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Tag Archives: whisky
The 2013 Islay Whisky Festival (OneTravel)
The Feis Ile is the Scottish island of Islay’s annual festival of “Malt and Music.” Held every year during the last week of May with an variety of activities and events across Islay as well as on the neighbouring island Jura, the Feis Ile is considered to be one of the most important events on any true whisky lover’s calendar. Continue reading
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Dubh Prais: Traditional Scottish Cooking on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile (CheapOair)
Located in the heart of the Royal Mile, Dubh Prais offers a hearty helping of welcoming Scottish character and, despite its tourist laden locale, has an authentically homey and off-the-beaten track feel to it. Read my complete post at the … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Drink, Food, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, dubh prais, edinburgh, haggis, restaurant, review, royal mile, scotland, scottish restaurant, whisky
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Whisky Fest ’12
Planning any international flights soon? It might be wise to save some time to do a bit of airport shopping before hopping your plane or exiting the terminal. Why? Because it’s yet again time for World Duty Free and its specialist shop, World … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Shopping, Travel
Tagged airport shopping, duty free, SPONSORED POST, whisky, whisky fest, whisky fest '12, world duty free, world of whiskies
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The Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh (CheapOair)
… a thorough and well-rounded introduction to Scotland’s most famous export along with plenty of tips on making the most of any wee dram. The Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh CheapOair, 3 April 2012
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Posted in CheapOair, Drink, Scotland, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, edinburgh, edinburgh castle, royal mile, scotch, scotland, the scotch whisky experience, whisky
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The Spirit of Scotland: Edinburgh Whisky Tasting (Urban Travel Blog)
The Spirit of Scotland: Edinburgh Whisky Tasting Urban Travel Blog, Jan 14, 2012 Located within the terribly touristic (if still incredibly scenic and evocative) Royal Mile is The Scotch Whisky Experience, offering a “sensational journey” taking folks through the “magical craft” of … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Scotland, Shopping, Travel
Tagged edinburgh, edinburgh castle, royal mile, scotch, scotland, the scotch whisky experience, urban travel blog, whisky
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Foraging, Mark Hix and Whisky (Locally Sourced)
Foraging, Mark Hix and Whisky Locally Sourced, November 15, 2011 The idea behind our expedition was to get us city slickers close ‘to the wild seas of Skye, where Talisker is made, without leaving our Southern shores’. And it was … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, Food, Food Network, Locally Sourced, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged dorset, food network, foraging, hix oyster & fish house, locally sourced, lyme regis, talisker, whisky
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Win a Free Bottle of Talisker Whisky at Boat-Naming Ceremony Tomorrow (Londonist)
Win a Free Bottle of Talisker Whisky at Boat-Naming Ceremony Tomorrow Londonist, November 8, 2011 at 16:00 pm Talisker 10-year-old giveaway at St Katharine Docks boat-naming ceremony for the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, Wednesday 9 November, 1.15pm. READ THE COMPLETE POST: Win a Free … Continue reading
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Good Stuff
Remember my last “Good Stuff” post? That was published just over a month ago. Lots more stuff’s been happening since then. And the wonderful thing is that most that stuff’s been good stuff. So, as with that last post back … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, Food, Good Stuff, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged A LA CRUZ, Anteprima, ARGENTINE STEAK, ASADOR, berheim wheat whiskey, Berry Bros & Rudd, bianco basilicata, carbone, DELFINA, drag racing, fiano, good stuff, lagavulin, NATURAL WINE, pedro almodovar, piquentum terre 9, santa pod, the skin i live in, whiskey, whisky, WHISKY EXCHANGE, WHISKY SHOW, wine tasting, wines of croatia
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London Food & Drink News: 6 October 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 6 October 2011 Londonist, October 6, 2011 at 16:00 pm Camel milk ice cream, whole lamb from the UK’s only Argentine asador, lots of whisky and a menu featuring honey made at a Bermondsey apiary … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged A LA CRUZ, ASADOR, BERMONSEY BEES, CAMEL MILK, DELFINA, EXPERIMENTAL FOOD SOCIETY, London, Londonist, restaurants, VINOPOLIS, whisky, WHISKY EXCHANGE, WHISKY SHOW
