Visit to Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), London March 9, 2011March 10, 2011Shai Gilboa 5 I just came back from a long, busy, fun and tiring weekend at London which main purpose was a visit to the Whisky Live London […]
Book Review: Goodness Nose March 3, 2011March 3, 2011Shai Gilboa 2 During May 2010 I visited the Isle of Jura as part of my visit with my father to the Fies Ile festival (as I posted […]
Blended Scotch Whisky Archaeology – Conclusion, Appendix February 18, 2011February 19, 2011Shai Gilboa 0 On part 2 of the conclusion of my Cream of the Barley archaeology set of post, I mentioned that I have also sent samples of […]
The Glenlivet 12 Year Old February 4, 2011February 7, 2011Shai Gilboa 4 Believe it or not, as much as a whisky person as I came to be, and in spite of the fact that I like Highland […]
Burns Supper with IWS and Johnnie Walker February 1, 2011February 1, 2011Shai Gilboa 2 January 25th is known to be a date of celebration in the Scottish world, as it is the birthday of non-other but the beloved national […]
Blended Scotch Whisky Archaeology – Conclusion, Part 2 January 19, 2011January 19, 2011Shai Gilboa 16 Welcome back to my archaeology dig of one scotch whisky blend history. I hope you enjoyed part 1 of this conclusion. As I promised in […]
Blended Scotch Whisky Archaeology – Conclusion, Part 1 January 7, 2011January 10, 2011Shai Gilboa 7 Few months ago I wrote a post about a blend from the 1970s, by the name of ‘Stewarts Cream of the Barley’, that I have […]
Bar Review : The Albanach , Edinburgh October 29, 2010kfir 4 It all started in a very short trip to the place that every whisky lover needs to visit – Scotland. Two of my friends went […]
Upside down – Slovakia September 13, 2010Shai Gilboa 13 I just returned from a week vacation in Slovakia. My wife and I spent 1500KM driving around the mountainous, rivers filled, rainy east European country […]
Feis Ile 2010 – Personal Notes from a Whisky Vacation (Part II of II) June 27, 2010January 16, 2011Shai Gilboa 17 We woke up to a rainy Thursday morning, the first actual Scottish weathered day, and headed up to Kilchoman for their open day with intentions […]