Dougie has done it again, he gave Jim a wee phone round and asked if he fancied a dram or two. Jim’s answer is a foregone conclusion and he hot-footed it to Dougies hoose.
This was a mid-week tasting visit and Nicola was out wineing and dining and unable to attend this Thursday October the 1st [...]
Drouthy Neebors - Meet the Whisky Boys
Before I start I would just like to say a BIG THANK YOU to David Fowler and friends for inviting myself and Jim along to the interesting and informative tasting on Thursday 19th August. I would also like to thank the Arran Distillery for sending the lovely Celine to [...]
Bladnoch Whisky - Folk & Blues Festival August 2009
Having arranged some weeks ago for Jim and I, (with wives) to visit this much advertised gig, it turned out not to be, as an e-mail from Auchentoshan arrived inviting the Whisky Boys to their own festival, and so these two excellent Distilleries managed to do what [...]
Speyside Whisky Trail
Ye Ha ! The caravan season is upon us again. It’s a late start for the Fergusons, due to unforeseen circumstances, but off we go for our first outing to none other than Aberlour in the heart of the Speyside Whisky Trail, and also, smack in the middle of the [...]
Glenfarclas Distillery
Speyside
Banffshire
www.glenfarclas.co.uk
The Spirit of Independence
Glefarclas meaning – The Valley of the Green Grass. After tasting this fine dram in the Mash Tun public house in Aberlour, Catherine and I decided that this was a visit that had to be made while on this trip. So we went, up the long straight avenue towards the visitors [...]
Glenfiddich Distillery
Dufftown
Banfshire
www.glenfiddich.com
Thursday, May 7th, on our way back to our humble caravan we spotted the sign for Glenfiddoch Distillery (part of the William Grant Group). As I recall, Glenfiddich was the second single malt I ever tasted and it has had a calling for me ever since, so, in we go for a [...]
Glasgow International Airport, Monday 16th February 2009
Hurrying as usual to catch the 17.05 flight for Heathrow I found myself with only 10 minutes to spare before the flight was called and decided to put it to good use, where? I hear you all asking, In the World of Whisky of course. Checking prices as to [...]
Well Christmas and the New Year and their associated holidays are now in the distant past.
Back to work and that is what it is all about, flying up and down to London Heathrow ensuring that all electrics in the new terminal are up to scratch, (I hear you say “is Dougie the only electrical craftsman [...]
This is a tasting with the guest taster being Dougie’s Uncle Duncan a special old gentleman tasting a special old Whisky.
Royal Salute Whisky - 21 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky.
This particular edition was in an Emerald Flagon and robed in an Emerald Velvet overcoat.
Over the years of visiting my Uncle Duncan Ferguson he would regale [...]
Saturday 24th January 2009, for us, its ‘Burns Night’ round at the Ferguson household, the ‘Beastie’ is simmering away while Dougie awaited the arrival of our Jim, Dougie Bell, Mark, John and Trevor, all gathering here for The Whisky Boys Burns Supper 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of our Bard, Mr. [...]