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London Food & Drink News: 25 August 2011 (Londonist)
Opportunities to enjoy an Indo-Malay seafood feast, to celebrate Eid, to win Le Cordon Bleu’s new scholarship or to sip some whisky or some beer in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged beer, cinnamon club, dishoom, EID-UL-FITR, GAME SEASON MENU, INDO-MALAY MENU, LE CORDON BLEU, LE GRAND DIPLÔME SCHOLARSHIP AWARD, London, LONDON FIELDS BREWERY, Londonist, LUDO DUCROCQ, pub, ramadan, SANKAR CHANDRASEKHAR, seafood, tikichirs, whisky, WHISKY SQUAD
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The Mad Men of Jazz and a Three Martini Lunch at A Fluid State (Londonist)
The Mad Men of Jazz and a Three Martini Lunch at A Fluid State Londonist, November 25, 2010 at 16:30 PM Photo/Tiberiu Arsene Improv jazz, whisky pairings, foodie finds from New York street vendors and a Plymouth gin cocktail bar: it’s going … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Music
Tagged a fluid state, cocktails, gin, improv jazz, London, Londonist, the tasting sessions, whisky
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Food And Drink Meets Art, Music & More: A Fluid State (Londonist)
Food And Drink Meets Art, Music & More: A Fluid State Londonist, October 28, 2010 1:30 PM Mad-Men-inspired cocktails, a mezcal monkey tattoo parlour, whisky, jazz, chocolate and alcohol pairings and more are on the menu as ‘experience curators’ The Tasting Sessions … Continue reading
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New Bar Review: Aces & Eights (Londonist)
New Bar Review: Aces & Eights Londonist, October 22, 2010 2:30 PM A dive by design without coming across as contrived, Aces & Eights has been open a few months offering Tufnell Park a low brow ensemble of “rock, liquor … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged aces & eights, bar, bourbon, cocktails, il bacio, liquor, London, Londonist, new bar, new bar review, NW5, NW5 2H, pizza, review, Rock 'n' Roll, tufnell park, whiskey, whisky
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2010 National Geographic International Photography Contest
Here’s a quick post about a competition for “those with a passion for the outdoors to enter their best photos for the chance to feature in a future Bowmore single malt whisky ad campaign”. Folks here in the UK and … Continue reading
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Bushmills Inn and Distillery in Northern Ireland (Qype Community)
Bushmills Inn and Distillery in Northern Ireland Qype Community, September 1st 2010 The friendly folks at Bushmills Irish Whiskey invited yours truly around last week to visit their inn, tour their distillery and (most enticingly) have a sample of their … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Hotels, Ireland, Travel
Tagged bushmills, bushmills distillery, bushmills inn, eire, ireland, irish whiskey, make it at bushmills, northern ireland, Qype, qype community, whiskey, whisky
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Interview with Colum Egan, Master Distiller for Bushmills Whiskey (Locally Sourced)
Interview with Colum Egan, Master Distiller for Bushmills Whiskey Locally Sourced, 14 July 2010 A recent London visit from Colum Egan, Master Distiller at Bushmills Whiskey in Northern Ireland, presented an excellent opportunity for a quick Q&A about what sets his … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Locally Sourced
Tagged bushmills, colum egan, food network, interview, locally sourced, master distiller, whiskey, whisky
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Guru Event: Burns Night Bloggers Party with Talisker Whisky! (Qype does London)
Guru Event: Burns Night Bloggers Party with Talisker Whisky! Qype does London, January 21st 2010 Up until last night’s fabulous Burns Night event at the well stocked and classy Salt Bar, I had no idea of the awesome grandeur of Robert … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London
Tagged burns night, haggis, London, Qype, Qype Does London, robert burns, salt bar, talisker, whisky
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Upcoming Qype Guru Event: Burns Night Bloggers Party with Talisker Whisky! (Qype does London)
Upcoming Qype Guru Event: Burns Night Bloggers Party with Talisker Whisky! Qype does London, January 5th 2010 What’s … cool (extremely cool, in fact) is that the purveyors of fine Scotch whisky, Talisker, are down with the Burns-as-blogger schtick and … Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Drink, Food, London
Tagged burns night, London, Qype, Qype Does London, rabbie burns, robert burns, talisker, whisky
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