay but Jess womanfully stepped in and made the bloody thing. And it turned out to be quite nice.
Everyone loves whisky stones, right?
6 – What whisky lovers don’t want for Christmas
We probably got more comments on social for this article than any other. It turns out that most whisky lovers really don’t like whisky stones – we even had to do a follow-up article explaining what whisky stones are for those who were baffled by the concept.
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