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Islay 2011 (Whisky & weans)

By Nicola • Apr 25th, 2011 • Category: Distillery Visits, Lead Story

The kids are off school and we have nothing organised so early on Saturday morning (9th April) I decide, lets go to Islay….

We get on the phone to Margaret at Port Charlotte Holidays to ask if she has any availability for tomorrow until next Saturday, YES she does….



Chivas Speyside Trip - Part 3

By Jim • Apr 21st, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

It is now the morning of Tuesday 29th march 2011 and this is our second day as guests of Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard). On this morning everyone is moving a little slower than normal this could be down to the long day yesterday or indeed to could be all the fabulous drams we tasted.
Everyone enjoyed [...]



Chivas Speyside Trip – Part 2

By Jim • Apr 11th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

Well we are still in Linn House, after returning from Glenburgie Distillery we all headed for our rooms to be met with out Highland outfits and Kilts or Sashes for the Ladies…



Chivas Speyside Trip - Part 1

By Jim • Apr 5th, 2011 • Category: Distillery Visits, Lead Story

It was in mid February when we (Jim & Nicola) received an e-mail from Kaye Rawlings, account manager with Richmond Towers Communication, the PR company for Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard). The e-mail was an invite to be guests…



Speyside Visit - Chivas Brothers

By Nicola • Mar 27th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

Jim and I are very excitied to be invited by Chivas Brothers to visit 4 fabulous Speyside distilleries over the next 2 days and also to get a chance to meet and chat with their Brand Embassador, Alex Robertson and Ballantines Master Blender, Sandy Hyslop…



Whisky on the Menu - A Falkirk Herald Editorial

By Jim • Mar 11th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

A few weeks ago Jim sent an e-mail to the Falkirk Herald, as a reader of this paper for the past 10/12 years, the Whisky Boys wondered if we could write reviews on all things Whisky and have the Falkirk Herald publish them on a regular basis.
Jim got a call from Chris McCall ( one [...]



“In Yur Dreams” – A Whisky Boys Discussion

By A Wife • Mar 5th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

It had been another busy week in the Whisky Boys world – so Nicola, Jim, Scott and Jacqueline all got together for a bite to eat and a couple of drams….



Whisky Monthly Prize Puzzle - January 2011

By Jim • Jan 13th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

Well how did we get on with last months puzzle? Following the popularity of the Crossword in December, we have decided to make the “Whisky Puzzle” a monthly feature and have even added a prize in for “good measure” - no pun intended.



Whisky Monthly Puzzle - December 2010

By Nicola • Dec 17th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

Now lets get our thinking caps on, this is our first Whisky Crossword and we are hoping to continue this on a monthly basis.

Some of the answers are contained within the Whisky Boys site.



The Best of 2010 - Single Malt Scotch Whiskies

By Jim • Dec 7th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

This is the big one, our favourite top ten Single Malts from Scotland, they may not be the highest scoring Malts, but they are our agreed favourites.