Over the past few years i have managed to chat/ interview some very interesting people within the industry. These people have ranged from Ambassadors who are constantly found at festivals, private tastings and talking about whisky at the countless number of shops/ outlets that are found around the world, not only that they have to…
Category: A DAY IN THE LIFE
A Chat with Loch Lomond’s Whisky Blender Ashley Smith
The whisky industry is an ever changing scene and it is a pleasure to sit down and chat with the next generation of industry people.. Today’s guest is a lady who is building a very impressive career in the blending scene. Ashley is part of the team working at Loch Lomond, this is a company…
Diversity and the next Generation
In an age where all the emphasis is on equality and diversity within all aspects of life we constantly hear about all the failings from companies towards a fair working environment for all involved, a lack of a equal opportunities and a very bias leaning towards a male dominated industry.. We see the efforts being…
An in -Depth chat with Dave Broom, Dr Nick Morgan and Sam Simmons
I recently had the great pleasure to chat with Dave Broom, Author, film star and whisky geek as well as Diageo’s head of whisky, author and passionate whisky historian Dr Nick Morgan and finally Sam Simmons of That Boutique-y Whisky company, formally the global whisky Ambassador for the Balvenie.. Part 1.. Part 2 Part 3…
An In Depth chat with Ian Forteath
I recently had the great pleasure of sitting down with the global Ambassador Ian Forteath from Angus Dundee Distillers to chat about the whisky, the current situation and the distilleries.. Ian looks after both Tomintoul and Glencadam whiskies as well as doing some of the blending for the company.. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3…
An In-Depth chat with Yorkshire’s Cooper King Distillery
After watching the growth from soil to working distillery it was time to have an in depth chat with the team from Cooper King. This small craft distillery produces some award winning Gin but its all about the whisky that’s still to come for me.. The distillery has some unique points and is one that…
A Chat with George Keeble Pt1
Its always a fascinating subject when discussing buying whisky by the cask, is it a viable option ? Is it expensive ? is it fun ? Well the circus invited George Keeble from Keeble Cask Company to come along and have a chat and explain the pitfalls and of course the good points of cask…
The Whisky Circus Private Cask Tasting
It was with great pleasure that the latest bottling was sourced from The English Whisky Company and then officially tasted by us and the Global Ambassador Mike Fisher who expertly guided us through the tasting.. Have a watch on the video below.. With thanks to all involved with the Whisky Circus and especially to Mike…
A Chat with Stuart MacPherson- Part 2
Time to add the second part of the chat with the Macallan Master of Wood Stuart Macperson..
A Chat With Stuart Macpherson
The whisky circus had the pleasure of sitting down with the Master of Wood for the Macallan.. A great learning curve of how things actually work behind the scenes…
An Indepth Chat with Shilton Almeida from Paul John..
In the latest instalment from The Whisky Circus, Shilton Almeida and Craig Watson both off Paul John sit down and talk all things Indian whisky related.. The guys represent Paul John distillery, hailing from the sun swept area of Goa, India.. We not only discuss the superb liquid and the even better value for…
Dominic Roskrow – Part two
Part two of the chat to Dominic Roskrow concentrated a little more on the rest of the world whisky, with just a little heavy metal, football and general chit chat thrown in for good measure.. I would like to thank Dominic for giving up his free time to come chat to the Circus and for…
An in-depth talk with – Dominic Roskrow
Part 1.. I had the immense pleasure of sitting down once again with The Whisky Circus to chat with Dominic Roskrow.. The founder of The Wizards of Whisky awards, Author of a long list of whisky books, Critic, Whisky judge and avid heavy metal fan, O and football of course.. Dominic is a long standing…
Terroir.. Waterford.. Single Farm..
Recently i and the Whisky Circus had the pleasure in sitting down with Head Distiller, Ned Gahan from The Waterford distillery over in Ireland.. This second part of the chat evolved into the hot topic of Terroir and does it exist and more importantly, can you actually taste the difference in the spirit they are…
A chat with Ned Gahan from Waterford Distillery
This weekend the Whisky Circus had a rather special guest in the form of Ned Gahan from the Waterford Distillery, this is one of the most exciting and controversial start ups in modern times of whisky production and i think its fair to say this distillery is splitting opinions right down the middle… This Irish…
A Chat with Iain J McAlister of Glen Scotia
The Whisky Circus had the great pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Iain J McAlister from Glen Scotia.. Sit back with a dram and enjoy ..
Sherry, Its all about the Sherry
Today on The Whisky Circus we had two fantastic guests who educated us all on the world of Sherry and Sherried Whisky.. Gordon Dundas of Glengoyne, Tamdhu and the soon to be re-opened Rosebank shared stories, information and obviously a dram or three with our friends within the Circus tent.. Erik Burgess also shared…
The Whisky Circus Meets Andy Watts
Within the Whisky Circus we pride ourselves on bringing the best guests to a town near you.. In these days of uncertainty and just like the days of old, the circus is coming to town.. Andy Watts is the Whisky creator for Distell, one of the leading spirits companies in the world.. Today we at…
JJ Corry founder Louise McGuane Comes to the Circus
Irish whiskey is on the rampage and who better to talk about the Irish upsurge than the first Irish Bonder in living memory. JJ Corry founder Louise McGuane agreed to come and chat with us and along with the Brand ambassador Niamh we were treated to yet another insightful session with banter, informative information and…
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